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蛸の襲激 （便箋）
Sheet of Letter Paper: Attack of the Octopus
蛸の襲激 （便箋）
Kawanabe Kyôsai (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Japanese
Meiji era
about 1870s–1880s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
33 x 24 cm (13 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Asiatic Curator's Fund
Accession NumberRES.64.23
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kaikan sanjû shûnen kinen Kawanabe Kyôsai kinen bijutsukan cat. (2008), p. 149, #1348 (key block print of picture only)
Signed
Seisei Kyôsai
惺々狂斎
惺々狂斎
Marks
Artist's seal: Kiga (or Gaki?)
Provenance1964, purchased by the MFA from Mrs. Joseph McGoldrick, Brooklyn, New York. (Accession Date: November 12, 1964)