Numazu- Making the Famous Dried Fish by Utagawa Hiroshige

Numazu- Making the Famous Dried Fish c. 1841 - 1844

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print, ink, color-on-paper

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toned paper

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print

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japan

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handmade artwork painting

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personal sketchbook

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ink

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color-on-paper

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coloured pencil

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sketchbook drawing

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watercolour bleed

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watercolour illustration

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sketchbook art

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marker colouring

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watercolor

"Numazu- Making the Famous Dried Fish" is a woodblock print from the *Tokaido Road* series, created by the renowned Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige in the mid-19th century. The print depicts a bustling scene in Numazu, a town famous for its dried fish, with people carrying bundles, a worker in a shop, and distant mountains. The scene, captured in the *ukiyo-e* style, showcases Hiroshige's mastery of color and perspective, showcasing the lively daily life of a Japanese town.

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