Kakegawa: Foring the Forty-eight Rapids on the Akiba Road (Kanagawa, Akiba michi shijuhachi segoe), Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, Woodblock print in colored ink on paper, The scene depicts travelers crossing the river. There was a fixed fee to be carried across on porter’s backs, but it was not uncommon for the porter to stop in the middle of the river and demand more money., Japan, 1797-1858, landscapes, Print

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