Hauling Canal Boats, Yotsugi Road (Yotsugi-dori, yosui hikifune) From the Series One Hundred Famous views of Edo
date: label: Date
content: 1857
name: label: Artist
content: Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The Yotsugi dori canal divides the print in half with its s-shape curve. It was initially constructed at the beginning of the 17th century to provided drinking water for Edo but quickly transitioned into a waterway for freights. Because it was so narrow and shallow, the boats had to be pulled, as seen here. Instead of depicting this canal accurately, Hiroshige used his artistic intention to make this scene more exciting and curvilinear.
place: label: made in
content: Japan
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1941-31-278
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Woodblock print in colored ink on paper