Cover art for Fishes of Edo
Published
Pie Books, August 2024
ISBN
9784756256522
Format
Softcover, 224 pages
Dimensions
18cm × 25.7cm

Fishes of Edo A Guide to Classical Japanese Fishes (Japanese-English bilingual)

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Decipher the history of Japanese people and fishes with authoritative Edo-period illustration collections. This third volume following Flowers of Edo and Birds of Edo turns its focus onto fishes. Mori Baien was a natural history painter considered to be representative of the Edo period.

This book features illustrations of 94 species created by Mori Baien carefully selected from Baien-Gyofu (Baien Atlas of Fishes) and Baien-Gyohinzusei (Baien Pictorial Encyclopedia of Fishes), explained in bilingual Japanese-English text with information about each fish, such as the origin of its Japanese name, classification, scientific name, etc. In addition, cultural information such as what each fish was used for during the Edo period, the folklore surrounding them, and more are also introduced. This book deciphers one aspect of the profound story of Japanese people living in a seafaring country and fishes.

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