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HIROSHIGE, Utagawa (1797 - 1858)		from the so-called Large Fishes series: Abalone and Snipe-fish
		Signed:                     Ichiyusai Hiroshige ga Publisher's seal:    Eijudo Censor's seal:         kiwame Date:                         1832-34 Size:                          oban yoko-e (c. 37. 5 x 25. 5 cms / 14 3/4" x 10") Condition: Very good impression, color and condition. Full paper size with margins, no centerfold (!) ref. no.: # 611964 Price: € 2,250.00

Awabi or tokobushi, abalone or 'sea-ear' (Haliotus tuberculata) and sayori, Japanese half-beak or snipe-fish (Hemirhamphus sayori. Together with peach blossom. Poems by: Kumogaki Fujimi and Miwagaki Mimiki. Reference: Gary Schwartz, "A shoal of fishes", Metropolitain Museum of Art, NY, 1980. Tamba, Tsuneo, "The Art of Hiroshige"; 1965, no. 423.

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