The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife
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- | {{Template}} | + | {{Template}}'''''The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife''''' is an erotic [[woodcut]] of the [[ukiyo-e]] genre made around [[1820]] by the [[Japan]]ese artist [[Hokusai]]. Perhaps the first instance of [[tentacle rape|tentacle eroticism]], it depicts a woman entwined sexually with a pair of [[octopus]]es, the smaller of which kisses her while the larger one performs [[cunnilingus]]. Hokusai created ''The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife'' during the [[Edo period]] in when [[Shinto]] was making a resurgence; this influenced the piece's [[animism]] and playful attitude towards sexuality. It is a celebrated example of [[shunga]] and has been reworked by a number of artists. Similar themes of human females having sexual intercourse with sea life have been displayed since the 17th century in Japanese [[netsuke]], small carved sculptures only a few inches in height and often extremely elaborate. |
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