Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi no Watashi Koami-cho), No. 46 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The Yoroi Ferry, which we see in the distance loaded with a standing crowd, transported passengers across the Nihonbashi River. It owed its name to Minamoto Yoshiie (1041–1108), the medieval warrior who was said to have hung his armor on the pine tree in number 26. Here, so the legend goes, he pacified the waves during a great storm by sacrificing his armor to the angry Dragon King of the sea. Behind the ferry are the warehouses of Koami-chō, which stored rice, soy, and oil for the capital.
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi no Watashi Koami-cho), No. 46 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 10th month of 1857. Woodblock print, 14 1/4 x 9 1/4in. (36.2 x 23.5cm) Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 7/16 in. (36 x 23.9 cm) Image: 13 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (33.7 x 22.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.46. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
Artist
Title
Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi no Watashi Koami-cho), No. 46 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Date
10th month of 1857
Period
Edo Period, Ansei Era
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Woodblock print
Classification
Dimensions
14 1/4 x 9 1/4in. (36.2 x 23.5cm) Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 7/16 in. (36 x 23.9 cm) Image: 13 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (33.7 x 22.2 cm)
Signatures
Hiroshige-ga
Markings
Publisher: Shitaya Uo Ei. Title in cartouche lower left. Censor seals upper right border.
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Ferris
Accession Number
30.1478.46
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