Utagawa Hiroshige II. Ferry Boats on the Miyagawa, from the series Three Famous Views in Ise / Fan print, 1862.

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige II (二代目歌川広重] (Japanese, 1826 – 1869).

Signed: Hiroshige ga.

Publisher: Enshūya Matabei [遠州屋又兵衛] (Japanese, fl. c. 1768 – 1881); (Enmata [遠又]), seal 22-009 (Marks).

Block carver: Matsushima Masakichi (Japanese, fl. c. 1847-65); seal: [松嶋彫政] – Hori Masa (Frieze, 2009: 142).

Combined date seal and kiwame censor seal: Bunkyū 2 (1862).

Media: Fan print (uchiwa-e, 団扇絵), 230 x 298 mm

Series: Three Famous Views in Ise [伊勢名所三景] (Ise meisho sankei).

Collection	Japanese prints and drawings
Type or purpose	Fan, Woodblock print
Period	19 AD, Bunkyū Era [文久] (3/1861 – 3/1864), Edo Period (1603 – 1868), Mid-19th century
Country	Japan
Media	Ink and color on paper
Technique	Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Size	Fan print. Uchiwa-e
Subject	Genre-piece, Ise Province [伊勢国], Landscape, River, Travel, Views
Artist	Utagawa Hiroshige II [二代目歌川広重] (Japanese, 1826 – 1869)
Engraver	Matsushima Masakichi (Japanese, fl. c. 1847 – 1865)
Publisher	Enshūya Matabei [遠州屋又兵衛] (Japanese, fl. c. 1768 – 1881)
Publishing year	1862, Bunkyū 2
Acquisition year	2022

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