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Nihon Bridge: Morning Scene (Nihonbashi, asa no kei), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido by Utagawa Hiroshige — Japanese Color woodblock print; oban, c. 1833/34

Nihon Bridge: Morning Scene (Nihonbashi, asa no kei), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

by Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e
Urban ScenesLandscapesBridgesTōkaidōTravel Scenes
Nihonbashi
Date:
c. 1833/34
Medium:
Color woodblock print; oban
Format:
Oban

Description

At the start of the Tokaido, Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo is depicted at dawn — fish sellers and merchants with their loads crossing in the early morning light, Mount Fuji faintly visible in the west. This Hoeido Tokaido print establishes the series' starting point, the bridge that marked the origin of all five great highways of Japan, its morning bustle contrasting with the formal ceremonies depicted in the Tokaido's final print at Kyoto's Sanjo Bridge.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Nihon Bridge: Morning Scene (Nihonbashi, asa no kei), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1833/34.

Yes — Nihon Bridge: Morning Scene (Nihonbashi, asa no kei), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido is part of the The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido series (print 1 of 55) by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Nihon Bridge: Morning Scene (Nihonbashi, asa no kei), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and bridges, set at Nihonbashi.