Item from the Mokuhankan Flea Market

Java Sparrow on Magnolia

Size: 41.0cm by 27.0cm (16.14 in by 10.63 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Katsushika Hokusai

Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 11,000$ 94.00£ 78.75€ 89.00 [Item has been sold]

Description: A kachoga print by Hokusai from an untitled series known as Small Flowers, featuring a Chinese poem by the literati painter Chen Shun (1483-1544). The poem reads, "The east wind rises day and night. / Peach and plum blossoms cannot help being ruffled. / I study the dewdrops drenching the flowers. / The magnolia falls comparatively later".

A post-war reproduction from the O-Edo Mokuhan-sha Company.

Also, there are a few traces of glue removal on the backside.

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