Dog (title on object), Parallels with the twelve signs of the zodiac (series title on object), Inuta Kobungo, one of the heroes of the Hakkenden, is a referee on the beach in a match between two crabs. In the background a pine tree and drying fishing nets. This print depicts the zodiac sign of the Dog, because of the Hakkenden (tales of the Eight Dog Heroes)., print maker: Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Matsushima Fusajirô, publisher: Ibaya Senzaburô, Japan, in or after Jun-1842 - in or before May-1846, paper, color woodcut, height 367 mm × width 253 mm

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