Hizen gotō kujiraryō no zu – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Hizen gotō kujiraryō no zu comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Hizen gotō kujiraryō no zu
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Whaling off the Goto Islands, in the former Hizen Province on Kyushu's western coast, is the subject of this color woodcut from 1859. The Goto grounds were among Japan's best-known whaling areas in the late Edo period, where crews worked together to net whales and haul them ashore for processing. The print belongs to the series *Shokoku meisho hyakkei*, a set of famous provincial views, and its focus on a working industry sets it apart from the scenic landscapes that dominated such series.
| Created / published | 1859 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color ; 35.4 x 24.1 cm. |
| Genre | organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Vertical Oban Nishikie. From the series: Shokokumreisho hyakkei : One hundred famous views of the country. Forms part of: Visual materials from Donald D. Walker collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Published in: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e ... / essays by Sandy Kita .... New York ..., 2001, no. 3, p. 14. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | Whales--Japan--1850-1860. Whaling--Japan--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,655 × 4,510 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221870 |
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