Hiroshige II Utagawa, Japanese Woodblock Ukiyoe "Crossing Oi River" 2 panels of 3
Archivally Framed
Artist: Hiroshige II Utagawa (1826-1869）sealed as Shigenobu
Title: Crossing Oi River
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei
Date: 1852
Size: (L) 35.7 x 25.0, (C) 35.9 x 25.0, (R) 35.7 x 25.0 cm
Original Japanese woodblock print.
Pair of related Japanese Woodblock Prints 'Ukiyoe': women transported on rafts:
Crossing the Oi River was part of the coastal road (Tokaido) from Edo to Kyoto. There were no bridges so as to make it difficult to move an army. At certain times in a flood it wasn’t possible to cross. Most people walked across themselves but the wealthy were carried individually or on/in palanquins.Each: 14.25 x 10 inches (print). 18.25 x 25 inches archivally framed.
Fair condition. Light fading, wrinkling and soiling. Upper right corner on right print is dog-eared. Archivally (lightly) mounted. See images.
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