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Ferryboat on the Yodo River (M)

Size: 23.5cm by 34.0cm (9.25 in by 13.39 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Ando Hiroshige

Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 7,000$ 53.00£ 43.25€ 49.50 [Item has been sold]

Description: From the fine early set of ten prints: Famous Places in Kyoto, published by Eisendo c1835.

This depicts a ferryboat that connected Fushimi and Namba. The small boat in the foreground is commonly known as a "kurawanka boat" that sold food while calling out "kurawanka, kurawanka" (meaning "Do you have so little money that you can't even eat?")

This particular print is a post-war reproduction by Yuyudo.

Note: the size of this print is slightly smaller than the original. Please refer to the displayed measurements for accuracy.

There are a few slight foxing spots and chiri (mulberry bark scraps) in the upper area of this print.

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