https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/79899/fullNihonbashi (The Bridge of Japan), #1 from Fifty-Three Stages of the Tokaidolater edition of 20th centuryImage: 9 5/8 x 10 inches (24.4 x 25.4 cm)woodblockGift of Mr. and Mrs. David Copman-Sebesta93.0080Seen here in the center is the vanguard of a daimyo's retinue. The two men in front are carrying basamibako, chests with long handles on one side which were usually used for packing clothes. Behind are two lace-carriers, their weapons wrapped in the fashion of those peaceful times. At right are two dogs and at left a group of fishmongers from the nearby fish market. The time is early morning, and the colors are appropriately fresh and clear. From Nihonbashi, the daimyo an his procession are presumably setting out on the 292-mile trip down the Tokaido to Kyoto.Prints18882527105Utagawa Hiroshige93.008_Disc0192_01925029