A laughing servant-boy holding a teapot observes the silhouette of an older servant, who is standing behind a screen, preparing to swallow a small fish. Woodcut by Kunio, 1785.

  • Tachibana, Kunio, active 1753-1785.
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[1785]
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566188i
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A laughing servant-boy holding a teapot observes the silhouette of an older servant, who is standing behind a screen, preparing to swallow a small fish. Woodcut by Kunio, 1785. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[Edo (Tokyo)] : [publisher not identified], [1785]

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1 print : woodcut ; sheet 22.3 x 30.5 cm

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Wellcome Collection 566188i

Creator/production credits

Plate to: Yuhōsai zatsu-gwa ('Various pictures by Yuhōsai [Kunio Tachibana]'), Edo, 1785

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