/internal/media/dispatcher/929670/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailA Sick Tanuki (Tanuki no senkimochi) (T) and Tanuki as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Tanuki no Shichifukuijin) (B), from an untitled series of Tanuki (Raccoon-dogs)about 1843–44 (Tenpō 14–Kōka 1)Utagawa KuniyoshiKazusaya Iwazō (Iwakichi)Two horizontal chūban on uncut vertical ōban sheet; 35.5 x 23.5 cm (14 x 9 1/4 in.)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection11.366680In Japanese folklore, the racoon-dog (tanuki) is said to have a magically expandable scrotum.Prints35.500000000046134201