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Ōhie Toshio
Meryon's Tiny Bridge1986

Not on view
Chestnut-brown hardcover book standing upright, with a forest-green cartouche label on the front cover featuring a gold botanical illustration, and Japanese text in gold on the spine
Etching of a Parisian cityscape with a multi-arched stone bridge in the foreground, figures fishing and boating along the riverbank below, dense rows of multi-story buildings lining the left, and twin Gothic cathedral towers rising above the roofline against a clouded sky; fine crosshatched linework throughout.
Black and white engraving of a Gothic cathedral on an island, viewed from the water at dusk, with dramatic cloudy sky. A small rowboat with two figures in the foreground, a stone bridge at left, and city buildings along the far bank.
Etching of a Gothic cathedral viewed from across a river, with a stone bridge at center and small figures, horse-drawn carts, and moored boats along the near bank; dramatic hatched sky with billowing clouds.
Etching of a Parisian river scene with a stone bridge and large timber scaffold structure supporting a tall square tower, small boats on the water in the foreground, and dense urban buildings with Gothic towers in the background; fine crosshatched linework throughout.
Artist or Maker
Ōhie Toshio
Japan, born 1949
Engraver
Karasawa Hitoshi
Japan, born 1950
Title
Meryon's Tiny Bridge
Date Made
1986
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