Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Title: Double Sword Stone at Bonoura Beach, Satsuma Province
Date: March 1856
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Located in southwest Ky�sh�, the southern most of the Japan's four main islands, B�noura Beach faces the East China Sea. Towering rock formations, named "double sword stones," are a popular destination among visitors to the area. In the foreground, Hiroshige depicts a small boat approaching the rocks with two tourists on board. Seated beneath a parasol, they gazed admiringly up at the fantastic sight. Although Hiroshige exaggerated the rocks a bit, he well represented the scenic beauty of the area.
![Utagawa Hiroshige: Satsuma Province: Bô Bay, The Two-sword Rocks (Satsuma, Bô no ura, Sôkenseki), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue) - Museum of Fine Arts](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/mfa/thumbs/sc208508.jpg "Utagawa Hiroshige: Satsuma Province: Bô Bay, The Two-sword Rocks (Satsuma, Bô no ura, Sôkenseki), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue) - Museum of Fine Arts")
![Utagawa Hiroshige: Satsuma Province: Bô Bay, The Two-sword Rocks (Satsuma, Bô no ura, Sôkenseki), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue) - Museum of Fine Arts](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/mfa/thumbs/sc130627.jpg "Utagawa Hiroshige: Satsuma Province: Bô Bay, The Two-sword Rocks (Satsuma, Bô no ura, Sôkenseki), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue) - Museum of Fine Arts")