No.18 Okitsu – Okitsu River
£15.00
Artist: Hiroshige, Utagawa (1797-1858)
Title: No.18 Okitsu – Okitsu River
Series: The 53 Stations of the Tokaido
Japanese Series: Tokaido gojunsantsugi no uchi
Publisher: Hoeido
Date: Edo Period, c.1833-34
Near the mouth of the Okitsu River, two sumo wrestlers are being carried upstream on a horse and a ‘kago’ led by porters. In the background, pine trees and the beach of Miho can be seen.
