Fuji seen from Eitaibashi, the last bridge over the Sumida river in Edo, Tokyo. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1851.

  • Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858.
Date:
1851
Reference:
37283i
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Description

Boats moored in the foreground are on a fixed route, they moor in the bay and transfer goods onto smaller vessels which then transport the goods up the waterways to the city's quays

Publication/Creation

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1851.

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Lettering

Hiroshige Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal and set title Set title in red cartouche; print title inscribed on the left; censor's seal and publisher's mark in the margin

Notes

Thirty-six views of Fuji

Reference

Wellcome Collection 37283i

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