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Mitsuki: Ferry Boats at the Crossing of the Tenryugawa
Mitsuki: Ferry Boats at the Crossing of the Tenryugawa
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

Mitsuki: Ferry Boats at the Crossing of the Tenryugawa

Artist/Culture (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
Object number1901.1068
Label TextMitsuke: Tenry River Scene (Tenry gawa 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 1901.1068 The Tenry River flowed so swiftly, it could only be crossed in boats. The travelers wait on a sandbar to cross from the east side to the west.
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