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BAKUFU, Ono
(1888 - 1976) 		Crayfish
('ise-ebi')

Signed:              Bakufu, with artist's seal
Printer:             suri ono
Publisher:        Hanmoto Kyoto Hanga-in
Date:                  c. 1930
Size:                  dai-ôban (c. 39 x 26 cms)


Condition:
Excellent impression, color and condition
A crayfish sitting at the entrance of its cave. Extremely detailed depiction, with a number of elaborate printing applied, like bluish-gray 'gofun' to depict the round spots on its shell and very subtle color gradadtions adding a three-dimensinal quality to the fish, its eye being overprinted with black lacquer and accentuated by a light color spot. - A beautiful print.

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