Tokaido gojusantsugi, Pl.01
1868-1912
Dawn breaks over Edo's Nihonbashi bridge, the bustling starting point of Japan's most famous highway, the Tokaido. Travelers in straw hats cross the wooden span while boats laden with goods navigate the blue waters below, all set against a stunning pink sky and the iconic silhouette of Mount Fuji. This is the opening scene of Utagawa Hiroshige's legendary 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido' series, a masterpiece of ukiyo-e that captured the romance of travel in feudal Japan and inspired everyone from Van Gogh to modern anime.
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