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This piece depicts boats decorated with lanterns, the evening sky and festivities.  The shore is lined with teahouses set up for the event. The title for the print is located in the upper right corner in a red box.
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese (culture or style))
Famous Views of the 60-odd Provinces: #9 The Tennô Festival at Tsushima in Owari Province
1853 – 1856
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1960/2.144
In the main street of Goyu village at nightfall, female touts aggressively solicit travelers by dragging them into the tea-house on the right, where one is already resting. The large circle on the wall bears the sign of the publisher of the series, Take-no-Uchi, which was omitted in later issues. On the sign-boards inside are given the names of the engraver, Firobei; the printer, Heibei; and the artist, Ichiryusai.
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese (culture or style))
Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Goyû: Women Soliciting Travelers
1833 – 1834
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1960/2.141
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