Kameido

1927

Japanese, 1876 - 1950

One of the most renowned Japanese print artists of the 20th century, Yoshida Hiroshi traveled extensively and created paintings and prints featuring memorable sites on his journeys. Kameido, a drum or half-moon bridge, allows pedestrians to cross the pond to Tenman-gu Shrine in this print. Above the bridge, a wisteria tree hangs over a lattice framework. Between April and May, the Fuji Matsuri festival is celebrated in honor of the blooming wisteria.

Woodblock print polychrome

16 x 11 in. (40.6 x 27.9cm)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

2004.3

Provenance: P.C. Hisken, Seattle; purchased from Mr. Hisken by the Seattle Art Museum, 1939

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Reflections on Water: Japanese Modern Prints and Paintings, July 9, 2003 - Feb. 15, 2004.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Legends, Tales, Poetry: Visual Narrative in Japanese Art, Dec. 22, 2012 - July 21, 2013.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing [on view beginning Jan. 13, 2023].

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