View of a gateway complex showing the Fushimi watchtower, Nijubashi [Double Bridge], defensive walls and a moat, Edojo [Edo Castle], Edo (now Tokyo), Japan

People:

Felice Beato (photographer)
Takatora Todo (role unspecified)
Ieyasu Tokugawa (role unspecified)

Title:

View of a gateway complex showing the Fushimi watchtower, Nijubashi [Double Bridge], defensive walls and a moat, Edojo [Edo Castle], Edo (now Tokyo), Japan

Date:

between 1863 and 1877

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 21.3 x 28.6 cm secondary support: 39.5 x 49.0 cm

Reference number:

PH1981:0787:038

Point of View:

exterior view

Inscription:

labelled and inscribed - by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink, on a paper label affixed to the secondary support, verso, l.c.: "YEDO-CASTLE."

Location:

Tokyo; Japan;

Subject:

architecture
engineering
military

Subject Descriptive Terms:

gateway
bridges (built works)
watchtowers
castle
moat
defensive walls

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

Actions:

Add to folder

Request these items

Email this list to yourself (or someone else)

Your folder is empty.

Please complete this form to make a request for consultation. A copy of this list will also be forwarded to you.

Your contact information

First name:

Last name:

Email:

Phone number:

Notes (optional):

We will contact you to set up an appointment. Please keep in mind that your consultation date will be based on the type of material you wish to study. To prepare your visit, we'll need:

— At least 2 weeks for primary sources (prints and drawings, photographs, archival documents, etc.)
— At least 48 hours for secondary sources (books, periodicals, vertical files, etc.)

Back to list

Submit