Posted by Ger (77.173.15.106) on June 12, 2022 at 11:23:36:
In Reply to: Re: Artist signature and book title posted by Alec W. on June 11, 2022 at 23:23:35:
That's a great find - it explains everything.
In the mean time I found the story along with a connected print by Harunobu (bottom):
https://www.viewingjapaneseprints.net/texts/ukiyoe/harunobu.html
And an interesting sequel to the story showing the mermaid daughter:
https://intojapanwaraku.com/culture/85104/