Tamakazura Tamakazura (No. 22 Jewel Garland), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, between 1845 and 1846

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Tamatori, the diving girl, grasping the sacred jewel in her left hand; raising a knife with her right hand towards the octopus attacking her. A vision of the dragon king's palace in the background. Poem inscribed above. Date: between 1845 and 1846. Dimensions: Height: 35.90 centimetres Width: 24.40 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Tamakazura 玉鬘 (No. 22 Jewel Garland) (BM 2008,3037.17422)

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

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