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Ten whaling scenes, from a Japanese book
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: woodcut
Maker: Hattori, Toru; Japan Fisheries Association
Place made: Japan, Tokyo
Date made: 1888
Materials: ink; paper; mounted
Measurements: 4 1/2 in x 7 in
Nomenclature: whaling scenes
Classification: whales
AF-WJ-0408
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: woodcut
Maker: Hattori, Toru; Japan Fisheries Association
Place made: Japan, Tokyo
Date made: 1888
Materials: ink; paper; mounted
Measurements: 4 1/2 in x 7 in
Nomenclature: whaling scenes
Classification: whales
Black and white woodcut of a Japanese seaside town with whalers taking off from the beach. Inscription on top right corner says: "Cited from the textbook of brave fishing/figure of the whaling group's departure."
AF-WJ-0408