Porter Collection (#2)

Yui: The Yui River (Yui, Yuigawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Toka... c. 1837/42
Yui: The Yui River (Yui, Yuigawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Kanbara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c. 1837/42)
Kanbara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Hakone, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)... c. 1837/42
Hakone, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Totsuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c. 1837/42)
Totsuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

The Far Bank of the Oi River in Kanaya (Oigawa engan, Kanaya), section of sheet no... c. 1848/52
The Far Bank of the Oi River in Kanaya (Oigawa engan, Kanaya), section of sheet no. 6 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)", c. 1848/52

Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three... c. 1837/42
Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three... c. 1837/42
Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Kameyama, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c.1841/44)
Kameyama, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Gyosho Tokaido, c. 1841/44

Hakone: Traveling with Pine Torches in the Night (Hakone, yonaka taimatsu tori)—No... c. 1847/52
Hakone: Traveling with Pine Torches in the Night (Hakone, yonaka taimatsu tori)--No. 11, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)

Yang Pu Moving His Family, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Creator: Unknown
Yang Pu Moving His Family, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Long scroll ink painting depicting people with their animals and belongings crossing a river. Detail from a larger artwork

Yang Pu Moving His Family, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Creator: Unknown
Yang Pu Moving His Family, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Long scroll ink painting depicting people with their animals and belongings crossing a river. Detail from a larger artwork

Fuchu: The Abe River (Fuchu, Abekawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the... c. 1833/34
Fuchu: The Abe River (Fuchu, Abekawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Fujieda: Changing Porters and Horses (Fujieda, jinba tsugitate), from the series... c. 1833/34. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Fujieda: Changing Porters and Horses (Fujieda, jinba tsugitate), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)

Fuchu: The Abe River (Fuchu, Abekawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the... c. 1833/34
Fuchu: The Abe River (Fuchu, Abekawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Plum Garden (Umeyashiki), from vol. 1 of the illustrated book "Fine Views of the Eastern... 1800
Plum Garden (Umeyashiki), from vol. 1 of the illustrated book "Fine Views of the Eastern Capital at a Glance (Toto shokei ichiran)", Japan, 1800

Fuji from Kanaya on the Tokaido (Tokaido Kanaya no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six... c. 1830/32. Creator: Hokusai
Fuji from Kanaya on the Tokaido (Tokaido Kanaya no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), Japan, c. 1830/32

Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by... c. 1835/36
Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)", Japan, c. 1835/36

The Oi River between Suruga and Totomi Provinces (Sun-En Oigawa), from the series... 1858. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
The Oi River between Suruga and Totomi Provinces (Sun-En Oigawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)", 1858

Omando: Ochie, Onokichi of the Matsuya, from the series Female Geisha Section of the Yoshi... 1783
Omando: Ochie, Onokichi of the Matsuya, from the series Female Geisha Section of the Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival (Seiro niwaka onna geisha no bu) (Omando, Matsuya uchi Ochie, Onokichi), Japan, 1783

Ishiyakushi: The Post House (Ishiyakushi, toiyaba no zu), from the series "Fifty-... c. 1837/42
Ishiyakushi: The Post House (Ishiyakushi, toiyaba no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)

Futagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also... 1852
Futagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido), 1852

Shirasuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also... 1852
Shirasuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido), 1852

Kanaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known...1852
Kanaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido), 1852

Shimada, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also... 1852
Shimada, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido), 1852

Okabe, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known... 1852
Okabe, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido), 1852

Chiryu—No. 40, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan... c. 1847/52)
Chiryu--No. 40, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c. 1847/52

Fujikawa—No. 38, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan...c.1847/52)
Fujikawa--No. 38, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c. 1847/52

Futakawa: Sarugababa—No. 34, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido... c. 1847/52
Futakawa: Sarugababa--No. 34, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c. 1847/52

Shimada: The Oi River (Shimada, Oigawa)—No. 24, from the series "Fifty-three Station... c. 1847/52
Shimada: The Oi River (Shimada, Oigawa)--No. 24, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c. 1847/52

The Main Gate, New Yoshiwara, c. 1745. Creator: Torii Kiyotada
The Main Gate, New Yoshiwara, c. 1745. Detail from a larger artwork

Arrival of the Korean Embassy in Edo, c. 1709. Creator: Torii Kiyonobu I
Arrival of the Korean Embassy in Edo, c. 1709. Detail from a larger artwork

Odawara: The Sakawa River (Odawara, Sakawagawa), from the series "Fifty-three Statio... c. 1833/34
Odawara: The Sakawa River (Odawara, Sakawagawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Arai, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also... c
Arai, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Kusatsu: Famous Post House (Kusatsu, Meibutsu tateba), from the series "Fifty-three... c. 1833/34
Kusatsu: Famous Post House (Kusatsu, Meibutsu tateba), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of... c. 1833/34
Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Kanaya: The Far Bank of the Oi River (Kanaya, Oigawa engan), from the series "Fifty... c. 1833/34
Kanaya: The Far Bank of the Oi River (Kanaya, Oigawa engan), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Arrival of Christmas Train, Eastern Counties Railway - drawn by Duncan, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Arrival of Christmas Train, Eastern Counties Railway - drawn by Duncan, 1850. Porters unloading Christmas parcels at a station. Illustration to a poem by D

Receiving goods at the International Exhibition Building, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Receiving goods at the International Exhibition Building, [South Kensington, London], 1862. Our Illustration represents a section of the busy scenes within the building of the International

A Sedan Chair, (1881). Creator: Unknown
A Sedan Chair, (1881). Sedan chair carried between horizontal poles by two porters. This form of transport was gernerally only used by the wealthy or powerful

Zeze Castle: Returning Sails at Yabase (Zeze, Yabase no kihan), published in 1863. Creator: Toyohara Kunichika
Zeze Castle: Returning Sails at Yabase (Zeze, Yabase no kihan), published in 1863. Series: Scenes of Famous Places along the Tokaido Road (Tokaido meisho fukei)

Trainman signalling from a "Jim Crow"coach, Saint Augustine, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Saint Augustine, Florida. Trainman signalling from a " Jim Crow" coach

Railroad yards, Kearney, Nebraska, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Railroad yards, Kearney, Nebraska. Overland train passengers go back to their cars after ten minute train stop on trip between San Francisco and Chicago

The Courier Kantan dreaming of Himself as a Daimyo (Hikyaku Kantan: yume no daimyo)... c. 1716 / 35
The Courier Kantan dreaming of Himself as a Daimyo (Hikyaku Kantan: yume no daimyo), no. 8 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays, c. 1716/35

Mr. H. M. Stanleys return to civilisation; Mr. Stanley and his Porters at the British... 1890. Creator: Unknown
Mr. H. M. Stanleys return to civilisation; Mr. Stanley and his Porters at the British Agency, Zanzibar

Chinese Palanquin-Bearers, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Chinese Palanquin-Bearers, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Korean Embassy Parade, 1682. Creator: Hishikawa Moronobu
Korean Embassy Parade, 1682. Attributed to Hishikawa Moronobu

A Passing Palanquin, from the series "Scenes of Flower-viewing at Ueno"
A Passing Palanquin, from the series " Scenes of Flower-viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)", c. 1681/84

Fujisawa, from the series "A Record of a Journey to Enoshima (Enoshima kiko)"
Fujisawa, from the series " A Record of a Journey to Enoshima (Enoshima kiko)", 1833

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