SAMURAI KATANA AND WAR BANNER - PEACE ? : An Original 1880 Japanese Woodblock

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SAMURAI KATANA AND WAR BANNER - PEACE ? : An Original 1880 Japanese Woodblock:
$25.08

Original JapaneseWoodblock Print

\' Katana \'

A sheathed sword in a carrying bag, with
a war banner: indicative of the
cessation of hostilities.

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

A single one-sided sheet,
which has never been framed.

Series:

Nihon Rekishi Gaho
With contributing artists;
Takahashi Shotei, Kono Bairei, Watanabe, Etc.
Published by Okura Shoten
Editor Matsumoto Fûko, Tokyo

Made following the tradition of the Hokusai Manga,
using Black, grey and pink/brown dyes.
Printed on traditional medium-weight Washi paper
Single-sided sheets that have never been framed
Demonstrating good strong \'bleed-through\' of inks

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

Condition as picture:
(VG / EX for age)
(Paper ageing commensurate with being over 100 years of age, trimmed)
NB: A small worm-hole beneath the sharp wooden stake.
I can supply a piece of matching washi to back this.

Size approx:
image 5 x 7.5 inches

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