Old View of the Boat-bridge at Sano in Kōzuke Province (Kōzuke Sano funabashi no kozu), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyō kiran), 諸國名橋奇覧 かうつけ佐野ふなはしの古づ, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 10 x 14 7/8 in. (25.4 x 37.8 cm), Prints, Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)), This snowscape depicting the 'bridge of boats' at Sano, Gunma Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, is the most striking print in the series. Noted in the cartouche as an 'ancient view,' the pontoon bridge was famous in early poetry but no longer existed by Hokusai's time
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Old View, Boat-bridge, Sano, Kōzuke Province, Kōzuke Sano funabashi no kozu, series, Remarkable Views, Bridges, Various Provinces, Shokoku meikyō kiran, 諸國名橋奇覧 かうつけ佐野ふなはしの古づ, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1830, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, 10 x 14 7/8, 25.4 37.8 cm, Prints, Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, Tokyo, Edo, 1760–1849, snowscape, depicting, bridge, boats, Sano, Gunma Prefecture, northeastern Japan, striking, series, Noted, cartouche, ancient view, pontoon bridge, famous, early poetry, no longer, existed, Hokusai, time
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