Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 2

2 Shinagawa - A street of houses backing on to the seashore, and the tail-end of a daimyo's procession passing along it; behind the houses ships moored in the bay. Being the first station on the highway, Shinagawa was thronged with travellers coming and going. The road was lined with many teahouses, restaurants and entertainment quarters. The bay, seen in Hiroshige's picture, has been reclaimed and now forms a part of Tokyo. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4)

Ando Fifty Highway Hiroshige Hoeido Hoyeido Magohachi Moored Porters Quarters Restaurants Seashore Shinagawa Takenouchi Teahouses Thronged Tokaido Travellers Ukiyo Utagawa Woodblock

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