CATALOGUE 132. Ferry over Rokugo River at Kawasaki on Tokaidō, by Hokujū (Kikuchi 1968).

Ferrymen pole boats with passengers across the river. The bow is more upswept than many other artists portray, but it is still a design that enables it to be pulled onshore if necessary. The planking is also unusual, appearing to be three separate planks rising vertically from the bottom.


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