Travellers Fording the Abe River at Fuchu

ca. 1833–34

Not on view

Fuchu, a capital city of Suruga, was a prosperous city where Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, retired. In this print, three ladies are carried across the Abe River by porters—in a palanquin, in a simple litter, and on the back of a wader.

The character, which can be read take (bamboo), is seen within a circle on the back of the green garment in the figure farthest to the right. It is one of the logos of the publisher of this series, Takenouchi Magobei.

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東海道五十三次之内　府中　安部川
Title: Travellers Fording the Abe River at Fuchu
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo))
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1833–34
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 9 15/32 x 14 in. (24.1 x 35.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
Object Number: JP490
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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