Catalog record · 目録番号 119137
Hawk attacking
Catalog note / 解説
Tuesday, 11 October 2005 ARTIST: Rakuzan. SIZE: (16 by 22 ins) SERIES: Birds and flowers of Japan. DATE: ca. 1930 DESCRIPTION: . CONDITION: Horizontal centre fold, otherwise fine impression, colour and condition. NOTE: These extraordinarily exquisite kacho-ga are a technical tour-de-force. Multiple woodblocks were cut and up to 240 separate printing operations were performed in creating each design. No expense was spared in creating the effect Rakuzan wanted - each sheet is embellished with metallic pigments, principally silver, gold, and bronze and occasionally gofun (Chinese white, derived from crushed oyster shell). The series comprises 100 images, and was published in a limited edition…
Image record / 画像情報
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