Anthropomorphized
Octopuses for the 53 Stations of the Tôkaidô
(蛸の入道五拾三次)
Publisher:
Sano-ya Kihei
c.
1840-1842
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This series is not listed in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The images are each about 7 by 10 inches (18 by 25 centimeters), a size known as chûban. Two images were printed on a sheet of paper about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban. |
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Another state of the above print.
Note that the publisher’s seal has been replaced by the number 3 (㊂) in the left lower corner. |
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“Robinson”
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