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Shoda Kôhô (1877-1924)
A white and black harlequin cat playing with the ribbons of a Tanabata festival decoration.
Seals: Kô, Hô
Publisher: Hasegawa/Nishinomiya, Tokyo
Date: first c. 1911, this impression c. 1920s-1930s
Original Japanese colour woodblock print. Size: Vertical Ko-tanzaku, 33 x 7,6 cm (overall)
Excellent impression and colours, with relief printing. Two tiny spots at upper margin, otherwise excellent condition. Verso a small stamp "Made in Japan". Ex Coll. Robert O. Muller.
Hasegawa Cat. No. 1533. The New Wave, p. 116 (1871-1946); Merritt/Yamada, p. 73 (1875-1925), Japanese Wikipedia (1877-1924). Kôhô was a student of Ogata Gekkô.
€ 320,-