131003-0056-OS - Sumidagawa River

A turtle with a view on boats on the Sumidagawa River in Edo (current Tokyo), 1857 (Ansei 4). In the background, Mount Fuji can be seen.

This woodblock print is image 56 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (名所江戸百景, Meisho Edo Hyakkei), a series created by ukiyoe artist Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重, 1797–1858).

It is one of 30 summer scenes in the series.

Title: Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa (深川萬年橋, Fukagawa Mannenbashi)

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