Photo of Ukiyo-e Print,Hesokuri-gane,money dug out of one's naval,Japan,1830s

Title: [Woman and man digging money out of a giant's navel]
Creator(s): Utagawa, Yoshiume, 1819-1879, artist
Date Created/Published: [ca. 183-]
Summary: Ukiyo-e print book wrapper (fukuro) shows a literal depiction of the Japanese saying 'hesokuri-gane,' or 'money dug out of one's navel,' which refers to a hidden stash of savings.
Notes:
Page in: Kotowaza heso no yadogae. 10-hen. Osaka : Wataya Kihe han, [18 ?].
Title devised by Library staff.
Published in: The floating world of Ukiyo-e : shadows, dreams, and substance / essays by Sandy Kita ... [et al.], New York : Abrams in association with the Library of Congress, 2001, p. 90.
Exhibited: 'The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows, dreams and substances,' organized by the Library of Congress, 2001.
Subjects:
Proverbs--1830-1840.
Giants--1830-1840.
Money--Japan--1830-1840.
Book jackets--1830-1840.
Humorous pictures--1830-1840.
Ukiyo-e--1830-1840.
Woodcuts--Japanese--Color--1830-1840.
Bookmark /2004666385/
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