Comic Twelve Signs
(Dôke jû-ni-shi)
Publisher: Ki-ya Sôjirô
1855
This series is not listed in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The images are each about 7 by 10 inches (18 by 25 centimeters), a size known as chûban. Two images were printed on a sheet of paper about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.
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Sign: Rat
(Ne) Description:
Rats at a festival with a picture of Daikokuten on
the wall |
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Sign: Ox (Ushi) Description:
Old ladies following an ox on a visit to a temple |
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Tiger (Tora) Description:
Tigers falling down |
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Sign: Hare
(U) Description:
Hares dancing |
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Dragon (Tatsu) Description:
Dragons squirting each other with water |
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Snake (Mi) Description:
Snakes watching people crawl across a log bridge like snakes |
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Horse (Uma) Description:
Horses resting |
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Sign: Goat (Hitsuji) Description:
Goats dining in a restaurant (ryôkan) |
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Monkey (Saru) Description:
Monkeys as musicians and a dancer at a festival |
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Sign: Cock
(Tori) Description: |
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Sign: Dog
(Inu) Description:
Dogs playing in the snow |
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Sign: Boar
(I) Description:
Boars stealing potatoes being dispersed by a man with a stick |
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