Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Scattered Pines, Tone River
From the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868), 1856
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Gift of James A. Michener, 1991
(22756)

A net, cast by one of the various fishermen shown navigating the Tone River, creates a startlingly abstract design in the right half of the print.

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