Minneapolis Institute of Art
Horse Mackerel, Freshwater Prawns, and Seaweed
Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi
- Date
- c. 1832–33
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Prawns and mackerel, harvested by the Japanese in late summer and early autumn, are typically garnished with sprigs of smartweed, a summer herb. A kyōka poem by Toshinoya no Tomiharu is inscribed at the upper right. When they are smaller prawns have a pattern on their shells that looks like the bands on a sheath. It helped the fishermen of Shibaura Beach band them together and catch them en masse. Asia
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