No. 68 Iki kujira 壱岐くじら (Whales from Iki), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852 (12th month)

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Woman with blackened teeth with her arms folding and her head down with letter or scroll in her lap (inset: three types of whales, haibi ("beautiful behind"), aka-howa ("red"), and ko-kujira ("baby whale")). Date: 1852 (12th month). Dimensions: Height: 35.90 centimetres Width: 24.30 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. No. 68 Iki kujira 壱岐くじら (Whales from Iki) (BM 2008,3037.02154)

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Author: Print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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