Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads Carved ivory Netsuke sculpture of an octopus holding a clam, Japanese, c. 1875-1925. [4000×3001] by chubachus
chubachus on August 2, 2025 11:23 pm [Source.](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/59633)
thispartyrules on August 2, 2025 11:30 pm I love that a cute little guy doing little cute things has been a theme in Japanese art for hundreds of years
WheelspinAficionado on August 2, 2025 11:39 pm Damn their obsession back then with octopuses really is something. NSFW: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman%27s_Wife](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman%27s_Wife) (read the “text on the print” part!)
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[Source.](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/59633)
I love that a cute little guy doing little cute things has been a theme in Japanese art for hundreds of years
Damn their obsession back then with octopuses really is something.
NSFW: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman%27s_Wife](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman%27s_Wife) (read the “text on the print” part!)