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[Baien Gyohin Zusho] (10) Mebaru (Rockfish) / Kanagashira (Searobin)

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Source: National Diet Library Digital Collections 'Baien Gyohin Zusho, Volume 1'


|Mebaru

Kishi year, second month, sixth day. Drawn from life.
Marine fish species

|[Mebaru] [■ is fish+sen+sen+white]
|Mebaru (Rockfish) Common name

Named for its large eyes. There are two types, black and red. Small ones are four to five sun, large ones are one shaku two to three sun. There are many varieties. All differ in shape.

The young of the Mebaru are called |Naruko. They are made into |salted fish guts. The product from Urakari in Geishu is considered a fine item. They are called Naruko because they make a sound in the mouth when eaten.

* 'Geishu' is |Aki Province.


|Kanagashira (Searobin)

Kishi year, early spring, one day. Drawn from life.
Marine fish species

|Kanagashira
Kanagashira (Searobin) Common name in 'Yamato Honzo'
Fire fish 'Ningbo Fuzhi'

The Kanagashira and the |Houbou (Sea robin) are one category but two distinct things. The Houbou is scaleless and its skin is smooth. It has patterns. The Kanagashira has many scales, a different shape, and its taste is inferior to the Houbou.

In 'Ryori Tsunamoku', it is listed as the square-headed fish, or Kanagashira. The square-headed fish is the Amadai (Tilefish). It is incorrect to equate the two.


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Author's note: 'Baien Gyohin Zusho' is a fish encyclopedia by Mori Baien, a naturalist of the late Edo period. Since the explanatory text is primarily in classical Chinese, there are many kanji that cannot be displayed on a computer, and the text includes classical Chinese reading marks (kaeriten) and okurigana. For readability, kanji that cannot be displayed on a computer are represented as □, and in the case of names, they are shown in the form [■ is 〇+〇] whenever possible.

Additionally, the classical Chinese reading marks and okurigana are written in katakana and Chinese numerals, while furigana and okurigana are written in hiragana.

For the literature cited in this work, please refer to this note. → [Baien Gyohin Zusho] Literature Summary

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