Japanese Print "Tosa Province: Bonito Fishing at Sea" by Utagawa Hiroshige
Artist:Utagawa Hiroshige
Title:Tosa Province: Bonito Fishing at Sea
Date:1855
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Source:Worcester Art Museum
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Print no. 57 of the series: "Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces" Tosa Province is represented in the series by its most famous product: bonito (skipjack tuna). Here, fishermen in five boats are landing fish. Before the 1900s when bluefin tuna became popular, bonito was the most sought-after catch. Among the many ways it was consumed, bonito was dried, fermented, and used as a main ingredient in dashi broth, a foundation of Japanese cooking.
![Japanese Print "Tosa Province: Bonito Fishing at Sea (Tosa, Kaijô katsuo tsuri), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)" by Utagawa Hiroshige, 歌川広重 (Utagawa Hiroshige I)](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/mfa/thumbs/sc130615.jpg "Tosa Province: Bonito Fishing at Sea (Tosa, Kaijô katsuo tsuri), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)")
![Japanese Print "Tosa Province, Bonito Fishing at Sea (Tosa, Kaijô katsuo tsuri), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue), Edo period, 1855 (Ansei 2, 9th month)" by Ando Hiroshige, 歌川広重 (Andô Hiroshige)](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/harvard/thumbs/HUAM-CARP04793.jpg "Tosa Province, Bonito Fishing at Sea (Tosa, Kaijô katsuo tsuri), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue), Edo period, 1855 (Ansei 2, 9th month)")
![Japanese Print "Tosa Province: Bonito Fishing at Sea (Tosa, Kaijô katsuo tsuri), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)" by Utagawa Hiroshige, 歌川広重 (Utagawa Hiroshige I)](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/mfa/thumbs/sc208478.jpg "Tosa Province: Bonito Fishing at Sea (Tosa, Kaijô katsuo tsuri), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)")
![Japanese Print "Tosa Province: Bonito Fishing at Sea (Tosa, Kaijô katsuo tsuri), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)" by Utagawa Hiroshige, 歌川広重 (Utagawa Hiroshige I)](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/mfa/thumbs/sc208500.jpg "Tosa Province: Bonito Fishing at Sea (Tosa, Kaijô katsuo tsuri), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)")
![Japanese Print "Tosa Province: Bonito Fishing at Sea (Tosa, Kaijô katsuo tsuri), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)" by Utagawa Hiroshige, 歌川広重 (Utagawa Hiroshige I)](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/mfa/thumbs/sc230787.jpg "Tosa Province: Bonito Fishing at Sea (Tosa, Kaijô katsuo tsuri), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces [of Japan] ([Dai Nihon] Rokujûyoshû meisho zue)")
