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Notes (1st edition)
Publisher (this edition): Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya) Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya)
Date of this item: c1896 c1896
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.:
Monday, 21 February 2005

Title Mt. Fuji and Dragon - Gekko Zuihitsu
Artist Gekko Ogata 1859-1920
Signature Gekko
Seal artist's seal
Dated 1893
Technique/Medium Woodblock print
Impression excellent - very good … cheese-cloth pattern embossed on the left cartouche
Colors excellent - very good … orange color partially oxidized
Condition very good … light uneven toning, not backed.
Description "Gekko Zuihitsu" (Gekko's Sketch) "Ryu Shoten". A dragon, shrouded in dark rain clouds, is soaring into the sky. Majestic Mt. Fuji is towering above the clouds.
Format Oban tate-e
Width 9.4 inches = 23.8 cm
Height 14.0 inches = 35.5 cm
Literature Uhlenbeck, Chris & Merel Molenaar, "Mount Fuji; Sacred Mountain of Japan", Leiden; Hotei Publishing, 2000, ISBN 90-74822-32-0, - Pg. 117, Pl. 118
Title Mt. Fuji and Dragon
Artist Gekko Ogata 1859-1920
Signature Gekko
Seal artist's seal
Dated ca. 1896
Period Meiji
Impression excellent
Colors black and white except for the cartouche
Condition very good … light toning, three light brown spots on the middle to middle left area, a spot on left lower margin
Rating 2 = very good
Description "Gekko Zuihitsu" (Gekko's Sketch) "Ryu Shoten". A dragon, shrouded in dark rain clouds, is soaring into the sky. Majestic Mt. Fuji is towering above the clouds.
Format Oban tate-e
Width 9.4 inches = 23.8 cm
Height 14.0 inches = 35.5 cm
Literature Uhlenbeck, Chris & Merel Molenaar, "Mount Fuji; Sacred Mountain of Japan" , Leiden; Hotei Publishing, 2000, ISBN 90-74822-32-0, - Pg. 117, Pl. 118

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