. English: A namazu-e or catfish motif earthquake art, entitled Shin Yoshiwara ōnamazu yurai or 'The cause of the great catfish at Shin Yoshiwara'. The women of the pleasure quarters blame the catfish for the earthquake, but the catfish is delighted to have these ladies press flesh with him, and threatens to squirm again (causing aftershock) 日本語: 安政２年の地震直後の瓦版(鯰絵)。題名：「しんよし原大なまづゆらひ（由来）」釈文:「此なまずめ、うぬがおかげで／百ぜに（銭）お六まいなくして／しまつたそのかハりに／ぶちころしてくつて（喰って）／やるそ」等 新吉原の遊女たちが大鯰をなぶる。 . Edo - 1855. Anonymous 436 Namazu-e

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