Nakagawa River Mouth, No. 70 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The two passenger boats in the lower half of this print are crossing paths on the Onagi Canal at the point where it joins the Nakagawa River, the broad stream in the center. They are passing in front of a guard station barely visible at the lower left. This checkpoint, established for military security in the early Edo period, was apparently once quite strict. By Hiroshige’s time, however, after more than two centuries of peace, the inspection procedure was a mere formality. A memory of the inspection station survives today in the Guardhouse Bridge, which spans the entrance to the Onagi Canal.
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, 1797–1858. Nakagawa River Mouth, No. 70 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 2nd month of 1857. Woodblock print, Sheet: 14 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (36.2 x 23.5 cm) Image: 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (33.9 x 22.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.70. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 30.1478.70_PS20.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Nakagawa River Mouth, No. 70 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Date
2nd month of 1857
Period
Edo Period, Ansei Era
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Woodblock print
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (36.2 x 23.5 cm) Image: 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (33.9 x 22.2 cm)
Signatures
Hiroshige-ga
Markings
No publisher's seal visible, probably lost when left margin was trimmed. Date and censor seals at top margin.
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Ferris
Accession Number
30.1478.70
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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