Edo prints
| Design: | Shōtei Hokuju (1763–1824) | |||||
| Title: | Dragnet fishing at Kujukuri beach in Kazusa province | |||||
| Size: | 24.8 x 38.5 cm (ōban) | |||||
| Posthumous printing from newly cut woodblocks | ||||||
| Photography: | Jacques Commandeur |
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Originally published in the 1810s by Nishimuraya Yohachi (firm name Eijudō). This edition is a post-war reproduction published by Adachi.
Artist’s signature in left print area:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 昇 | shō | rise up | |
| 亭 | tei | pavilion | |
| 北 | hoku | north | |
| 壽 | ju | longevity | Picture by |
| 画 | ga | picture | Shōtei Hokuju |
Print title in the upper right area of the print:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 上 | ka | up | |
| 総 | fusa | whole | Kazusa |
| 九 | ku | nine | |
| 十 | jū | ten | |
| 九 | ku | nine | |
| 里 | ri | 3.927km | Kujūkuri |
| 地 | ji | earth | |
| 引 | hiki | pull | |
| 網 | ami | net | beach dragnet |
| 大 | tai | big | |
| 漁 | ryō | fishing | |
| 猟 | ryō | hunting | big fish hunting |
| 正 | sei | correct | |
| 写 | sha | copy | imitate exactly |
| 之 | no | ’s | |
| 図 | zu | scene | picture |
Round censorship seal reading kiwame (‘approved’), and Eiju han seal, see Marks (2011, p. 67, seal number 23-016), of the original publisher Nishimuraya Yohachi in bottom left print area.
The print comes with the following information pamphlet (click to enlarge):
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References
- Forrer, Matthi (1994). Japanese Prints (2 volumes in slipcase). Vol. 10-11, Genève: Collections Baur.
- Marks, Andreas (2011). Publishers of Japanese Woodblock Prints: A Compendium. Leiden: Hotei Publishing.
Provenance: Mokuhankan