Kiki myomyo 亀喜妙々 (Turtle Fun: Wonderful, Wonderful), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1848

Colour woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Numerous turtles with the likenesses of kabuki actors moving towards a sake cup. Date: 1848. Dimensions: Height: 36.20 centimetres (c); ; Height: 36.20 centimetres (l); Height: 36 centimetres (r); Width: 25 centimetres (c); Width: 25.30 centimetres (l); Width: 25.50 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Nakamura Utaemon IV. Collection: British Museum. Kiki myomyo 亀喜妙々 (Turtle Fun- Wonderful, Wonderful) (BM 2008,3037.21005 2)

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Author: Print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) Published by: Nomuraya TokubeiSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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ukiyo-e ki-ki myō-myō (strange and marvellous turtles of happiness) by utagawa kuniyoshi japanese prints in the british museum paper nakamura utaemon iv british museum utagawa kuniyoshi