Gihachiro Okuyama’s "はぜ舟 (Hazebune)” depicts a fleet of flat-bottomed goby boats spread across the tidal flats at low tide. Fishermen stand poised in each vessel, using long poles and nets to scoop haze (goby) from the shallow waters. The print’s vertical format and meticulously stippled water surface draw attention to the boats’ orderly formation and the precise craft of traditional coastal fishing. 🚣🐟
- Year & Edition: Open Edition. Circa 1960-70s; artist seal lower left.
- Medium: Woodblock.
- Dimensions: Sheet H: 24.00 cm × W: 12.00 cm.
- Condition: Excellent; sharp, clean impression on well-preserved paper.
- Notes: Hazebune are narrow, flat-bottomed boats used since the Edo period to harvest haze (Japanese goby) from tidal flats. This communal, seasonal fishery sustains seaside villages, and Okuyama’s print captures both the methodical alignment of boats and the fishermen’s skilled labor against a patterned seascape.
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