Pleasure boats on the Sumida river; a landing place for the ferry on the Mukōjima embankment, famous for its cherry blossoms; beyond, Mimiguni shrine. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige III, 1870s.

  • Hiroshige III, 1842?-1894.
Date:
[between 1870 and 1879]
Reference:
37412i
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Description

There is a westerner on horseback and stalls set out along the embankment

This was a favoured place for viewing the cherry blossoms

Publication/Creation

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], [between 1870 and 1879]

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Lettering

Hiroshige-hitsu Date and publisher's seal trimmed off; lettering about the subject indistinct

Notes

Seasonal pleasures in the famous places of Tokyo

Reference

Wellcome Collection 37412i

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