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Exhibitions: Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: View Prints




4. Tsukudajima from Eitai Bridge (2nd Month, 1857)

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This view in Edo Bay is one of only a few prints in this series in which Hiroshige attempted to portray a starlit sky. The fishing boats have come from Tsukudajima Island, lying silent in the distance. Employed by the shogun, they caught the tiny translucent shirauo, or "white fish," whose bland taste was favored by his prescribed diet. The vessels' bright fires were a familiar winter sight.

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