Station Forty-Three: Kuwana, Seven-Ri Ferry at the Port, from the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido

Station Forty-Three: Kuwana, Seven-Ri Ferry at the Port, from the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The two boats in the foreground are about to reach the Kuwana port after a two-hour journey from Miya, the present-day city of Atsuta. The imposing castle of Kuwana is a landmark for travelers in the boats that float on a deep blue sea raising whitecaps.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Station Forty-Three: Kuwana, Seven-Ri Ferry at the Port, from the Fifty-Three Stations of the TokaidoStation Forty-Three: Kuwana, Seven-Ri Ferry at the Port, from the Fifty-Three Stations of the TokaidoStation Forty-Three: Kuwana, Seven-Ri Ferry at the Port, from the Fifty-Three Stations of the TokaidoStation Forty-Three: Kuwana, Seven-Ri Ferry at the Port, from the Fifty-Three Stations of the TokaidoStation Forty-Three: Kuwana, Seven-Ri Ferry at the Port, from the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.