Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi-no-watashi, Koami-cho) 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 back of a beautifully dressed woman harkens at the outlines of food warehouses. The long and linear row represented the prosperity of Edo. The curve of her parasol and the cargo boat forms a continuous line. Also on the Nihonbashi River is a man rowing a boat that resembles a Venetian gondolier. Until 1639, when Japan closed all contact from the rest of the world, ferries and smaller boats were used to transfer cargo. Once Japan gained a sense of security, they built bridges, which drastically increased trade.
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: 1941-31-302
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