CATALOGUE 134. People Along Yodo River on Their Way to Visit Hachiman Shrine, by Shunzan (Kikuchi 1968).

People in the foreground are on shore pulling something, perhaps towing a boat that is not in the picture. Other boats with pilgrims are in the water. The left foreground boat and the center boat shows an unusual planking pattern, with several almost vertical strakes near the bow. One deck beam overlaps the sheer strake slightly. The other boats in the picture have rounded or straight bows, with no visible stempost. The boat on the right is a sanjūkoku-bune, with the characteristic flat bow and a deck structure covered with rushes.


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