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Sokan was a pupil of Iwamoto Ryokan and specialised in portraying fish in varying media.
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A SHAKUDO NANAKO FUCHI-KASHIRA BY SOKAN
Depicting a variety of fish in gold, silver, iroe takazogan and bright Hirata style enamel with gold wire, the eyes inlaid with aogai, signed Sokan and Kao, late Edo period (second half of the 19th century) (2)
Depicting a variety of fish in gold, silver, iroe takazogan and bright Hirata style enamel with gold wire, the eyes inlaid with aogai, signed Sokan and Kao, late Edo period (second half of the 19th century) (2)