CATALOGUE 129. Tow-boats on the Yotsugi-dori Canal, by Andō Hiroshige (Uspensky 2005:83).

Three boats being towed by men walking along the canal are shown going both up and downstream. The distinctive feature here is that the tow-ropes are not attached to protruding deck beams, but to a feature similar to a Samson post that is affixed perpendicular to the bow bulkhead.


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