Kuwana: The Mouth of the Seven-Ri
Artist/Culture
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date1834
Mediumwoodblock print
Dimensions22.5 x 35.2 cm (8 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Terms
Object number1901.1083
Label TextKuwana: The Shichiri Crossing (Shichiri watashiguchi)
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 1901.1083
This print depicts the crossing from Miya to Kuwana, a distance of about 17 miles (shichiri). Kuwana, situated at a point where three rivers flow into Ise Bay, was once a major port.On View
Not on view
Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代 歌川 広重 (Shigenobu 重宣)
Dog year, Bunkyu 2, 1862
