-No.43- Kuwana- 1847 - 1852

This woodblock print, titled “-No. 43- Kuwana-,” is one of the 55 prints in Utagawa Hiroshige’s famous series, "The Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road.” The series, created between 1847 and 1852, captures the beauty of the Kisokaido, an alternate route to Edo, or present-day Tokyo. The print depicts a large boat filled with travelers and its large white sail, navigating a river. The viewer's eye is drawn to the subtle detail of the rippling water as it reflects the vibrant blues of the sky and the distant mountains.