Katsushika Hokusai’s Ukiyo-e I will explain Nobuto Bay in Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.
Noboritoura in this ukiyo-e print is located in present-day Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture. At that time, it was a port on Edo Bay and had a loading dock at Edo Tsukiji.
It was a base for marine transportation of annual tax rice and marine products from the Boso Peninsula to Edo. The sea around here was known as a suitable place for clam digging in the early morning.
The place name was called “Noboto” or “Nobuto”.
The torii standing in the shallow water is believed to belong to Noborito Shrine.
The official name of Noborito Shrine is Towatari Shrine.
Since the current Noborito Shrine is far from the coast, it is thought that the coastline was buried.
Also, clam digging is not possible.
Around the torii, there are fishermen triumphantly carrying buckets full of shellfish, women chatting, and children having fun.
Fuji is drawn in the large torii gate drawn in the center. The composition, such as the size and angle of the torii, and the distribution of the sea surface and the land, seems to be Hokusai’s ukiyo-e.
This ukiyo-e is from around 1830 to 1832. Hokusai is around 72 years old.
