Title page to a series entitled 'Thirty-six joking, playful selections of famous places in Tokyo'. Colour woodcut by Ikkei, 1870s.

Brush pot, ink stone, brush rest and dishes of pigment are in the foreground

Against a patchwork ground of brightly patterned papers, the demon monk depicted in Otsu-e has come to life and holds five sheets (in his mouth, hands and clawed feet), showing the oulines of other Otsu-e figures: the implication being that they too have come to life and have run off

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], [between 1870 and 1879]

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Ikkei Isshōsai Set title and list of famous places are inscribed on the sheets held by the demon

'Thirty-six joking/playful selections of famous places in Tokyo'

Wellcome Collection 36961i