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Hokusai Eight-part Bridge at Mikawa puzzle – 1000 pieces

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An angled bridge, travellers and delicate colour areas in the Hokusai Mikawa Bridge puzzle, a 1,000-piece Grafika edition. Finished dimensions: 69 × 47.80 cm.

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Puzzle Features

The 1,000-piece Hokusai Eight-Part Bridge in Mikawa puzzle reproduces An Ancient Picture of the Eight Part Bridge in Mikawa Province. Angled bridge sections cross a landscape of travellers, trees and small hills.

Mikawa Bridge puzzle details

This Grafika edition is a 1000-piece puzzle.

Piece countPiece count
1000
BrandBrand
Grafika
Puzzle dimensionsFinished dimensions (cm)
69 × 47.80

Not suitable for children under 3 years: contains small parts.

Grafika box for Hokusai’s Eight-Part Bridge at Mikawa 1000-piece puzzle

Edizione Grafika

1000 pezzi
Un unico puzzle da ricomporre.

Dimensioni del puzzle
69 × 47,80 cm

About the artwork

Yatsuhashi: landscape and poetry

The Eight-Part Bridge in Mikawa belongs to Hokusai’s series of famous provincial bridges. The Allen Memorial Art Museum dates this colour woodblock print, or nishiki-e, to 1833–1834, during his mature Edo-period work.

Yatsuhashi crosses an iris-growing area associated with an episode in The Tales of Ise. The museum record notes the site’s poetic associations and Hokusai’s imaginative form. Landscape, literary memory and bridge structure meet in the picture.

Hokusai and the structure of landscape

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) explored subjects through paintings, prints and illustrated books. Here, the bridge organises both the landscape and the travellers’ route. Its angular geometry contrasts with trees and terrain.

Figures reveal its scale. Hats, clothing and small gestures vary along the route, inviting you to follow one section after another.

Nishiki-e: colour and carved wood

Nishiki-e means Japanese multicolour woodblock printing, as explained by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Carved blocks transfer outlines and colours through successive impressions requiring precise carving and registration.

In Mikawa, bridge lines divide and connect areas of water. Pale colours let this geometry stand out, while travellers’ silhouettes introduce small variations among repeated beams.

Follow the bridge’s geometry

Compare the bridge’s changes of direction and beam angles to orient pieces and identify sections. Then work on figures, hats and recognisable landscape features.

Once assembled, notice how the bridge carries your gaze across the scene. Alternating built and natural forms create a rhythm connecting architecture, story and landscape.

Compare more subjects in our Japanese puzzles and Hokusai collection. Explore how an ukiyo-e print is made to learn more about the technique.

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