Kyoto (Translation)
Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Series Title)
東海道五十三次之內 京師 三條大橋 (Primary Title)
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, Japanese, 1797 - 1858 (Artist)
The journey ends in Kyoto, the historic former capital of Japan. An array of travelers cross the long bridge over the Kamo River, and colorful rooftops and Buddhist temples dot the sides of Mount Hiei and Higashiyama Hill in the distance. Comparisons between Edo and Kyoto often evoked notions of the new versus the old, and this decidedly less hurried depiction of urban life in Kyoto shows perhaps a reverence for the latter.
Edo period (1615-1868)
廣重画 Hiroshige ga
Publisher's seal: 保永堂 Hoeido
Censor's seal: 極 kiwame
東海道五十三次之內 京師
General Endowment Fund
Strange, Edward Fairbrother. "The Colour-prints of Hiroshige". Vol. 1. London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1925.
Hiroshige, Ando. "The Fifty-Three Stages of the Tokaido". Edited by Ichitaro Kondo. Translated by Charles S. Terry. Vol. 1. Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1960. Plate 55.
Hiroshige, Ando. "The Fifty-Three Stages of the Tokaido". Edited by Ichitaro Kondo. Translated by Charles S. Terry. Vol. 1. Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1960. Plate 55.
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