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One Hundred Famous Views of Edo “Ryogokubashi Bridge and Okawabata Riverbank”

Hiroshige1856

Shizuoka city Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

Shizuoka city Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
297-1 Yui, Shimizu-ku Shizuoka City , Japan

武蔵の国と下総の国をつないだ両国橋は明暦の大火(1657)をきっかけにその二年後に架けられ、橋の西詰には広大な火除地が設けられていました。明和頃(1764~72)から仮設の茶店や料理屋などが軒を並べて歓楽街が形成され、大いに賑わいました。

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  • Title: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo “Ryogokubashi Bridge and Okawabata Riverbank”
  • Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige
  • Date: 1856
Shizuoka city Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

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