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Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjō (Kyo, Sanjō Ohashi zu), from the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojusan tsugi),” also known as the Tōkaidō with Poem (Kyoak iri Tōkaidō)
Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjō (Kyo, Sanjō Ohashi zu), from the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojusan tsugi),” also known as the Tōkaidō with Poem (Kyoak iri Tōkaidō)
Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjō (Kyo, Sanjō Ohashi zu), from the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojusan tsugi),” also known as the Tōkaidō with Poem (Kyoak iri Tōkaidō)

Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjō (Kyo, Sanjō Ohashi zu), from the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojusan tsugi),” also known as the Tōkaidō with Poem (Kyoak iri Tōkaidō)

Attributed to (1797 - 1858 Edo, Japan)
Date1837-42
Mediumcolored woodblock print on paper; chuban
Dimensionsblock: 6 7/8 × 9 1/4 in. (17.5 × 23.5 cm)
sheet: 8 1/4 × 11 1/4 in. (21 × 28.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints & Printmaking
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, bequest of the estate of Earl Stroh
Object numberPC2006.66.8
DescriptionA landscape composition depicting several figures crossing a bridge over a river with a town and mountains in the background.

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japan, 1797-1858), was inspired to create this woodcut print during his journey along the Tōkaidō road in 1832, which linked the ruling shogun’s capital, Edo, to the imperial capital of Kyoto in Edo Period Japan (1603 – 1868 CE). There were fifty-three government stations along this route, which acted as the central travel and transport artery through the heart of the country. This print represents The Great Bridge at Sanjō in Kyoto, as groups of travelers and townspeople traverse the Sanjō River. As part of the ukiyo-e genre, which includes landscapes, depictions of famous kabuki actors, and great beauties, this series of prints firmly established Hiroshige’s prominence as a successful printmaker during the late Edo Period.

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