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Wanting to Decide Right Away (Hayaku kimetai)/ Octopus from Takasago in Harima Province (Banshû Takasago tako), from the series Auspicious Desires on Land and Sea (Sankai medetai zue)
Artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861),
Other artist Utagawa Yoshitori-jo (Japanese, 1839–about 1870),
Publisher Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudô) (Japanese)
1852 (Kaei 5), 8th month