Hana gai aragai masuō gai
Hanagai, Aragai, Masuogai
Below fuzzy gray lines of waves lie a large brown clam, pale red shells and small spiral shells. Poems in cursive script are written in the margin above.
About this print
Across the top half of the pale ocher paper, waves drawn in fuzzy gray lines run gently from left to right. Below them lie a large clam with brown stripes, two pale red fan-shaped shells, and a scattering of slender spiral shells and small ones. In the margin above, about three poems are written in cursive script.
Totoya Hokkei, who made this print, was an ukiyo-e artist of the late Edo period who produced many kyoka surimono and illustrations for kyoka books.
On the large clam at the left, fine hair-like bristles crowd thickly from its pointed left end along its upper edge. The narrow gap between the slightly open shells is painted black, and thin radiating lines cover the brown shell all over.
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- Source title
- 『Hana gai aragai masuō gai（Totoya, Hokkei, 1780-1850）』（1800〜1830年ごろ）
- Held by
- Library of Congress
- 複製番号
- LC-DIG-jpd-00110
- Why it's free to use
- The library lists it as "No known restrictions on publication." Its copyright has also expired under Japanese law.
- クレジット
- Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-DIG-jpd-00110
- Original item
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View in the NDL online exhibition "Exploring Japanese Landmarks in Nishiki-e and Photographs" - Made
- 226+ years ago
- Added to site
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