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Ōhie Toshio
Meryon's Tiny Bridge1986

Not on view
Chestnut-brown hardcover book standing upright, with a green cartouche-shaped panel on the front cover featuring a gold embossed botanical motif, and Japanese characters in gold on the spine
Etching of a Parisian cityscape with a multi-arched stone bridge spanning a river in the foreground, figures fishing and boating below. A row of tall multi-story buildings lines the left bank, with a Gothic cathedral's twin towers rising prominently against a cloudy sky in the background. Fine crosshatched linework throughout.
Black and white engraving of a Gothic cathedral on an island, viewed from across a wide river, with dramatic cloudy sky; a small rowboat with two figures crosses the foreground water.
Etching of a Gothic cathedral viewed from across a river, with a stone bridge at center, horse-drawn carts and figures on a sandy riverbank, and moored boats at right; dramatic crosshatched sky with billowing clouds; fine, detailed line work.
Etching of a Parisian riverside scene with a large timber scaffolding structure and square tower rising from the water beside a stone bridge, city buildings and a cathedral tower visible in the background, small boats on the river, rendered in fine detailed linework with cursive French text below.

Ōhie Toshio, Karasawa Hitoshi, Meryon's Tiny Bridge, 1986, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. John Solt, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ōhie Toshio
Japan, born 1949
Engraver
Karasawa Hitoshi
Japan, born 1950
Title
Meryon's Tiny Bridge
Date Made
1986
Period
Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium
Hardcover book with slipcase; brown calf leather with on-lay of green leather; gold tooling
Dimensions
Book: 8 13/16 x 6 5/16 x 9/16 in. (22.38 x 16.03 x 1.43 cm); Slipcase: 9 x 6 7/16 x 13/16 in. (22.86 x 16.35 x 2.09 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John Solt
Accession Number
M.2012.107.3
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Copyright
© Ohie Toshio © Karasawa Hitoshi