Hida Province: Basket Ferry
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Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date1853
Mediumink and color on paper
Dimensions34.3 x 22.9 cm (13 1/2 x 9 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.1417
DescriptionPrint no. 23 of the series: "Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces"Label TextThis inland, mountainous area of Japan contains deep ravines and fast moving rivers. The only way to traverse such rivers is in a basket suspended from a rope, which pairs of “ferrymen” operate on each side. An itinerant Zen monk in a sedge hat (on the right) and other travelers await their turns to cross the river.
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Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1855
