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Hakurakuten (Po Ju-i), from the series Shika shashinkyo (A mirror of Chinese and Japanese verse)
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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Hakurakuten (Po Ju-i), from the series Shika shashinkyo (A mirror of Chinese and Japanese verse)
The poet on a journey to Japan where he meets the Japanese god of poetry, Sumiyoshi, who is disguised as a fisherman; Po Ju-i then offers a couplet in response to Sumiyoshi's verse; signed Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, published by Moriya Jihei, kiwame censor's seal--fine impression, slightly faded, restored holes, faint horizontal center fold, slight mat stain along edges
nagaban tate-e: 49.7 x 22.7cm.
Hakurakuten (Po Ju-i), from the series Shika shashinkyo (A mirror of Chinese and Japanese verse)
The poet on a journey to Japan where he meets the Japanese god of poetry, Sumiyoshi, who is disguised as a fisherman; Po Ju-i then offers a couplet in response to Sumiyoshi's verse; signed Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, published by Moriya Jihei, kiwame censor's seal--fine impression, slightly faded, restored holes, faint horizontal center fold, slight mat stain along edges
nagaban tate-e: 49.7 x 22.7cm.
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Property title: Estate of Mrs. William A.M. Burden