Scattered Pines along Tone River (Tone-gawa, Barabara-matsu) From the Series One Hundred Famous views of Edo
date: label: Date
content: 1856
name: label: Artist
content: Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: This picturesque scene of fishermen casting nets provides the motif for a spectacular woodblock print. The right side shows a net in mid-flight with its border of led weights fanning out the trap. Other fishermen in the background are seen in various stages of hauling in their nets. Light green grasses complement the snarling dark pine trees in the middle of the print. The delicate embossed work, known as nunomezuri, on the white sail, is highlighted by the subtle hues of blues used in the water and the sky. These naturalistic details are similar to the work of Dutch genre painters who employed the technique called tour de force. At first glance, this simple palette may appear dull but encompasses an animated trawling scene.
place: label: made in
content: Japan
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1941-31-283
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Woodblock print in colored ink on paper