The Art Institute of Chicago
Mitsuke: Ferries Crossing the Tenryu River (Mitsuke, Tenryugawa funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
Description
Mitsuke: Ferries Crossing the Tenryu River (Mitsuke, Tenryugawa funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido) is an internationally celebrated Color woodblock print; chuban created by Utagawa Hiroshige (c. 1837/42). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.
Provenance
J. H. Ballard; sold to Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937), Chicago, Jan. 1930; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, Jan. 17, 1930.
Dimensions
16.9 × 22.8 cm (6 5/8 × 8 15/16 in.)
Movement / Period
Accession No
4368
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 Japanese, 1797-1858
Japanese (culture or style) • Japan • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery