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Lot 45
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Kuwana: Shichiri Crossing (Kuwana, Shichiri watashiguchi)
Closed18 June 2020
Price Realised
GBP 3,500
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Specialist note
Two boats to the foreground arrive from Miya to the port of Kuwana. Under the domain of the Mastsuaira clan throughout the Edo period (1603-1868), the landmark of Kuwana Castle on the seashore was a landmark for incoming sailors and their cargo.
For a similar impression in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. JP1491, go to:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60026737
For a similar impression in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. JP1491, go to:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60026737