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100 Poets - Ariwara no Narihira

Size: 25.5cm by 40.0cm (10.04 in by 15.75 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Katsushika Hokusai

Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 9,000$ 77.00£ 64.50€ 72.75 [Item has been sold]

Description: This is a reproduction of a design from one of Hokusai's late print series: 'One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse', and represents the poet Ariwara no Narihira. Only a couple of dozen designs were published before the series was cancelled for some reason.

The publisher 'O-Edo Mokuhansha' began creating reproductions of this series in the immediate post-war period, but stopped after issuing four of them.

Seems to be a jinx on this particular series!

This print has the appearance of ‘aged’ prints - furubi. There are a few slight creases at the top left corner. Also, there is a trace of glue removal on the backside.

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