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Arai: Ferry Boats Crossing to Arai
Arai: Ferry Boats Crossing to Arai
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

Arai: Ferry Boats Crossing to Arai

Artist/Culture (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher (Japanese)
Date1834
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions22.5 x 35.2 cm (8 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.1071
Label TextArai: Ferry Boat Scene (Watashi bune no zu) from 53 Stations on the T kaid And Hiroshige 1797-1858 Multicolor woodblock print, ban Artist signature: Hiroshige ga Censor's seal: kiwame Publisher: Takemago, Tsuruki John Chandler Bancroft Collection 1901.1071 The larger boat with curtains, banners and fur-tipped lances carries an important person across the two miles of water between Maisaka and Arai. The latter was an important stop on the T kaid and one of the government's chief checkpoints.
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