A panorama of the Tōkaidō highway showing a shogunal procession. Colour woodcut by Yoshitora, 1864.
- Utagawa, Yoshitora, active 1850-1870.
- Date:
- 1864
- Reference:
- 37506i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Within each print, part of a shogunal procession is visible, perhaps depicting a (rare) visit by the shogun and leading retainers to the emperor in Kyoto: possibly during the period in the year when Tōkaidō became congested with daimyō lords returning home after their regular period of attendance; within a vastly telescoped landscape, key features are accented: Numazu Castle (4), Hamamatsu castle (7), Lake Biwa (11) and Kyoto (12)
Publication/Creation
Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1864.
Physical description
12 prints : woodcuts, printed in colours
Contributors
Lettering
Yoshitora-ga
Bears publisher's mark and censor's seal
Notes
The Wellcome Institue library holds eight of the twelve sheets (numbers 3,4,5,7,8,10,11 and 12), and comparative impressions of sheets 3 and 4
Reference
Wellcome Collection 37506i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores