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Toto Nihombashi Gyoretsu zu (東都日本橋行列図, A procession at Nihombashi, in Toto, Edo)

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Japanese colour woodblock print showing women and children on a bridge

Toto Nihombashi Gyoretsu zu (東都日本橋行列図, A procession at Nihombashi, in Toto, Edo)

Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1853
Maker: Utagawa Kunisato (歌川国郷)
Medium: O-ban Nishiki-e (大判錦絵３枚続, large-format coloured print triptych)
Object number: O.12.14
DescriptionA large number of well-dressed females cross the Nihonbashi Bridge (日本橋), a major transport hub in Edo. This is a parody of the procession of feudal lords (大名行列) in the Edo period, with the male replaced by female. Similar to this work, Utagawa Kunisato (歌川国郷) also published 'Toto Nihonbashi Wakadono Gyoretsu zu (東都日本橋若殿行列図),' a parody of the procession of feudal lords with the adults replaced by kids.