Fair Travellers Fording the River Oi
For military reasons, the Tokugawa government prohibited the building of substantial bridges across the Ōi River near Kanaya station, presently in Shizuoka Prefecture; thus, the river was a dangerous obstacle for travelers. Here, women of lower classes are shown being carried across the river on the shoulders of porters, while high-ranking ladies are seated in a lacquered palanquin that rests upon the porters' shoulders.
Utagawa Toyokuni is given credit for leading the Utagawa school to dominance of the late ukiyo-e tradition.
Utagawa Toyokuni is given credit for leading the Utagawa school to dominance of the late ukiyo-e tradition.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fair Travellers Fording the River Oi
- Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
- Artist: Wakasaya Yoichi (Japanese, ca. 1794–1897)
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: ca. 1800
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: 14 x 30 1/8 in. (35.6 x 76.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1914
- Object Number: JP202
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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