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The Meguno Fudō temple with its channeled water fall was popular both as a place of recreation and of purification and ablution

The temple Meguno Fudō. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige III, ca. 1870.

Daimyō's procession to Edo fording a river. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige II, 1863.

Six cranes flying upward above a breaking wave. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1858.

DaimyÅ's procession to Edo fording a river. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige II, 1863.

The boys are taunting a young man, who is reclining on the floor and leaning on a low table; one boy pulls a piece of string (?) from the man's mouth, another holds a calligraphy brush as if to write on the man's face, while a third points and laughs. The man's eyes appear to be closed and his robe is hitched up, possibly to suggest that he has been asleep (?)

woodcut printed in colours, laid down on paper ;

Boys playing at dentistry (?) Colour woodcut by Hiroshige III, ca. 1880.

Title page for the series of thirty-six views of the Eastern capital, Edo. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige.

Tournaments were held twice a year in the open temple grounds

A sumo contest in the precinct of Ekōin temple in Edo. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1849/1850.

Mount Fuji seen from Kinegawa, a village on the far east side of Edo. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1852.

Seven blind masseurs fighting: a scene at Iwamurata. Coloured woodcut by Eisen and Hiroshige, 1839 (?).

Mount Fuji seen through the waves at Manazato no hama, in the Izu Penisula, south of the mountain. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1852.

Fuji seen from Kazusa province across the bay from Edo; a woman is led on horseback through a shinto gate. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1858.

The western style brick building is just completed and the cherry and pine trees are recently planted; the gas lighting is also modern

A horse-drawn public carriage crosses Kyōbashi bridge in central Tokyo, towards Ginza: a rickshaw moves in the opposite direction; mount Fuji is visible in the background. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige III, 1874.

Both shoppers wear Japanese robes and Western style hats; the woman (?) carries a brightly coloured handbag and an umbrella, and wears high heeled boots

A man and woman (?) approach a shop entrance; a kneeling shopkeeper greets them while an assistant holds out a hat for them to view. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige III, ca. 1880.

A man with filarial elephantiasis, being helped to carry his enlarged scrotum supported with a sling, approaches a temple; two women are shocked at the sight. Coloured woodcut after Hokusai by Hiroshige II, 1859.

The Tokaido was the coastal highway connecting Edo with Kyoto. Akasaka was the thirty-seventh stage on the highway

A scene inside an inn: left, a guest is waited on by a servant girl bringing food, and by a blind masseur; right, in another room, geishas apply cosmetics to their faces. Reprint (ca. 1900) of coloured woodcut by Hiroshige, 1834.

Japanese market scene: vendors are shown selling combs and hair ornaments, sandals, cloth, rice paste cakes and wigs. Colour woodcut by Shigenobu, 1865.

The temple Meguno Fudō. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige III, ca. 1870.

Daimyō's procession to Edo fording a river. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige II, 1863.

Six cranes flying upward above a breaking wave. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1858.

DaimyÅ's procession to Edo fording a river. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige II, 1863.

Boys playing at dentistry (?) Colour woodcut by Hiroshige III, ca. 1880.

Title page for the series of thirty-six views of the Eastern capital, Edo. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige.

A sumo contest in the precinct of Ekōin temple in Edo. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1849/1850.

Mount Fuji seen from Kinegawa, a village on the far east side of Edo. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1852.

Seven blind masseurs fighting: a scene at Iwamurata. Coloured woodcut by Eisen and Hiroshige, 1839 (?).

Mount Fuji seen through the waves at Manazato no hama, in the Izu Penisula, south of the mountain. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1852.

Fuji seen from Kazusa province across the bay from Edo; a woman is led on horseback through a shinto gate. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1858.

A horse-drawn public carriage crosses Kyōbashi bridge in central Tokyo, towards Ginza: a rickshaw moves in the opposite direction; mount Fuji is visible in the background. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige III, 1874.

A man and woman (?) approach a shop entrance; a kneeling shopkeeper greets them while an assistant holds out a hat for them to view. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige III, ca. 1880.

A man with filarial elephantiasis, being helped to carry his enlarged scrotum supported with a sling, approaches a temple; two women are shocked at the sight. Coloured woodcut after Hokusai by Hiroshige II, 1859.

A scene inside an inn: left, a guest is waited on by a servant girl bringing food, and by a blind masseur; right, in another room, geishas apply cosmetics to their faces. Reprint (ca. 1900) of coloured woodcut by Hiroshige, 1834.

Japanese market scene: vendors are shown selling combs and hair ornaments, sandals, cloth, rice paste cakes and wigs. Colour woodcut by Shigenobu, 1865.

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The temple Meguno Fudō. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige III, ca. 1870.

Daimyō's procession to Edo fording a river. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige II, 1863.

Six cranes flying upward above a breaking wave. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1858.

DaimyÅ's procession to Edo fording a river. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige II, 1863.

Boys playing at dentistry (?) Colour woodcut by Hiroshige III, ca. 1880.

Title page for the series of thirty-six views of the Eastern capital, Edo. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige.

A sumo contest in the precinct of Ekōin temple in Edo. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1849/1850.

Mount Fuji seen from Kinegawa, a village on the far east side of Edo. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1852.

Seven blind masseurs fighting: a scene at Iwamurata. Coloured woodcut by Eisen and Hiroshige, 1839 (?).

Mount Fuji seen through the waves at Manazato no hama, in the Izu Penisula, south of the mountain. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1852.

Fuji seen from Kazusa province across the bay from Edo; a woman is led on horseback through a shinto gate. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1858.

A horse-drawn public carriage crosses Kyōbashi bridge in central Tokyo, towards Ginza: a rickshaw moves in the opposite direction; mount Fuji is visible in the background. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige III, 1874.

A man and woman (?) approach a shop entrance; a kneeling shopkeeper greets them while an assistant holds out a hat for them to view. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige III, ca. 1880.

A man with filarial elephantiasis, being helped to carry his enlarged scrotum supported with a sling, approaches a temple; two women are shocked at the sight. Coloured woodcut after Hokusai by Hiroshige II, 1859.

A scene inside an inn: left, a guest is waited on by a servant girl bringing food, and by a blind masseur; right, in another room, geishas apply cosmetics to their faces. Reprint (ca. 1900) of coloured woodcut by Hiroshige, 1834.

Japanese market scene: vendors are shown selling combs and hair ornaments, sandals, cloth, rice paste cakes and wigs. Colour woodcut by Shigenobu, 1865.

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