Gihachiro Okuyama’s circa 1960-70s Woodblock print “矢切の渡し (Yagiri Ferry)” captures Tokyo’s last traditional river crossing in stark black-and-white. Bare winter trees frame a wooden dock where passengers await the ferry, while distant boats and the ferry’s signpost “矢切の渡し” evoke the enduring rhythms of Edo-era waterways. 🌊🚣❄️
- Year & Edition: circa 1960-70s · Self-printed (signed and titled in pencil to margins: 矢切の渡し (Yagiri Ferry), 奥山儀八郎 (Okuyama Gihachiro); artist seal lower right of image).
- Medium: Woodblock.
- Dimensions: Sheet H: 24.00 cm × W: 48.00 cm.
- Condition: Lovely; image face unblemished with minor foxing upper right; paper crisp & intact with foxing to lower margin edge.
- Notes: Operating since the early Edo period (1603-1868), the 矢切の渡し ferry connects Shibamata and Shimoyakiri, preserving a slice of Japan’s riverside heritage. Okuyama’s composition emphasizes the quiet dignity of this historic crossing, rendering the ferry’s simple timber structure and its waiting passengers in precise carving and tonal contrast.
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