Customs of the Eastern Capital (Edo) (Azuma no teburi) あづまの手ぶり

Open book with two facing pages. A black line drawing of a man in a small boat on water fills the center of the pages. The man wears a conical hat and faces the left side. A larger boat or barge with a pointed bow is moored to the man’s boat on the right. The barge has two long oars, one at the back. A tall pole rises from the man’s boat on the left. The background shows rippling water and a light-colored sky. The drawing is bordered with a thin black line. The pages are aged and yellowed. The background behind the book is white.

Artwork details

Date:: 1829, Early Winter, (Bunsei 12)
Medium:: Woodblock printed book; ink and color with hand-coloring (?) on paper
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 599 × 400 px
Museum record:: View original