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Octopus and Shell by Utagawa Kuniyoshi — Japanese Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono, about 1820s

Octopus and Shell

by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Ukiyo-e
Date:
about 1820s
Medium:
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

More Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The actor Iwai Hanshiro VI in a female role by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The actor Iwai Hanshiro VI in a female role

c. 1830s

Color woodblock print; left sheet of shikishiban diptych, surimono

Edo Firemen Demonstrating Ladder-climbing During Festival by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Edo Firemen Demonstrating Ladder-climbing During Festival

19th century

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Kohada Koheiji Konoshiro Tomobei kataki uchi maboroshi sōshi (Ghost Story of Konoshiro Tomobei), draft and printed edition by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Kohada Koheiji Konoshiro Tomobei kataki uchi maboroshi sōshi (Ghost Story of Konoshiro Tomobei), draft and printed edition

Edo period, 1812 and 1845

Pair of books: draft and printed edition; ink and light color on paper

Roben Waterfall at Mount Oyama (Oyama Roben no taki) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Roben Waterfall at Mount Oyama (Oyama Roben no taki)

c. 1818/20

Color woodblock prints; oban triptych