Fuji seen from Eitaibashi, the last bridge over the Sumida river in Edo, Tokyo. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1851.
- Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858.
- Date:
- 1851
- Reference:
- 37283i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Boats moored in the foreground are on a fixed route, they moor in the bay and transfer goods onto smaller vessels which then transport the goods up the waterways to the city's quays
Publication/Creation
Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1851.
Physical description
1 print : woodcut, printed in colours
Contributors
Lettering
Hiroshige
Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal and set title
Set title in red cartouche; print title inscribed on the left; censor's seal and publisher's mark in the margin
Notes
Thirty-six views of Fuji
Reference
Wellcome Collection 37283i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores