When Mount Fuji Could Be Seen in Kyoto : The Cultural and Political Strategy of Tokaido-meisho-zukai

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  • 都から富士が見えた時代 : 『東海道名所図会』の目論見
  • ミヤコ カラ フジ ガ ミエタ ジダイ トウカイドウ メイショ ズカイ ノ モクロミ

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In Tokaidd-meisho-zukai, an illustrated guide book of the Edo Period, Mount Fuji majestically rises just beyond Mount Hiei as if it could be seen in Kyoto. Probably the author deliberately made such a geographical nonsense on purpose to show the cultural and historical superiority of Kyoto to Edo with the symbol of Japan. The illustration also reflects a desire to restore imperial rule that was then strongly felt especially in the old capital. Thus the picture of Mount Fuji in Kyoto was produced in the cultural and political contexts of the age.

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