Minakuchi
by Hiroshige 1 Ando (1797-1858, Utagawa)

	Artist:	Hiroshige 1 Ando (1797-1858, Utagawa) — 歌川広重
	Title:	Minakuchi
	Series:	53 Stations of the Tokaido [Hoeido/Great Tokaido, oban yoko] — 東海道五拾三次之内 (保永堂東海道)
	Date of first edition?:	Not set
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Hoeido
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Hoeido
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	29112
	Notes (first edition)?:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: 51 Minakuchi A solitary traveller walking through the village, where women are peeling and drying gourds; in the backgound a range of hills, printed in colour-block only. This station located in a desolate rural area was famous for its production of dried gourd shavings for use on Japanese dishes. Women are busy making them: one is shaving a gourd, one is helping the shavers, and one is drying the shaved gourd on a rope.