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Notes (1st edition)
Publisher (this edition): Kobayashi Tetsujiro Kobayashi Tetsujiro
Date of this item: 1884 1884
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: 		Monday, January 17, 2005

Title Koto Player and the Moon - Setsu Getsu ka
Artist Chikanobu Toyohara 1838-1912
Signature yoshu Chikanobu hitsu
Dated 1884
Publisher Kobayashi Tetsujiro
Impression excellent - very good
Colors excellent
Condition excellent - very good … light toning, backing partially removed.
Description From the series, "Setsu Getsu Ka" (Snow Flower Moon), one of Chikanobu's best series. No.22. "Sanuki". The hazy moon at Kinzen Shrine illuminates the quiet water below. Princess Shiranui is playing koto on a veranda of a palace nearby.
Format Oban tate-e
Width 9.4 inches = 24.0 cm
Height 14.0 inches = 35.5 cm		 Artist Chikanobu
Title #22 - Sanuki Province - Shiranuihime playing koto at a Zen temple by moonlight
Series Snow, Moon and Flower
Signed Yoshu Chikanobu hitsu
Date December 10, 1884
Publisher Kobayashi Tetsujiro
Format Oban (9 5/8" X 14")
Impression Fine; mica background
Condition Excellent color
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