A man with three eyes is fitted with spectacles, watched by a man and woman with fantastically elongated necks, both smoking pipes; a Buddhist monk (?) playing a shamisen looks away. Coloured woodcut by K. Hokusai, 1834.

  • Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849.
Date:
1834]
Reference:
565230i
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[Edo [Tokyo] (?) : [publisher not identified], 1834]

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1 print : woodcut, printed in colour ; image 18 x 24.6 cm

Lettering

Lettering in Japanese at left and right of print has been partially trimmed

Reference

Wellcome Collection 565230i

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