Niijuku Ferry, No. 93 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This print is similar in theme and composition to the view of Kawaguchi Ferry in number 20. Both are views of ferry crossings on major roads leading out of Edo, and as the most distant points in the series for their respective directions (north for Kawaguchi and northeast here), they serve to mark the outer geographical limits of the series as a whole. It is for this reason that both have the look of straightforward topographical prints, important more to fix boundaries than to highlight famous places.
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Niijuku Ferry, No. 93 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 2nd month of 1857. Woodblock print, Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm) Image: 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (34 x 22.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.93. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
Niijuku Ferry, No. 93 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 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm) Image: 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (34 x 22.2 cm)
Signatures
Hiroshige-ga
Markings
Publisher: Shitaya Uo Ei. Date and censor seal at top margin.
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Ferris
Accession Number
30.1478.93
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