People standing on a bridge in Edo as a rickshaw passes by. Colour woodcut by Kiyochika, 1876.
- Kobayashi, Kiyochika, 1847-1915.
- Date:
- 1876
- Reference:
- 37353i
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Edobashi bridge, built of stone, is on the right; through its arches the wooden Nihonbashi bridge can be glimpsed. Of the buildings in the background, the right building is the town house of the leading industrialist Shihsawa Eiichi; on the left is the first National Bank. The design reproduces a sense of excitement, movement and change in the city centre
Publication/Creation
Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1876.
Physical description
3 prints : woodcut, triptych printed in colours
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...Kiyochika
Notes
Eastern capital, true view of Edobashi
Reference
Wellcome Collection 37353i
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Location Status Access Closed stores