The Wife's Surprise (Tsumatachi no saku), from the series "The Tale of the Auklet (Uto Hanga-kan)"

Shikō Munakata · 1938

Shikō Munakata: Japanese, 1903 - 1975

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The Wife's Surprise (Tsumatachi no saku), from the series "The Tale of the Auklet (Uto Hanga-kan)"

1938

Dating: Exact year
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Woodblock print
Dimensions: 33.2 × 42.3 cm (13 1/16 × 16 5/8 in.)
Collection no.: 1959.592
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

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The Wife's Surprise (Tsumatachi no saku), from the series "The Tale of the Auklet (Uto Hanga-kan)" — Shikō Munakata. 1938.

Medium: Woodblock print. Dimensions: 33.2 × 42.3 cm (13 1/16 × 16 5/8 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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