Tosa Mitsusada (1738-1806)

Mount Fuji

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Tosa Mitsusada (1738-1806)
Mount Fuji
Signed Edokoro azukari ju-yon'i ge Tosa no kami Fujiwara Mitsusada, sealed Mitsusada no in
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
15 x 27 3/8in. (38.2 x 70.2cm.)

Provenance

Hishioka Ryoemon

Brought to you by

Katsura Yamaguchi

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Lot Essay

The poem by Ota Nanpo (Shokusanjin; 1749-1823) reads:
Karabito mo kokomade gozare Amanohara
Sangoku ichi no yama ga mitakuba

The Chinese should come here, if they want to see the highest mountain in the three countries.

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