Name/Title
Tradecard, fishermanEntry/Object ID
CHSA-07878Scope and Content
Color. Illus. England; London; Cavanders Ltd.: Silver background with an illus. of a Chinese man on a bamboo raft fishing with cormorants, he has a fishnet dipped into the water. See CHSA-07862-07886. Back: "Ancient Chinese No. 17"; "In some part of China cormorants are used for fishing. The fisherman usually stands upon a raft made of bamboos and propelled by a paddle. He has 3 or 4 tame cormorants, which dive and catch fish, but are prevented from swallowing them by a string round the neck. When a bird rises to the surface with a fish, the fisherman catches both bird and fish in a net and takes the fish.Dimensions
Height
2-3/4 inWidth
1-1/2 in