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The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #3 Kawasaki

Utagawa Hiroshige

Artwork Details

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #3 Kawasaki
circa 1850
Utagawa Hiroshige
woodblock print on paper
10 1/4 in x 12 5/8 in x 1 in (26.04 cm x 32.07 cm x 2.54 cm)
Gift of J C Mathes and the Tokyo Center for Language & Culture (TCLC)
2008/2.314

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Description

Subject Matter:

Cityscape of Kawasaki along the Tokaido Road. With two ferries already full of passengers, other travelers wait to cross the Tama River.

Physical Description:

A group of figures with parasols and hats wait on shore for two approaching boats filled with passengers. Trees and a village are seen on the opposite shore. Writing in the upper left corner. Title in red box in upper right corner.

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