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  1. The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife is the most famous image in Kinoe no Komatsu, published in three volumes from 1814. The book is a work of shunga ( erotic art) within the ukiyo-e genre. [1] . The image depicts a woman, evidently an ama (a shell diver), enveloped in the limbs of two octopuses.

  2. Mar 25, 2024 · The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife, which depicts an ama diver engaged with octopuses, is one of Hokusai’s most famous shunga images. This piece exemplifies the complexity of shunga, recognized not only for its eroticism but also for its artistic quality and social commentary.

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    • 1814
    • Katsushika Hokusai (c. 1760-1849)
    • Ukiyo-e, Shunga (Erotic Art)
  3. Hokusai's The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife is a controversial piece that provoked many interpretations. We explore its history and contemporary relevance.

  4. Jan 18, 2021 · The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife and the Shell Diver"), also known as Girl Diver and Octopi, Diver and Two Octopi, etc., is a woodblock-printed design by t...

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  5. Dream of the Fisherman's Wife (蛸と ) itself inspired by the tale of Princesse Tamatori. This work is part of the shunga (erotic art book) Kinoe No Komatsu which describes the misadventures of a girl diver defying a king dragon, god of the sea, to recover a stolen jewel.

  6. The fisherman and the fisherman’s wife rise and walk together out onto the pier. The waters will rise if they call them, but it is better than a slow-emptying village — the Market, the Temple, their neighbors’ houses abandoned one by one.

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  8. Synopsis. A film inspired by the 1814 print by Hokusai titled The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, which is part of the shunga (book of erotic art) Kinoe no Komatsu that traces the misfortunes of a young princess, a pearl diver, who defies the dragon god of the sea to recover a stolen jewel.

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