Artist: Utagawa Yoshitsuya [歌川 芳艶] (Japanese, 1822 – 1866).
Publisher: Kojimaya Jūbei [小島屋重兵衛] (Japanese, c. 1797 – 1869).
Date seal and double nanushi censor seals: Kunigasa & Yoshimura, Kōka 5 (1849).
Signed: Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga [英斎芳艶画] in a red double gourd cartouche.
Two men are fishing with a net off the coast of Shinagawa, in the Edo Bay.
Additional Information
| Collection | Fan print (Uchiwa-e) [団扇絵] , Japanese prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Fan , Woodblock print |
| Period | 19 AD , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) , Kōka era [弘化] (1844–1848) , Mid-19th century |
| Country | Japan |
| Media/Technique | Ink and color on paper , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Size | Fan print. Uchiwa-e |
| Subject | Everyday life , Shinagawa [品川] , Social life and customs , Waves |
| School | Utagawa (歌川) |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1849 , Kōka 5 |
| Acquisition year | 2017 |