#1 Nihonbashi Asa no kei (Morning view of Nihon bridge), Utagawa Hiroshige

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Utagawa Hiroshige, #1 Nihonbashi Asa no kei (Morning view of Nihon bridge)
Utagawa Hiroshige, #1 Nihonbashi Asa no kei (Morning view of Nihon bridge)
Utagawa Hiroshige
#1 Nihonbashi Asa no kei (Morning view of Nihon bridge)
1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Hiroshige
1797–1858
#1 Nihonbashi Asa no kei (Morning view of Nihon bridge), 1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)
Portfolio/Series title: Tōkaidō gojūsantsugi no uchi (The 53 Stations of the Tokaido Road), popularly known as Hōeidō Tōkaidō (Great Tokaido)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 225 x 350 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 242 x 361 mm
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in
Credit line: Source unknown
Accession number: 0000.2027
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Archive Label 2003: A daimyo procession crosses the Nihonbashi bridge in Edo at the beginning of the trip to Kyoto. The feudal lord’s men are dressed in distinctive outfits and the tall banners display his family crest. The number of attendants accompanying the daimyo on their required visits to Edo was regulated in accordance with the rice output of their land holdings. The wealthiest daimyo traveled with about 130 foot soldiers and 300 servants and porters.