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Date : 1856
Size : O-ban
Impression : Very good
Condition : Very good
Detail : Restored binding holes
The attractive bird’s‐eye view, the bold perspective, and the combination of the various high techniques of woodblock printing.
"100 Famous Views of Edo" which is known for the attractive compositions was created through the studies of the various artworks. Despite his age, he kept exploring new expressions.
This series is also known with the episode of that the impressionists' artists, for instance, Monet and Gogh, imitated for the practice.
People in Edo surprised and fascinated by the new impression of the views in daily life that are depicted in Hiroshige's artworks.
In this artwork, we can see the depiction of the prospering stalls along the Sumida River, and Ryogoku Bridge.