An illustrated report about a large whale which strayed into the Shinagawa ward of Edo in the 4th month of 1798 (Kansei 10) . According to the report, the whale was around 11.8 m long and 1.8m in height, with a blue and white-coloured body.
Inscription: Ch'Ch Press Co. Ltd., printers. Printed inscription reads: Skeleton of the largest animal the world has yet known: the Okarito Whale in the Canterbury Museum, Canterbury New Zealand. The skeleton of this Blue Whale is 87 feet long, and it estimated to weigh nine tons.