Kawasaki: Ferry on the Rokugo River; Straw Craft - Attractive scene from the collaborative Hiroshige and Toyokuni III Tokaido Road series, referred to as "The Tokaido by Two Brushes." The foreground design by Toyokuni III shows a mother seated at a low desk decorating boxes with geometric patterns in colored straw, a specialty of the region. She smiles as she looks down at her young boy, who holds a box in each hand. She wears a blue kimono with a large tied-dyed floral design, the sleeves tied back with a red sash and her hair protectively wrapped with a white towel printed with butterflies. Above, a classic Hiroshige landscape shows a ferry crossing on the Rokugo River, with two smaller boats carrying passengers back and forth while a larger sailboat approaches. Clouds streak across the sky with gray mountains along the horizon and the white peak of Mt. Fuji rising in the distance. A variant edition with a colored background.

Artist - Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) and Toyokuni III/Kunisada (1786 - 1864)

Image Size - 14" x 9 1/2" + top margin as shown

Condition - This print with good color and detail as shown. Small thinning spot at top edge, repaired. A couple diagonal folds. Slight toning and soiling, a few spots and creases. Please see photos for details. Good overall.