Cormorant fishing boats on the Nagae river in Kawado Kawado Nagaegawa ukaibune (title on object) The stations of the Kisokaido (series title) Kisoji eki (series title on object), Fishing boat with pipe smoking man looking at four leashed cormorants, held by second man, at night. More fishing boats in the background. The fish, attracted by the fire at the boat, are picked out of the water by the cormorants, their clasped neck prevents them from swallowing the fish. Keisai Eisen (mentioned on object), 1838 - 1842, paper, colour woodcut, h 232 mm ⊙ w 364 mm.