Tap / click on image to see more RealViewsTM
£28.00
per poster
Vintage Japanese Sea Monster 海坊主, 国芳 Poster
Qty:
Choose Your Format
Size
60.96 cm x 91.44 cm (24"x36")
Border
None
About Posters
Sold by
About This Design
Vintage Japanese Sea Monster 海坊主, 国芳 Poster
The Sea Monk (Umibozu) is a sea monster with a smooth round head, like the shaven head of a Buddhist monk. This print illustrates the story of the sailor Kawanaya Tokuzo, who decides to go to sea on the last day of the year, which other sailors consider unlucky. A violent storm breaks out, and the Umi Bozu appears. In a ghastly voice the apparition demands, ""Name the most horrible thing you know!"" Tokuzo yells back, ""My profession is the most horrible thing I know!"" The monster is apparently satisfied with this answer and disappears along with the storm. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. He is associated with the Utagawa school. Issued around 1845.
Customer Reviews
4.8 out of 5 stars rating14.6K Total Reviews
14,597 Reviews
Reviews for similar products
5 out of 5 stars rating
By S.17 January 2013 • Verified Purchase
Print, Size: 58.42cm x 67.37cm, Media: Value Poster Paper (Semi-Gloss)
Zazzle Reviewer Program
I like the design features on the website. They enable the fitting of a good quality Print to an existing frame.
This Print was of excellent quality. I would buy again.
One small gripe is that the image was not centred horizontally (about 3mm out) so needed trimming. No great hardship and may have been my fault in the setting-up.
Next time, I would choose to set the text below the picture to a smaller font.
Overall - Thank You! Looks good in its frame - Just as expected. I had a very expensive Gallery print of this before. It got damaged - hence the replacement. It compares very well.
5 out of 5 stars rating
By A.26 April 2018 • Verified Purchase
Print, Size: 33.02cm x 48.26cm, Media: Value Poster Paper (Semi-Gloss)
Zazzle Reviewer Program
Would highly recommend as very helpful. Prints...just perfect 😀
5 out of 5 stars rating
By Jodi F.15 December 2025 • Verified Purchase
Print, Size: 91.44cm x 60.96cm, Media: Value Poster Paper (Semi-Gloss)
it's very good quality especially for cutting out, i chose too big of a size but thats okay as it still looks really cute on my door :3 and so cheap to print as well thank you.
Tags
Other Info
Product ID: 228973349857809522
Created on 02/11/2012, 7:17
Rating: G
Recently Viewed Items