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Crab Walking Along the Water
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Crab Walking Along the Water

Utagawa Kunisada (I) · c. 1822 - c. 1827 · color woodcut; paper

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

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A large crab, with one claw open, walks along the water's edge. The crab was often used as a personal emblem of the poet Bunbunsha Kanikomaru (1780-1837). With two poems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKrab loopt langs water. c. 1822 - c. 1827. Utagawa Kunisada (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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