Kuwana: Shichiri no watashibune (Kuwana: Shichiri Ferry Boat)

Description

Colour woodblock print 43 entitled Kuwana: Shichiri no watashibune (Kuwana: Shichiri Ferry Boat) from the series Gojūsan tsugi meisho zue (Famous Places Along the 53 Stations [of the Tōkaidō] Illustrated) depicting the Shichiri ferry alongside other smaller boats on the water: Japan, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Museum reference

A.595.52.31

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Woodblock print

Production information

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797 - 1858, Artist
Japan, East Asia
Tsutaya, Publisher

Date

1855

Associations

Depicted: Tokaido (road), Honshu, Japan, East Asia
Depicted: Kuwana-shi, Mie-ken, Japan, East Asia
Depicted: Shichiri-gawa, Chiba-ken, Japan, East Asia