(解説文要約)
岩盤を掘り進めるためにダイナマイトを仕掛ける穴を掘っている様子を描いたものです。
固い岩盤をくりぬくには熟練の技術が必要でした。
描かれている坑夫は伊予の国(現在の愛媛県)の銅山から来ていた技術者たちです。
彼らは品行方正で互助組織をつくっていたようです。
In this painting, a miner is digging a hole
to insert dynamite which was used to blow up the hard rock that got in their
way.
This procedure of cutting from hard rocks required experience.
The miner in the painting was a technical
expert from a copper mine in Iyo, modern-day Ehime prefecture in Shikoku.
These Iyo miners, who were known for their
politeness, built a mutual support network to help each other in times of need.