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Lot 108
Utagawa Sadahide (1807–1873)
View of Nihonbashi Bridge in the Eastern Capital
Price Realised
GBP 500
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Specialist note
This print depicts a daimyo procession crossing Nihonbashi bridge. Due to the cranes in the sky, the procession is thought to be that of Lord Minamoto Yoritomo, a 12th-century military leader, who is said to have courted Buddhist favour by releasing wild cranes.