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The print shows a daimyo's procession as crosses Yahagi bridge in Okazaki, the longest in the Tokaido. To the right we see Okazaki Castle, now disappeared, with Mount Motoyama behind. What remains of the castle is a fountain, reputedly used to wash Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, at his birth. Okazaki is also closely linked to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the military leader that unified Japan in the sixteen century. It was at Yahagi Bridge that Hideyoshi first encountered Koroku Hachisuka, a bandit leader that becomes his first follower in the road to power. |
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Id |
EUB006 |
Artist |
Ando Hiroshige |
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Serie |
53 Stations of the Tokaido -
Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no
Uchi |
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Title |
Okazaki.
Tenshin-no Hashi (print #39 of series) |
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Signature |
Hiroshige |
Seal |
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Publisher |
Hoyeido |
Date |
1834 |
Format |
Oban yoko-e |
Dimensions |
34,2 x 22 cm |
Impression |
Good (first edition) |
Colors |
Very Good |
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Preservation |
Very Good |
Condition |
Margins
trimmed into the image. Centerfold. Three small wormholes. |