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No. 32, Arai: Ferryboats Arriving at the Checkpoint (Arai, Wataribune chakugan gosekisho), from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojûsan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tôkaidô

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
1891 (Meiji 24), June
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 35.4 x 25 cm (13 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. G. S. Amsden
Accession numberRES.52.88
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
Provenance1952, gift of Dr. George S. Amsden (b. 1870 - d. 1966), Acworth, NH, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 9, 1952)
The Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Treasure Boat
Utagawa Hiroshige I
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)