Nihonbashi: on the near side of the waterway stood Edo's fish market; in the middle distance is Edo castle. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1830s.

  • Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858.
Date:
[between 1830 and 1839]
Reference:
37272i
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Description

Symbolic iconography of the market (mercantile power), the castle (shogunal power) and Mount Fuji (divine power)

Publication/Creation

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], [between 1830 and 1839]

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Contributors

Lettering

Hiroshige-ga Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal and set title

Notes

Tōto meisho, famous places of the eastern capital

Reference

Wellcome Collection 37272i

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