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Lobster and Shells
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Lobster and Shells

Kubota Shunman · c. 1800 - c. 1805 · color woodcut; blind-stamped; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A crayfish with a pair of shells. The most famous crayfish come from the Ise province and are therefore called Ise crayfish. This reference is also made in the poem: The Ise crayfish has the color of a red morning mist that rises from the wide open sea at Futamigaura, during the first sunrise.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineLobster and Shells. c. 1800 - c. 1805. Kubota Shunman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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