Lot Essay
There is only one other known impression of this surimono in the collection of British Museum (1906, 1220, 0.596), which is also signed in a similar manner to the present lot.
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Black carp ascending a waterfall
Details
YASHIMA GAKUTEI (1786-1868)
Black carp ascending a waterfall
Woodblock print surimino, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, with an illegible signature on embossed cartouche
Shikishiban surimono: 8 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (21.3 x 18.7 cm.)
Black carp ascending a waterfall
Woodblock print surimino, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, with an illegible signature on embossed cartouche
Shikishiban surimono: 8 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (21.3 x 18.7 cm.)
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Takaaki Murakami (村上高明)
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