Shōzan Iwai (岩井昇山) 1871-1953 / 3-scrolls setShzan Iwai () 1871 1953 3 scrolls set Ink on silk

zinc/copperplate etching providing a much crisp and clear line

Emakimono 絵巻物 (horizontal picture scroll) - Kozo washi - 江戸時代の風俗絵巻 Edo jidai no fūzoku emaki - Edo customs - Sealed Kazan Noboru 華山登 (1793-1841) - 華山登 - ca

Tanomura Chokunyu 田野村直入 1814-1907

12 handpainted landscapes

Here and there occasional very small worm woods at the sides of pages

Meiji 19 - 1886

Abe Publishing Ltdand Hotei Publishing

A superb copy of Utamaro'series Komachi-biki (小町引き)

Considering the rarity

pigment and color

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work resulting in a realism absent in traditional bijin painting