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The Imagire Sea Ferry, Maisaka, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Gyosho edition)

Hiroshigeca.1840

Nakagawa-machi bato hiroshige art of museum

Nakagawa-machi bato hiroshige art of museum
Nasu-gun, Japan

The Imagiri Crossing in this picture is where boats crossed back and forth between Maisaka and Arai. To avoid travelling by boat, people took the inland detour nicknamed the Himekaido (Princess Highway).

Details

  • Title: The Imagire Sea Ferry, Maisaka, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Gyosho edition)
  • Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige
  • Date: ca.1840
  • Physical Dimensions: w34.4 x h22.7 cm
  • Type: multi-color woodblock print

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