Isaba boat - Isaba boat

Japanese: いさば船 - いさばぶね

A ship for transporting raw fish and dried fish, seen mainly on the coasts of Kii Peninsula, Shikoku and Kyushu. It was also called simply "isaba." The Wakun Shiori states that "Isaba is now called Uo-shi," and even today in many places in eastern Japan, this word is still used to mean fish seller or fish shop, so the name "isaba-bune" was based on the purpose it was used for, not on its shape. In fact, their shapes were diverse, ranging from small rowboats to sailing ships with a capacity of over 100 koku. All of these are said to have disappeared around the end of the Taisho era.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

主として紀伊半島や四国･九州の海岸で見られた，生魚や干物の運搬船。単に〈いさば〉ともいった。《和訓栞》に〈いさば，今，魚肆ヲ云ヘリ〉とあり，いまでも東日本にはこの語を魚売り･魚屋の意味に使っているところが多いから，いさば船とは，その使途による呼称であって，形態的特徴によるものではなかった。事実その形は小さな手漕ぎ船から，百石積み以上の帆船にいたるまで多様であった。いずれも大正末年くらいで姿を消したという。

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