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Item from the Mokuhankan Flea MarketPleasure Boat Size: 22.5cm by 32.0cm (8.86 in by 12.60 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ? Designer: Katsushika Hokusai Era: Early Showa | Currency: $ / £ / € Price:  Description: This is an illustration that Hokusai drew for Kyo-Shi (humorous poem) book titled ‘Itako Zekku-shu’. The two poems have similar meanings; the writer sighs because of her inability to wed her lover due to her status as a courtesan. These beautiful courtesans might be comforting each other on a pleasant spring day. Each poem is written in both Japanese and Chinese. # Right poem is read: 縁と時節を待てとは 言えど 時節どころか 片時も # Left poem is read: わしによう似た あのホトトギス 鳴いて明かして いるわいな This particular print is a post-war reproduction by the Takamizawa Company.     Browse thumbnail pages of various selections from the catalogue ... Mokuhankan Publications:general (104) kacho-e (27) landscape (54) bijin-ga (19) contemporary (17) senshafuda (2) yakusha-e (4) HangaClub (70) ebook (6) miscellaneous (4) 8 Cats (4) supplies (6) [ Also see our Annual Gift Page ] Partner Shops: Kawase Hasui prints (14) Yoshida family prints (40) Doi Hanga prints (15) Miyakodori prints (11) Numabe Mokuhan prints (3) Guest items (17) Mokuhankan Flea Market (All items) general (59) kacho-e (25) yakusha-e (22) landscape (114) bijin-ga (76) kuchi-e (2) contemporary (4) set (38) books (4) [ List of Recently sold items ] [ Flea Market Matsuri ] |
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