Item from the Mokuhankan Flea Market

Fishing by Fire in Kai Province

Size: 19.0cm by 26.5cm (7.48 in by 10.43 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [M] ?

Designer: Katsushika Hokusai

Era: Mid Showa | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 12,000$ 98.00£ 73.25€ 87.75 [Item has been sold]

Description: Fishermen swing burning torches over rapids while others grasp for fish in the thigh-deep water at night. The beautiful pitch black sky is a nice feature only occasionally used in ukiyo-e, and the skill of the printer can be seen in the stars - the tiny sections of paper left free of pigment after the printing of the black sky (pigments often fill up these tiny notches in the woodblock, therefore making them difficult to leave blank).

This version was reproduced by Adachi Company, presumably in the 1970s.

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