Title:
Fording the Oi River at Shimada, number 24 from the Fifty-three Stations (Jimbutsu Tokaido)
Creator/Contributor:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Muraichi
Date:
1852
Identifier:
1965.30.299x
Format:
1/2 oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
8 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches
Notes:
References: Uchida 14; Suzuki 12; Keyes 20
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at u.l.
Subject:
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; watercraft; ferries; men; women; lifting and carrying