Nojima, Eboshijima, Natsushima, and Sarushima--Islands off Kanazawa in Bushū Province, 1843-1846, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō, Japanese, 1797 - 1858, 8 11/16 × 11 1/16 in. (22 × cm) (image, sheet, uchiwa-e), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, The four islands identified in the title cartouche of this print are located off the shore of Kanazawa Beach, today part of Yokohama City. As seen here, it was a quiet fishing village in Hiroshige's time. While the women on the beach were busily gathering seashells, the full moon rises

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