Above, Nihonbashi bridge, Tokyo, crowded with traffic and pedestrians; below, Kaiunbashi Kabutorchō (?) House and the First National Bank building. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, ca. 1870.
- Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.
- Date:
- [1870?]
- Reference:
- 567277i
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The building shown in the foreground of the lower section of the print depicts a house belonging to the famous Meiji business magnate and economic moderniser, Shibusawa Eiichi (1840/1-1931) The First National Bank (which Shibusawa helped to form), shown in the background, provides an example of the early mixed style of architecture.
Publication/Creation
Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], [1870?]
Physical description
1 print : woodcut, printed in colours ; sheet 34.5 x 24.1 cm
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Ichiyōsai Toyokuni-sha
Includes set title, artist's signature and publisher's name
Lettering in Japanese
Reference
Wellcome Collection 567277i
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