Station Forty-Three: Kuwana, Seven-Ri Ferry at the Port, from the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese

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The two boats in the foreground are about to reach the Kuwana port after a two-hour journey from Miya, the present-day city of Atsuta. The imposing castle of Kuwana is a landmark for travelers in the boats that float on a deep blue sea raising whitecaps.

Station Forty-Three: Kuwana, Seven-Ri Ferry at the Port, from the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo)), Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan

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