Flatfish Netting and Fish Boats, Wakasa Province, 1853, 9th month, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke, Japanese, 1797 - 1858, 13 9/16 × 9 in. ( × cm) (image, vertical ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Wakasa Bay, along the west coast of central Japan, has long been known as a prime spot for flatfish. Fishermen used nets to catch the fish, which live near the ocean floor. Here Hiroshige shows a group of fishermen in a large sail boat pulling up their nets. While some are firmly holding the edges of the net

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