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[[File:Higaki.jpg|right|thumb|500px|Scale model reproduction of a ''higaki kaisen'' ship on display at the [[Edo-Tokyo Museum]], based on illustrations from c. 1804-1818, of a 1500-''[[koku]]'' ship.]]
*''Japanese'': 菱垣廻船 ''(higaki kaisen)''
''Higaki kaisen'' were a type of [[Edo period]] cargo ship which traveled regularly between [[Edo]] and [[Osaka]], carrying cotton, oil, paper, and other basic goods. The name refers to the diamond-shaped (''hishi'') pattern of lattices (''gaki'') on the side of the cargo ship (''kaisen'').
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==References==
*Gallery labels, Edo-Tokyo Museum.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Ships]]
*''Japanese'': 菱垣廻船 ''(higaki kaisen)''
''Higaki kaisen'' were a type of [[Edo period]] cargo ship which traveled regularly between [[Edo]] and [[Osaka]], carrying cotton, oil, paper, and other basic goods. The name refers to the diamond-shaped (''hishi'') pattern of lattices (''gaki'') on the side of the cargo ship (''kaisen'').
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==References==
*Gallery labels, Edo-Tokyo Museum.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Ships]]
