Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 40745

Ryuko tako no asobi

流行蛸のあそび

Artist / 作者
Utagawa Kuniyoshi歌川国芳
Date / 年代
1840-1842
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / bm
Digital record / 画像記録
750 × 1086 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
British Museum
Published by / 公開者
朱雀ハル
Rights / 権利
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; commercial license required
Attribution / 表記
Copyright The Trustees of the British Museum

Catalog note / 解説

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Octopuses re-enacting human amusements, such as the fight between Ushiwakamaru and Benkei on Gojo Bridge (top left) and sumo wrestling (bottom centre), dance, sword play, music, acrobatics, and other activities.

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