Left, a small man (a dwarf?) lifts a horse's tail with a bamboo rod to catch its faeces in a scoop; above right, a man with filarial elephantiasis is helped to carry his enlarged scrotum supported with a sling; below right, a woman carrying a baby on her back points in amazement. Coloured woodcut by K. Hokusai, 1834.

  • Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849.
Date:
1834]
Reference:
565511i
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[Edo [Tokyo] (?) : [publisher not identified], 1834]

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1 print : woodcut, printed in colour ; image and border 17.9 x 24.6 cm

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Lettering in Japanese

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Wellcome Collection 565511i

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