Item from the Mokuhankan Flea Market

Golden Pheasant and Fern Shoots

Size: 40.0cm by 14.0cm (15.75 in by 5.51 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Ando Hiroshige

Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 6,000$ 51.00£ 41.75€ 48.50 [Item has been sold]

Description: This print depicts a golden pheasant among young fern shoots. The bird’s colorful feathers are very well detailed and the long tail feather adds verticality to the composition along with the tall slender grasses beside de ferns.

There is a poem on the upper area that can be translated like this : ”While I wish to tread this path, the tall fern shoots hinder my way“.

The format of the print is called tanzaku-ban, and was very popular during the Edo era. This particular dimension made perfect use of a single sheet of washi being cut into four strips vertically. Many of the prints were actually made 'two-up' and then cut apart for sale later.

This version is a post-war reproduction by the Takamizawa Company.

This print is slightly faded.

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