Enoshima Awabi-ry.C5.8D no Zu Utamaro's pictures of abalone divers



enoshima awabi-ryō no zu, utamaro, coloured ink woodblock print on handmade washi paper, c. 1804–18, 39 79 centimetres (15 in × 31 in)



utamaro s heir utamaro ii (ja) had triptych enoshima awabi-ryō no zu (江之島鮑猟之図, catching abalone in enomshima ) published in bunka era (1804–18) either kagaya kichiemon or yorozuya kichibei. each print measures 39 26 centimetres (15 in × 10 in) , signed utamaro.


utamaro ii makes mitate-e parody of abalone hunting in enoshima, fishing done not women men (also called ama, spelt characters 海士, sea-man ). picture depicts nude female ama (海女, sea-woman ) divers hunting abalone luxuriously-dressed women watch boat.








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