Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 98944

Cormorant Fishing in Nagara River

Artist / 作者
Tsuchiya Koitsu土屋光逸
Date / 年代
1940
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Showa / artelino
Digital record / 画像記録
1479 × 1000 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Artelino
Published by / 公開者
白石カナ
Rights / 権利
All rights reserved / commercial reuse prohibited
Attribution / 表記
Artelino

Catalog note / 解説

"Nagara-gawa, U-kai". Fishermen has been using cormorant for fishing in Nagara River since 7th Century. The cormorant swallows small fish, which are attracted by the torch fire. The fisherman tugs the rope attached to the collar on the cormorant to prevent the fish go farther down the cormorant's throat. Later, he makes the bird regurgitate the fish into his basket.

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