Item from the Mokuhankan Flea Market

Sparrows and Poppies

Size: 35.5cm by 12.5cm (13.98 in by 4.92 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Ando Hiroshige

Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 6,500$ 51.00£ 41.00€ 47.75 [Item has been sold]

Description: This print depicts three sparrows flying around two poppies.

There is a poem on the upper area that can be translated like this : ”A bird flying by - poses danger to poppies with single layers of petals”.

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.

There are spots at the lower left part of this print.

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