Mitsuke: Ferries Crossing the Tenryu River (Mitsuke, Tenryugawa funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of t

Look closely at Mitsuke: Ferries Crossing the Tenryu River (Mitsuke, Tenryugawa funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of t. Color print of a Japanese landscape with a person on horseback in the foreground, flanked by several trees and low green hills.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

Which detail would have made someone stop and look at this print? The Art Institute dates Mitsuke: Ferries Crossing the Tenryu River (Mitsuke, Tenryugawa funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of t to c. 1837/42.

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A CLOSER LOOK

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858 made this print. The museum dates it c. 1837/42.

The original museum record has the full image, attribution, and catalog details. Return to the work after reading its record and see what you notice.

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Art Institute of ChicagoMitsuke: Ferries Crossing the Tenryu River (Mitsuke, Tenryugawa funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of t

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