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Utagawa Sadahide (1807–1873)
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Utagawa Sadahide (1807–1873)

View of Nihonbashi Bridge in the Eastern Capital

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Utagawa Sadahide (1807–1873)
View of Nihonbashi Bridge in the Eastern Capital
View of Nihonbashi Bridge in the Eastern Capital (Toto Nihonbashi no shokei)

Woodblock print, each sheet signed Gountei Sadahide ga, published by Sonoharaya Shosuke, 1863 (Bunkyu 3), 3rd month
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 37.1 x 24.9 cm.)

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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.

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