Horse Mackerel, Freshwater Prawns, and Seaweed, c. 1832-1833
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.expand_more 81.133.103
Not on Viewexpand_more
Prawns and mackerel, harvested by the Japanese in late summer and early autumn, are typically garnished with sprigs of smartweed, a summer herb. A kyōka poem by Toshinoya no Tomiharu is inscribed at the upper right.
When they are smaller
prawns have a pattern on their shells that looks like the bands on a sheath.
It helped the fishermen of Shibaura Beach
band them together and catch them en masse.
Details
- Title
- Horse Mackerel, Freshwater Prawns, and Seaweed
- Artist Life
- 1797 - 1858
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 81.133.103
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Ukiyo-e shūka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 243, horizontal ōban #091.06
- Curator Approved
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