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"Oh, ouch!" (Oo, itai)/ Giant Octopus from the Nameri River in Etchû (Etchû Namerikawa ôdako), from the series Auspicious Desires on Land and Sea (Sankai medetai zue)

(Japanese, 1797–1861)
(Japanese, 1839–about 1870)
1852 (Kaei 5), 8th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 38.1 x 25.4 cm (15 x 10 in.)
Credit LineGift of Sue Cassidy Clark in honor of Sarah E. Thompson
Accession number2011.1724
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceOctober 2005, acquired online through Rolf M. Degener, Meerbusch, Germany, by Sue Cassidy Clark, New York; 2011, gift of Sue Cassidy Clark to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 21, 2011)
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)