Above, Nihonbashi bridge, Tokyo, crowded with traffic and pedestrians; below, Kaiunbashi Kabutorchō (?) House and the First National Bank building. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, ca. 1870.

  • Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.
Date:
[1870?]
Reference:
567277i
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The building shown in the foreground of the lower section of the print depicts a house belonging to the famous Meiji business magnate and economic moderniser, Shibusawa Eiichi (1840/1-1931) The First National Bank (which Shibusawa helped to form), shown in the background, provides an example of the early mixed style of architecture.

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Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], [1870?]

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours ; sheet 34.5 x 24.1 cm

Lettering

Ichiyōsai Toyokuni-sha Includes set title, artist's signature and publisher's name Lettering in Japanese

Reference

Wellcome Collection 567277i

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