Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 76472

Street Traffic at Nihonbashi

Artist / 作者: Torii Kiyonaga鳥居清長
Date / 年代: 1786
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / honolulu
Digital record / 画像記録: 481 × 367 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Honolulu Museum of Art
Published by / 公開者: 白石カナ
Rights / 権利: No reusable image license documented
Attribution / 表記: Honolulu Museum of Art

Catalog note / 解説

Storehouses line both sides of the riverbanks at the Nihonbashi Bridge, the center of distribution in Edo. As if supporting the town's prosperity, the sacred peak of Mt. Fuji commands the distant view, while before it Edo Castle proudly boasts an imposing appearance. Among the street traffic, a young girl in a green kimono with a straw hat returns from a short trip to visit the shrine at Enoshima (indicated by the inscription on the hat). (Tadashi Kobayashi, Edo Beauties in Ukiyo-e, 1994) * * * * * * * * * Storehouses line both sides of the riverbanks at the Nihonbashi Bridge, the center of distribution in Edo. As if supporting the town's prosperity, the sacred peak of Mt. Fuji commands the…

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