The Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis) first attaches itself to seaweed then lowers a thread to begin its life on the bottom. ホタテガイの稚貝。小さいころは海藻に付着し、成長と共に糸を切り落下し砂地での生活をはじめる

NAKAMURA Ikuo 中村征夫

Collection of: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
Series title: 100 Underwater Views of the Japanese Archipelago
Title: The Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis) first attaches itself to seaweed then lowers a thread to begin its life on the bottom.
Original title: ホタテガイの稚貝。小さいころは海藻に付着し、成長と共に糸を切り落下し砂地での生活をはじめる
Artist Name: NAKAMURA Ikuo
Year: 2001
Material / Technique: Silver dye bleach print
Dimensions: 570x390mm
Accession number: 10106741
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