View of a Steam Train
Artist
Watanabe Nobukazu
(Japanese, 1874 - 1944)
Date1899
Mediumwoodblock
DimensionsOverall: 37.1 × 73.2 cm (14 5/8 × 28 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LinePurchased with Funds Provided by Paul Warner
Object number2018.008.012
DescriptionDepiction of a railroad in Tokyo, with a steam engine pulling a train along tracks on an embankment following the water's edge. At lower left, a horse-drawn streetcar moves past pedestrians, a rickshaw, and two laborers transporting a cart of stones. At the upper right, people enjoy a view of the train and harbour from a hill covered with blossoming cherry trees.Status
Not on view
Utagawa Hiroshige lll
Ikkei Shosai
