Sakai Hōitsu (酒井 抱一 1761 – 1829) kakejiku scrollSakai Hitsu ( 1761 1829) Ink and color on silk, signed and sealed, tomobako box, bone shafts. A superb kakejiku by one of the greatest masters of japanese painting

or a comic figure to interpret the situation

very delicate embossings

Printer: 西村熊吉 Nishimura Kumakichiimage: 15 1/8 x 11 3/6 in

backed by another sheet of thick washi

亜美利加州

池田遙邨 Yōson Ikeda - handpainted album

appraised by  篠崎小竹 Shinozaki Shōchiku   https://www

there appears to be no record of the names of the woodblock carver and printer commissioned by the Gishikai Shuppanbu to create these masterful works from the artists' inputCondition: the paper is thick handmade for high quality printing

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and designers alike

each volume contains 100 woodblock printed scenes