Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road: Chiryū, Horse Fair in Early Summer

Utagawa Hiroshige · Woodblock print, ink and colour on paper; horizontal ōban · Edo period, c. 1833–35 · Tokyo National Museum

Put the two prints side by side and look at the distance first: is there a black hill shaped like a whale?

Exhibition: Hiroshige: New Perspectives on Edo Japan — Tokyo National Museum · 2026-09-29 – 2026-12-20