Japanese Print "Tattoo and Kitchen Knife - Mitate Tsuki Zukushi" by Utagawa Kunisada

Artist:Utagawa Kunisada

Title:Tattoo and Kitchen Knife - Mitate Tsuki Zukushi

Date:1856.

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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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"Mitate Tsuki Zukushi; Misashi no Tsuki" (Collection of the Full Moon Parodied; The Moon over Musashi). Ichikawa Danjuro VIII is in the role of Omatsuri Sashichi. His dragon coiled around a sword tattoo (this design is called "kurikaraken") represents God Fudo Myo-o. The design might have been connected to the legend of storm god Susa-no-o, also.

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