Celebrated Products of Mountains and Seas,

Part II

 

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Number: 25

Title: Seaweed from Shinagawa (Bushu Shinagawa nori, 武州品川海苔)

Product: Seaweed

Location: Shinagawa in Musashi Province

Desire or feeling:

Publisher: Mikawa-ya Kihei

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Number: 26

Product: Bonito (fish)

Location: Sagami Province

Desire or feeling:

Publisher: Tsuta-ya Kichizô

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Number: 27

Title: Itami Sake from Sesshu (Sesshu Itami sake, 摂州伊丹酒)

Product: Itami Rice-Wine

Location: Settsu Province

Desire or feeling:

Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei

 

Number: 28

Title: Pottery of Owari (Owari yakimono, 尾張焼物)

Product: Pottery

Location: Owari

Desire or feeling:

Publisher: Sano-ya Kihei

 

Another state of the above design

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Number: 29

Title: Imported Cigarettes at Iga (Iga tabako nyu, 伊賀煙草入)

Product: Cigarettes

Location: Iga (present day Shiga Prefecture)

Desire or feeling: Wishing to leave quickly

Publisher: Sano-ya Kihei

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Number: 30

Product: Carp from the Sunomata River, now known as Nagara River (Sunomata-gawa koi, すそまた川の鯉)

Location: Mino Province (美濃) 

Desire or feeling:

Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei

 

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Number: 32

Title: Mutsu shinobuzuri (陸奥 信夫摺)

Product: Clothing patterned using the fern Davallia mariesli (shinobuzuri, 信夫摺)

Location: Mutsu Province (陸奥)

Desire or feeling:

Publisher: Jôshûya Kinzô

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Number: 33

Product: Honey (hachimitsu, はち蜜)

Location: Izumo Province (出雲) 

Desire or feeling: Wishing to pray (Yoi hi o ogamitai)

Publisher: Tsuta-ya Kichizô

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Number: 37

Title: Abalone from Kazusa (Kazusa awabi tori, 上総あわびとり)

Product: Abalone (awabitori)

Location: Kazusa Province

Desire or feeling: Wanting to eavesdrop (Mimi ga karitai)

Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei

 

 

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Number: 38

Product: Air bladders of fish from the Sunomata River (Sunomatagawa fue)

Location: Tôtômi Province (遠江)

Desire or feeling: Wanting to tweeze the nape of the neck (Eri o nukitai, えりをぬきたい)

Publisher: Sano-ya Kihei

 

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No. 38, Air Bladders of Fish from the Sunomata RIver in Tôtômi Province, Wanting to Tweeze the Nape of the Neck (Alt

 

An alternate state of the above design

 

 

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Number: 39

Title: Oysters from Aki Province (Aki kaki, 安芸牡蠣)

Product: Oysters

Location: Aki Province

Desire or feeling: Wanting to Hit the Mark (Atete ome ni kaketai)

Publisher: Mikawa-ya Kihei

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Number: 40

Product: Miniature rock landscapes (bonseki)

Location: Bitchû

Desire or feeling: Wishing to see the flowers bloom

Publisher: Sano-ya Kihei

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Number: 42

Product: Mackerel (saba, さバ)

Location: Noto Province (能登) 

Desire or feeling:

Publisher: Jôshûya Kinzô

Chotto mite moraitai (Wish to see a doctor), with picture of Tatami mats of Bingo Province, from Sankai medetai zue (Celebrated products of mountain and sea), 1852

 

Number: 43

Product: Tatami mats (tatami)

Location: Bingo Province

Desire or feeling: Wish to see a doctor (Chotto mite moraitai)

Publisher: Tsuta-ya Kichizô

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Number: 44

Product: Crabs of Nagato Province

Location: Beach at Nagano (長門かに)

Desire or feeling: Wishing to serve sake to her lover

Publisher: Sano-ya Kihei

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Number: 45

Product: Urushi sap (うるし) for making lacquer

Location: Koshu Province (甲州)

Desire or feeling: Wishing to have the day’s work finished

Publisher: Tsuta-ya Kichizô

 

 

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

This is an alternate version of the above print.  It is made from the same woodblocks, but the background of the main image is dark grey and the colors in the title cartouche are entirely different.

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Number: 46

Product: Mushrooms

Location: Hyuga Province

Desire or feeling: Wishing to gaze at the moon (Tsuki o nagametai)

Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei

 

 

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Another state of the above design devoid of green

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Number: 47

Title: Lumber from Ôsumi (Ôsumi kurezue, 大隅榑杖)

Product: Lumber

Location: Ôsumi Province

Desire or feeling: Wishing to have discount (Makete moraitai)

Publisher: Mikawa-ya Kihei

Kuniyoshi - Celebrated Products of Mountains & Seas (Sankai medetai zue), No

 

Number: 48

Title: Shimosa nishi kai nori (下総 西海苔)

Product: Edible seaweed from Kasai (Kasai nori, 葛西海苔)

Location: Shimôsa Province (下総)

Desire or feeling: Wishing to run away (Hayaku nigetai)

Publisher: Sano-ya Kihei

 

 

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