Title : Fishermen Hauling a Net - repro

Artist : Katsushika Hokusai

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Source : Japanese Art Open Database
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Description : 100 Poems Explained by the Wetnurse: Fishermen Hauling a Net Artist: Hokusai Format: Oban yoko-e: 10.25" x 15.25" Subject: Fishermen are hauling a net upstream at night; the smoke rising from their fire partially obscures the hill in the distance. The poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro reads: 'Ah! the foot-drawn trail Of the mountain pheasant's tail Drooped like down-curved branch! Through this long, long-dragging night Must I keep my couch alone?'. Publisher: Eijudo Date: Meiji Edition Condition: Fine colors. Full size with margins. Paper toned. A stain bottom right corner. An album crease along right edge. Minor creases and flaws. Generally fair state of preservation. Impression: Fine impression of a later edition

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