Fuchu: The Ford of the Abe River
Artist/Culture
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋 喜兵衛 (Kikakudō 喜鶴堂)
(Japanese)
Date1834
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions22.5 x 34.9 cm (8 7/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.1057
Label TextFuch : Abe River (Abekawa)
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 1901.1057
Some travelers are carried across the river in palanquins, while others take the cheaper alternative of riding on the porter's shoulders. The view is from the east toward Mount Shizuhata.
Miho was a busy port in Hiroshige's time. In the middle ground becalmed sailboats await a breeze to carry them into port. Mount Ashitaka is on the left.On View
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Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1855, 7th month
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
Hare year, 1855, 7th month (August 13)
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1857, 7th month
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1857, 4th month
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1857, 9th month
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1856, 8th month
