Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 38

38 Fujikawa - The head of a daimyo's procession at the entrance to a village, and three peasants making obeisance as it passes. The most frequent user of the highway was the feudal lord with his retinue. Commoners who came across the procession had to kneel down on the ground to pay their respects and stay there until the procession had passed. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4)

Ando Commoners Feudal Fifty Fujikawa Highway Hiroshige Hoeido Hoyeido Kneel Magohachi Obeisance Peasants Respects Retinue Takenouchi Tokaido Ukiyo Utagawa Woodblock

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