Japanese Prints: Yoshida and Gakutei Surimono Collection (1820s-1928)
An original Hiroshi Yoshida print (1928) and two Yashima Gakutei Surimono, Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1820s, an original and rare Dai-Oban Tate-e print on silk by Hiroshi Yoshida with jizuri (self-printed) seal of 'Fujiyama from Funatsu' from the series: ten views of Fuji with title and signatures in margins in quality frame, two framed Meiji C.1880s Surimono by Yashima Gakutei from the series 'Women Viewed as the seven Gods of good fortune (Mitate Shichifukujin)', the first a courtesan with pipe representing Juro, the second 'Nunobukuro' (cloth sack) and Karako (Chinese child) alluding to the god of fortune, Daikoku. Both designs originally published privately for the Nippon poetry club. 21.26 in. x 16.14 in., 21.26 in. x 16.14 in. x 15.16 in. x 13.78 in. each
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