Caption

Sacred bridge, Japan, photograph, annotation: '27. Sacred bridge.', c. 1895 - c. 1915, photographer, paper, pasteboard, salted paper print, Salt print, colored., height 208 mm x width 267 mm, height 243 mm x width 329 mm, A red arched wooden bridge spans a flowing river, supported by stone and concrete piers, with carved railings and decorative finials along its length; rocky banks and a stone retaining wall border the river, and a pathway runs beside the wall. Dense trees and foliage frame both sides of the scene, with a mix of dark green and autumnal leaves visible, and distant misty mountains rise in the background under a pale sky. Two small human figures stand near the far end of the bridge, partially obscured, and scattered rocks and shallow rapids appear in the river beneath the bridge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A76_283

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Rights managed

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43.3Mb (3.6Mb) / 14.6in x 11.5in / 4394 x 3444 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sacred bridge Japan photograph annotation 27 c 1895 - c 1915 photographer paper pasteboard salted paper print Salt print colored height 208 mm x width 267 mm height 243 mm x 329 mm red arched wooden bridge spans flowing river supported stone concrete piers carved railings decorative finials length rocky banks retaining wall border river pathway runs beside wall Dense trees foliage frame sides scene mix dark green autumnal leaves visible distant misty mountains rise background under pale sky Two small human figures stand near far bridge partially obscured scattered rocks shallow rapids river beneath bridge