Nihonbashi (Print #1 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

This image is a traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print depicting a bustling street scene with numerous people engaged in various activities, such as walking, carrying goods, and interacting with one another, against the backdrop of a bridge and traditional buildings.

This image is a traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print depicting a bustling street scene with numerous people engaged in various activities, such as walking, carrying goods, and interacting with one another, against the backdrop of a bridge and traditional buildings.

Name/Title

Nihonbashi (Print #1 in the Fifty-Five Views of the Tokaido Road series)

Entry/Object ID

2014.12.4.1

Description

View looking across Nihon Bridge, Edo, from whence all distances were measured with a daimyo's cortège coming into view over the summit. In the foreground is a group of five fish-vendors (and a sixth partly hidden) getting out of the way, on the left, and two dogs on the right. This bridge was located in the centre of Edo and was the starting point of the Tokaido Highway.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, Architecture, People
Ethnic

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-5/8 in

Width

13-7/8 in