GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Nihonbashi, the 'Bridge of Japan', was the center not only of Edo (present day Tōkyō ) but also Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868). All major highways converged at Nihonbashi and all distances were measured from it. The bridge was the starting point of the approximately 300-mile journey from Edo to Kyōto on the Tōkaidō (Eastern Sea Route). In this first scene, a group of fish vendors makes way for the front ranks of a daimyō 's (feudal lord) procession starting its journey in the early morning hours.
Adapted from
Anna McFarland, Ichiryusai Hiroshige: The Fifty-Three Stages of the Tokaido, Label text, 1986.
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TMS Updates-
English title updated as above
Japanese Title: 日本橋 (朝之景)
Inscriptions:
東海道五十三次之内 (Tōkaidō Gojūsan Tsugi no Uchi ), the title of series appears at top right of print.
Exhibitions pending: Ichiryusai Hiroshige: The Fifty-Three Stages of the Tokaido, DMA, 1986
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1984.202.1-55; 1984.202.56
PROVENANCE
By at least 1908-1937: Frank Lloyd Wright [1]
1937-1984: Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus, Dallas [2]
1984: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus [3]
[1] The collection was exhibited at The Art Institute of Chicago in 1908. See "Frank Lloyd Wright and the Japanese Print" in Collections Records object file.
[2] See "Frank Lloyd Wright and the Japanese Print" in Collections Records object file.
[3] See copy of Deed of Gift, dated 28 December 1984, in Collections Records object file.
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The above DMA print belongs to the first edition. When the series took off, sole rights to the series were bought by Hōeidō and the first print was recut to look like this: 1984.202.56
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General Description
Nihonbashi, the 'Bridge of Japan', was the center not only of Edo (present day Tōkyō ) but also Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868). All major highways converged at Nihonbashi and all distances were measured from it. The bridge was the starting point of the approximately 300-mile journey from Edo to Kyōto on the Tōkaidō (Eastern Sea Route). In this first scene, a group of fish vendors makes way for the front ranks of a daimyō 's (feudal lord) procession starting its journey in the early morning hours.
Adapted from
Anna McFarland, Ichiryusai Hiroshige: The Fifty-Three Stages of the Tokaido, Label text, 1986.
Fun Facts
The above DMA print belongs to the first edition. When the series took off, sole rights to the series were bought by Hōeidō and the first print was recut to look like this: 1984.202.56
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
TMS Updates-
English title updated as above
Japanese Title: 日本橋 (朝之景)
Inscriptions:
東海道五十三次之内 (Tōkaidō Gojūsan Tsugi no Uchi ), the title of series appears at top right of print.
Exhibitions pending: Ichiryusai Hiroshige: The Fifty-Three Stages of the Tokaido, DMA, 1986
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
1984.202.1-55; 1984.202.56
PROVENANCE
By at least 1908-1937: Frank Lloyd Wright [1]
1937-1984: Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus, Dallas [2]
1984: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus [3]
[1] The collection was exhibited at The Art Institute of Chicago in 1908. See "Frank Lloyd Wright and the Japanese Print" in Collections Records object file.
[2] See "Frank Lloyd Wright and the Japanese Print" in Collections Records object file.
[3] See copy of Deed of Gift, dated 28 December 1984, in Collections Records object file.
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