Photo of collection object The Giant Octopus and Others — Utagawa Sadahide. The Giant Octopus and Others, 1830-1844. Height: 375 mm Width: 250 mm. E.2198-1909. arr.

The Giant Octopus and Others

1830-1844

Utagawa Sadahide

EAS

Painting, black and colour, design for a print. It is full of images of monsters depicted from two sides, and each pair has the same outline but in reverse. In this sheet, for example, the two figures in the top right of the sheet are two sides of the same monster, in this case the Giant Octopus and an octopus with human arms.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Utagawa Sadahide
Classification: Painting
Medium: paper fiber, ink, painting
Locations: country: Japan
Dimensions: Height: 375 mm Width: 250 mm
Departments: EAS
Accession Number: E.2198-1909
Rights Statement: arr
Dominant Colors

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