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「山海愛度図会 ヲゝいたい 越中滑川大蛸 七」
"Oh, ouch!" (Oo, itai)/ Giant Octopus from the Nameri River in Etchû (Etchû Namerikawa ôdako), from the series Auspicious Desires on Land and Sea (Sankai medetai zue)
「山海愛度図会 ヲゝいたい 越中滑川大蛸 七」
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Other artist: Utagawa Yoshitori-jo (Japanese, 1839–about 1870)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Other artist: Utagawa Yoshitori-jo (Japanese, 1839–about 1870)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.1 x 25.4 cm (15 x 10 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sue Cassidy Clark in honor of Sarah E. Thompson
Accession Number2011.1724
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Kuniyoshi & Kunisada (2016), #114; Hiraki Ukiyo-e Foundation, Nyan to mo neko darake/ Cats of Many Varieties (2012), #67; Iwakiri 2011, #226
DescriptionNo. 07 in the series.
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (main design); Yoshitori ga (inset)
一勇斎国芳画、よしとり画
一勇斎国芳画、よしとり画
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, Rat 8
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、子八
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、子八
彫師：なし
ProvenanceOctober 2005, acquired online through Rolf M. Degener, Meerbusch, Germany, by Sue Cassidy Clark, New York; 2011, gift of Sue Cassidy Clark to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 21, 2011)