Koshiro Onchi: Nijubashi Bridge to the Imperial Palace (Sold)

Artist: Koshiro Onchi 1891-1955
Title: Nijubashi Bridge to the Imperial Palace 
Date: ca 1945

Nijubashi Bridge. A willow tree stands as part of the view towards Nijubashi, the bridge to the Imperial Palace, with the moat walls to the left and the Palace itself seen on from a distance. This work is part of a portfolio of 15 prints that were published by the Japanese Print Association as a reminder of what was lost during the war, done by a number of prominent sosaku hanga artists. Orchestrated by Onchi Koshiro, this is one of three contributions by Onchi to the series. Onchi himself wrote : It was a lucky thing that Nijubashi, remaining so vividly in our hearts from our childhood as a revered object of worship, was not damaged”.

Series: 東京回顧圖會 Scenes of Lost Tokyo
Condition: Very good impression, color and condiion. Light spots on right margin.
Dimensions: 19.8 x 28.2 cm
Publisher: Uemura Masuro
Literature: The Artist's Touch, The Craftsman's Hand: Three Centuries of Japanese Prints from the Portland Art Museum, Maribeth Graybill, Portland Art Museum, Oregon, 2011, p. 295; Terrific Tokyo: A Panorama in Prints from the 1860s to the 1930s, Elizabeth de Sabato Swinton, Worcester Art Museum, 1999. p. 70; Japanese Prints During the Allied Occupation 1945-1952, Lawrence Smith, British Museum Press, 2003 (see figure 41); Made in Japan – The Postwar Creative Print Movement, Alicia Volk, Milwaukee Art Museum, 2005, p. 35.

SKU: ONC010S