Thieving Hawk's Sudden Attack (Sarai tonbi), from the series Comic Goldfish (Kingyō zukushi)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese, 1797 - 1861
Geography:
Made in Japan, Asia
Period:
Edo Period (1615-1868), Date:
c. 1839-42Medium:
Color woodcutDimensions:
Chūban tate-e: 9 1/8 x 6 13/16 inches (23.2 x 17.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1946-51-75Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 1946
Made in Japan, Asia
Period:
Edo Period (1615-1868), Date:
c. 1839-42Medium:
Color woodcutDimensions:
Chūban tate-e: 9 1/8 x 6 13/16 inches (23.2 x 17.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1946-51-75Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 1946
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The "hawk" of the title is actually a goldfish, who has seized a small gold object and is seen here flying over the head of the spectators towards a stone statue of a monkey. In Japanese, the first word of the title is a pun on two other words, one meaning "snatching," the other meaning "worshiping the Buddha," here irreverently represented by a seated monkey.
