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UTAGAWA SCHOOL		A samurai holding a tengu (*) by its head
		Preparatory brush drawing; sumi (black ink) on thin paper. Date:                  c. mid-19th c. Size of sheet:     oban tate-e (30.5 x 22.5 cms / c. 12" x 8.8") Condition:  Fine. - Mounted on paper. ref. no.: # 712783 - Sold -

Preparatory drawing (shita-e) for an oban-sized woodblock print. (*) Tengu are legendary winged goblins with a beak, said to live in the deep mountains. Tengu appear dressed as yamabushi (ascetic holy men who live in the mountains).

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