Nakagawaguchi (Mouth of Nakagawa River) from the Series One Hundred Views of Edo
date: label: Date
content: 1797-1858
name: label: Artist
content: Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: This is a lively depiction of daily life on the traditional highway of Edo. In the foreground are two thatched-rowboats near the banks of the canal, most likely carrying precious cargo such as salt, which was a commodity that was produced not too far from this location. Above are three raftsmen transporting loads of timber, which was the primary building material of Japan during this time. Just above the horizon are two boats transporting passengers. Way off in the distance are fishermen, hoping for a good catch.
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: 1941-31-280
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