鯰なまず絵え

noun

catfish woodblock print

A genre of ukiyo-e woodblock prints depicting giant catfish, which became popular in Edo after the 1855 Ansei earthquake as a talisman or satirical commentary.

See also: オオナマズ

• 安あん政せいの大だい地じ震しんの後あと、鯰なまず絵えが江え戸どで流りゅう行こうした。

  After the Ansei earthquake, catfish prints became popular in Edo.

• この鯰なまず絵えには、地じ震しんを起おこす大おお鯰なまずが描えがかれている。

  This catfish print depicts a giant catfish causing an earthquake.