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Notes (1st edition)
Publisher (this edition): Hoeido Hoeido
Date of this item: 1833 1833
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.:
Hiroshige-FerryBoatsArai.jpg is:
Title: Ferry Boats at Arai
Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: 53 Stations of the Tokaido Trail (Hoeido)
Date: 1833
Publisher: Hoeido
Reference #: # 32 in the series
Size: 9 5/8 x 14 5/8 inches
Condition: Fine, early impression and color; good state, apart from thinning at upper right; remargining on sides and bottom; pin holes; slightly soiled;

32 Arai
A large ferry boat, with an awning round it, taking a daimyo across from Maisaka, followed by a smaller boat with his retainers. A high range of hills on the further shore; golden sky.
Travellers made the journey from Maisaka to Arai Station by ferryboat. On the shore was a government barrier station for the inspection of travellers. The compound remains largely intact even today.		 HIROSHIGE
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