PrintsJapanese19th century

Nihonbashi: Morning Scene (Nihonbashi, asa no kei), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tōkaidō or Great Tōkaidō

c. 1833-34

Artists

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重Artist

Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeidō) 竹内孫八 (保永堂)Publisher

Tsuruya KiemonPublisher

Description

No.1 in the series.

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban

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