Eight Views of Edo Suburbs: Fishing Boats Returning to Gyôtoku / Andô Hiroshige
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- Accession Number
- 1948/1.138
- Title
- Eight Views of Edo Suburbs: Fishing Boats Returning to Gyôtoku
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1835-1842
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Kanto (region)
- Tokyo (metropolis)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Kanto (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Tokyo (metropolis)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Style/Group/Movement
- ukiyo e
- Inscription
- Signed: Hiroshige ga
- "Kiwame" seal (Perfect)
- Dimensions
- 22.4 cm x 35.1 cm (8 13/16 in. x 13 13/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- Secondary Object Classification
- Secondary Object Type
- landscape
- Physical Description
- The pyramid shaped hills in the background of this print are those of the boiling houses and salt piles of Gyôtoku’s salt industry. A ferry boat, or watashi-bune, carries passengers in the foreground of this picture. In this print a shipman steers using the large rudder located in the back of the boat.
- Subject Matter
- Salt was an important commodity during the Edo period. It was used in a number of rituals and as a method of purification: to this day salt is used to purify the sumo ring before the beginning of a match. One of the most important uses of salt was in the preservation of food, in particular fish. In Edo the price of salt was high, as the long, flat, hard-packed beaches at Gyôtoku were one of the only places in the area suitable for harvesting this precious resource.
- The pyramid shaped hills in the background of this print are those of the boiling houses and salt piles of Gyôtoku’s unique industry. Gyôtoku was also the final destination for many ferry boats that ran along the network of Edo canals. One such boat, or watashi-bune, carries passengers in the foreground of this picture. It was typical for two shipmen to pilot these ferries. In this print one steers using the large rudder located in the back of the boat. Long bamboo poles were also used to pilot watashi-bune through shallow waters.
- Primary Keywords
- edo, late
- fishing
- fishing vessels
- sailboats
- shores (landforms)
- streams
- ukiyo-e
- woodblock prints
- Secondary Keywords
- relation to water
- transfer method
- asian
- bodies of water
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- bodies of water by size
- buildings and the land
- early modern japanese periods
- east asian
- edo (japanese period)
- hunting and commercial fishing vessels
- japanese
- japanese periods
- japanese printmaking styles
- japanese styles
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by position
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- physical activities
- physical activities by location
- physical activities by specific context
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- riverine bodies
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- water activities
- watercraft
- watercraft by function
- watercraft by method of propulsion
- watercraft by specific type
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1299 x 937
- File Size
- 111 KB
- Record
- 1948/1.138
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"Eight Views of Edo Suburbs: Fishing Boats Returning to Gyôtoku; Andô Hiroshige." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1948-sl-1.138/1948_1.138.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.