“Twelve Zodiac Signs” Beloved Boar

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A piece that seems to depict a scene before a wedding ceremony, with a poem that plays on the word “boar” as well as the list of other Chinese zodiac signs that matches well with people born in the year of “boar”.

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Published: Approx. Koka Period (1844-1848)
Publisher: Joshuya

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