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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 3/4 in x 7 1/2 in
Nomenclature: whaling scenes
Classification: whales
AF-WJ-0408C
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 3/4 in x 7 1/2 in
Nomenclature: whaling scenes
Classification: whales
Black and white woodcut of a whale's capture at sea. The whale, whose back is exposed and covered by a fishing net, spouts water as Japanese fishers prepare to attack the whale from all directions.
AF-WJ-0408C