東京開化三十六景 二重御橋
Nijubashi, from Thirty-six Views of Modern Tokyo
Small figures file across a large bridge lined with white posts. Beyond the pine-covered bank, a white-topped mountain peeks out.
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Below the stone wall or bank stands a long, low white structure, and at the lower left lies blue water. A red band runs across the sky.
Today, "Nijubashi" usually means the pair of bridges in front of the Imperial Palace: the Seimon Ishibashi (Main Gate Stone Bridge) in front and the Seimon Tetsubashi (Main Gate Iron Bridge) behind it. Strictly speaking, though, it is the name of the one behind. That bridge originally went by another name, and the name Nijubashi is said to come from the double (niju) structure it once had, with a support partway down that held up the girders.
In the lower right corner, a lone figure in a purple kimono stands holding something like a stick or a pole. The figure is drawn a little larger than the people on the bridge, and the purple stands out clearly against the white posts.
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- Source title
- 『東京開化三十六景』（1800年代）
- Held by
- National Diet Library, Japan
- Why it's free to use
- Copyright expired (public domain)
- Original item
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- Made
- 120+ years ago (1800s)
- Added to site
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