Bernhard (Benno) Mühlig - Nippon Bassi. The Nippon Bridge (1872/73)

 

Source: Museum Fünf Kontinente

The Nippon Bridge, also known as Nihonbashi, is a historic bridge in Tokyo, Japan. It was originally constructed during the Edo period (1603-1868) and was one of the most important bridges in the city, connecting the eastern and western sides of the Nihonbashi district.

In 1872, the same year that Bernhard (Benno) Mühlig painted his famous work "Nipponbashi", the bridge was reconstructed in stone and brick to accommodate the growing traffic in the area. The new bridge was designed by the British engineer Richard Henry Brunton, who used European construction techniques to create a modern, Western-style bridge.

Mühlig's painting, which depicts the bridge with people crossing it and boats passing underneath, captures the bustling activity and energy of the area during this time of change and modernization.