Japanese Woodblock Prints from an Important Private European Collection

Yashima Gakutei (1786-1868) | Benkei crab and branch of blossoming plum | Edo period, 19th century

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Yashima Gakutei (1786-1868)

Benkei crab and branch of blossoming plum

Edo period, 19^th century

woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigment and embossing, signed Gakutei, sealed Yashima, privately issued for the Katushika Poetry Circle (Katsushika-ren), circa 1826, poem by Bunbunsha Kanikomaru (1780-1837); with collector’s seal of Gerhard Pulverer to verso

Shikishiban surimono: 20.6 x 18.1 cm., 8⅛ x 7⅛ in.

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Yashima Gakutei (1786-1868), Crabe Benkei et branche de prunier en fleur, époque Edo, XIXe siècle

Gerhard Pulverer (b. 1930)

Another impression of the same surimono is in the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, accession number P.272-1937.

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