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Ando, Hiroshige, - 1797-1858. - Tōkaidō --- Tōkaidō (Japan) --- Tōkaidō (Japan)

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Ukiyoe --- Color prints, Japanese --- Ukiyo-e --- Estampe en couleurs japonaise --- Tōkaidō (Japan) --- Tōkaidō (Japon : Route) dans l'art --- In art.

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The Tôkaidô Road offers a comparative study of the Tôkaidô road's representations during the Edo (1600-1868) and Meiji (1868-1912) eras. Throughout the Edo era, the Tôkaidô highway was the most important route of Japan and transportation was confined to foot travel. In 1889, the Tôkaidô Railway was established, at first paralleling and eventually almost eliminating the use of the highway. During both periods, the Tôkaidô was a popular topic of representation and was depicted in a variety of visual and literary media. After the installation of the railway in the Meiji era, the Tôkaidô

Communication and traffic --- Communications industries --- Mass communication --- Traffic --- Communication --- Transportation --- History. --- Tōkaidō (Japan) --- Japan --- Description and travel. --- History --- J3430 --- J4472 --- J4000.70 --- J4000.60 --- Japan: Geography and local history -- Chūbu region (Hokuriku, Kōshin'etsu, Tōkai) --- Japan: Economy and industry -- transportation and infrastructure -- land --- Japan: Social history, history of civilization -- Kindai (1850s- ), bakumatsu, Meiji, Taishō --- Japan: Social history, history of civilization -- Kinsei, Edo, Tokugawa period, early modern (1600-1867) --- Description and travel --- Tokaido (Japan)