What was the context of Katsushika Hokusai's the Dream of the Fisherman's Wife in Japanese culture? Is this woodblock a forerunner of Japanese tentacle hentai today or are they unrelated?

by bluerobot27

The famous woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman%27s_Wife

Aside from the history and description of the work in the Wikipedia article, what was actually going on when the artist was making these woodblocks - was these part of a wider cultural tradition, or just a one-off work to depict a certain scene from lore. How about modern Japanese hentai, is there any relation?

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