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Woodblock print - The Onmayagashi Crossing; A Compendium of Ferry Crossings with Sun, Moon and Flowers
  • The Onmayagashi Crossing
    Hiroshige, Utagawa, born 1797 - died 1858
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The Onmayagashi Crossing; A Compendium of Ferry Crossings with Sun, Moon and Flowers

  • Object:

    Woodblock print

  • Place of origin:

    Japan (made)

  • Date:

    1857 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Hiroshige, Utagawa, born 1797 - died 1858 (artist)
    Tsujiya Yasubei (publisher)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Colour print from woodblocks

  • Museum number:

    E.12088-1886

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

  • Image in copyright

This moonlit view in Hiroshige's uchiwa-e (rigid fan print) design shows the landing-point of the Onmayagashi ferry crossing on the western bank of the Sumida river just north of the shogunate's rice granary in Edo's Asakusa district. Three courtesans in summer attire, one of them holding an umbrella and another a fan, are about to alight from the boat. Behind them, just visible on the horizon to the south, is Ryogoku Bridge, and to the left the 'Okawabata' or Great River-bank area.

Physical description

Fan print, aiban size. Artist signature: Hiroshige ga. Publisher mark: Tsujiya Yasubei. Censorship seal: aratame. Date seal: Snake 1 (1857/1).

Place of Origin

Japan (made)

Date

1857 (made)

Artist/maker

Hiroshige, Utagawa, born 1797 - died 1858 (artist)
Tsujiya Yasubei (publisher)

Materials and Techniques

Colour print from woodblocks

Dimensions

Height: 220 mm approx., Width: 290 mm approx.

Descriptive line

Woodblock print, Utagawa Hiroshige I; 'The Onmayagashi Crossing', from the series 'A Compendium of Ferry Crossings with Sun, Moon and Flowers'; fan print, Japanese, 1857

Subjects depicted

Tokyo (city)

Categories

Prints

Collection code

EAS

Qr_O33462
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