#3. Surugacho
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
Surugacho, the broad street in the Nihonbashi district named for its views of Mount Fuji (visible from Suruga Province), was one of Edo's most prestigious commercial addresses, lined with draper shops and wealthy merchants' establishments. This numbered Edo view captures the elegant retail street with its open-fronted shops, one of the images of prosperous merchant Edo that circulated widely in popular prints.
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Distant View of Mitsukoshi Movie Theater in Shinjuku from the Sixth Floor of Hoteiya (Hoteiya rokkai kara Shinjuku Mitsukoshi Musashi no kan enbo zu), no. 1 from the series "Scenery of Shinjuku (Gashu Shinjuku fukei)"
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Spring Dusk at the Tōshō Shrine in Ueno
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
#3. Surugacho was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
#3. Surugacho depicts urban scenes, market scenes, and mount fuji.