The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
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The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō is a celebrated series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting scenic views along the historic Tōkaidō road between Edo and Kyoto in Japan.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō canonical | 4 |
| Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō | 1 |
| Hiroshige’s Tōkaidō series corpus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3995928 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Context triple: [Utagawa Hiroshige, notableWork, The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō]
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Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji is a famous series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, renowned for its varied portrayals of Mount Fuji in different seasons and weather conditions.
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B.
One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji
One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji is a multi-volume series of illustrated books by Japanese ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai, exploring Mount Fuji through a wide variety of imaginative compositions and perspectives.
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Bansho Shirabesho
Bansho Shirabesho was a late Edo-period Japanese government institute dedicated to studying and translating Western (primarily Dutch and later English) books and sciences.
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D.
100 Landscapes of Japan
100 Landscapes of Japan is a curated list of notable Japanese scenic sites selected for their outstanding natural beauty, cultural significance, and representative landscapes of the country.
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E.
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi is an imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the final resting place of Empress Kōjun, consort of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Target entity description: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō is a celebrated series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting scenic views along the historic Tōkaidō road between Edo and Kyoto in Japan.
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A.
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji is a famous series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, renowned for its varied portrayals of Mount Fuji in different seasons and weather conditions.
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B.
One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji
One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji is a multi-volume series of illustrated books by Japanese ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai, exploring Mount Fuji through a wide variety of imaginative compositions and perspectives.
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C.
Bansho Shirabesho
Bansho Shirabesho was a late Edo-period Japanese government institute dedicated to studying and translating Western (primarily Dutch and later English) books and sciences.
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D.
100 Landscapes of Japan
100 Landscapes of Japan is a curated list of notable Japanese scenic sites selected for their outstanding natural beauty, cultural significance, and representative landscapes of the country.
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E.
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi is an imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the final resting place of Empress Kōjun, consort of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ukiyo-e print series
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woodblock print series ⓘ |
| artForm | color woodblock print ⓘ |
| artMovement | ukiyo-e ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Utagawa Hiroshige ⓘ |
| depicts |
Edo
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Kyoto ⓘ Tōkaidō road ⓘ
linked to:
Tōkaidō
daily life in the Edo period ⓘ landscapes ⓘ post stations of the Tōkaidō ⓘ seasonal weather ⓘ travelers ⓘ |
| firstPublished | 1830s ⓘ |
| genre | landscape art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
print of each Tōkaidō station
ⓘ
print of ending point at Kyoto ⓘ print of starting point at Nihonbashi ⓘ |
| includes |
Fujisawa-juku
ⓘ
Hakone-juku ⓘ
linked to:
Tōkaidō post station
Ishibe-juku ⓘ
linked to:
Fujisawa-juku
Kanagawa-juku ⓘ Kuwana-juku ⓘ Kyō, Kyoto ⓘ
linked to:
Kyoto
Mariko-juku ⓘ Nihonbashi, Edo ⓘ
linked to:
Nihonbashi
Okazaki-juku ⓘ Shōno-juku ⓘ |
| inCollection |
British Museum
ⓘ
Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ⓘ Tokyo National Museum ⓘ |
| influenced |
European Impressionism
ⓘ
linked to:
Impressionism
Western landscape painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy | travel boom on the Tōkaidō ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative compositions
ⓘ
popularity in Edo-period Japan ⓘ vivid depiction of weather and atmosphere ⓘ |
| numberOfPrints | 55 ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi
ⓘ
linked to:
Tōkaidō
|
| partOf |
Hiroshige’s Tōkaidō series corpus
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linked to:
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
|
| publicationPlace | Edo ⓘ |
| publisher |
Hoeidō
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Senkakudō ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Edo period ⓘ |
| subjectOf | multiple museum exhibitions ⓘ |
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Subject: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Description of subject: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō is a celebrated series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting scenic views along the historic Tōkaidō road between Edo and Kyoto in Japan.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Shinagawa-juku of the Edo period
linked to: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
linked to: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō