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Smoky (Kemuttai)/ Red Frogs from Tanba Province (Tanba aka kairu), from the series Auspicious Desires on Land and Sea (Sankai medetai zue)

(Japanese, 1797–1861)
(Japanese, 1839–about 1870)
1852 (Kaei 5), 12th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 36.6 x 25 cm (14 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Porter Sargent
Accession number49.1247
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
Provenance1949, gift of Porter Sargent to the MFA.
Takiguchi Shinsuke
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1851–52 (Kaei 4–5)
Chiyo of Kaga Province (Kaga no kuni Chiyo-jo)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1845 (Kôka 2)