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Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Jimbutsu Edition): #15 Yoshiwara

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Fishermen in boats in shallow water with mountain n the distance. Writing in the upper left corner. Flock of birds in the distance in front of the mountain.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

1852

Accession Number

2008/2.317

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 18.33640

Primary Keywords

boats

fishermen (people)

mount fuji

mountains

plants

water

Title

The Happy Life of Fishermen

Artist

Qian Gong (Ch'ien Kung)

Physical Description

A group of fishermen and families sit in reeds, resting, playing, drinking, eating, and chatting. Birds fly in the backgrounf, and the reeds bend under the wind. At top center is calligraphic text.

Artist Life Dates

(active Suzhou, ca. 1573 - ca. 1620)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1610

Accession Number

1985/2.29

Medium and Support

fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on gold paper

relevance

rank 17.77483

Primary Keywords

albums

boats

fans (costume accessories)

fishermen (people)

fishing

ink

trees

water

Title

Fishermen Returning in the Evening Snow

Artist

Jiang Song (Chiang Sung)

Physical Description

Swift, spontaneous brushwork is used to capture a winter landscape. Two fishermen, wearing wide-brimmed straw hats and thatched grass rain capes, work their way through the heavy snow as they cross a bridge, carrying nets on their shoulders.

Artist Life Dates

(1478 - after 1567)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

early 16th century

Accession Number

1976/2.139

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on silk

relevance

rank 16.58935

Primary Keywords

fishermen (people)

ink

landscapes (environments)

net fishing vessels

nets (objects)

painting (image-making)

rocks

snow

straw (hats)

winter