From Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856–58), a 118-print series of vertical oban landscapes and genre scenes that defined the visual image of Edo for generations. A complete set sold for $405,400 at Sotheby's Online Jul 2024.
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.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
#3. Surugacho was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
#3. Surugacho depicts urban scenes, market scenes, and mount fuji.
