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Tokaido Gojusantsugi-no Uchi: Mitsuke(From the Fifty-Three Stages of the Tokaido: Mitsuke)
(Utagawa <Ando> Hiroshige)

Tokaido Gojusantsugi-no Uchi: Mitsukei(From the Fifty-Three Stages of the Tokaido: Mitsuke) (Utagawa <Ando> Hiroshige)
Artist Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige
Format Large colour print
Date Around the Tempo era (1830-1844)

A ferryboat man is shown smoking a pipe during a break from his work. Shading is skillfully used on far-off scenery to give a sense of depth.