GROUP OF BOAT TRAVELLERS - An Original Meiji / 1880s Japanese Woodblock Print

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GROUP OF BOAT TRAVELLERS - An Original Meiji / 1880s Japanese Woodblock Print:
$24.96

Rare Original JapaneseWoodblock Print

\' Boat Travellers \'

A group of men, women & children on the sea shore,
with the rigging of a boat.

Date of publication: Late Meiji (1880s)
Signed with the red Hankyo seal of the Artist

A two-sheet Diptych of single-sided prints,
never framed and unjoined

Series:

Nihon Rekishi Gaho
With contributing artists;
Takahashi Shotei, Kono Bairei, Watanabe, Etc.
Published by Okura Shoten
Editor Matsumoto Fûko, TokyoPrinted on traditional medium-weight Washi paper
Single-sided sheets that have never been framed
Demonstrating good \'bleed-through\' of inks and baren work.

There is also a successful combination of the \'new\' Japanese realism
and the traditional Chinese-influenced landscape tradition.

Condition as picture:
(VG for age)
(Paper ageing commensurate with being over 100 years of age,
with some paper discolouration/browning and surface soiling, trimmed)
NB: some small holes in or near the margin,
soiling and/or washi wear/loss, especially to the lower corners
we have shown this with it\'s central gutter,
you could either retain this or fold/trim one side to align the two halves.

Size approx:
overall image 10.5 x 7.5 inches

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