Created in 1947, this woodblock print shows Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, crossing the Nishiki River under spring cherry blossoms.

First built in 1673, the five-arched wooden bridge became one of Japan’s most distinctive landmarks and is now a designated place of scenic beauty.

Hasui, one of the great artists of the shin-hanga movement, returned often to famous landscapes, transforming them through weather, season and light.

Here, the bridge, blossoms and blue evening sky turn a celebrated historic site into something soft, still and almost dreamlike.