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Kodomo asobi gajo, (子供遊び画帖, Children's Games)

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Japanese colour woodblock print showing three children by fish pond

Kodomo asobi gajo, (子供遊び画帖, Children's Games)

Date: 1888
Object number: O.48.6
DescriptionGoldfish were brought to Japan in the early 17th century and became a motif in ukiyo-e prints during the Edo period. During the Meiji period, when this print was produced, breeding of goldfish began to be made as an industry.