Satsuma Province: The Two-Sword Rocks at Bo Bay
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Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date1856
Mediumink and color on paper
Dimensions34.3 x 22.9 cm (13 1/2 x 9 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.1461
DescriptionPrint no. 67 of the series: "Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces"Label TextThis towering rock formation in Bo Bay off the southwestern coast of Kyushu is near an important port of the East China Sea and serves as a famous local attraction. Hiroshige underscores this by showing two tourists enjoying the view from under a parasol, while a boatman accompanies them into the bay for a closer look.
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Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1855
