Still Life: Double Cherry-Blossom Branch, Telescope, Sweet Fish, and Tissue Case, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1804–13, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/8 x 10 11/16 in. (20.6 x 27.1 cm), Prints, Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)), The two poems in the upper part of the print were composed by Asakusa-an (1755–1821) and his contemporary Teika-an on the theme of cherry blossoms. In this pleasing composition, the motifs are limited to double cherry blossoms, a telescope, a pair of sweet fish, and a tissue case
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Life, Double Cherry-Blossom Branch, Telescope, Sweet Fish, Tissue Case, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1804–13, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, surimono, ink, color, paper, 8 1/8 x 10 11/16, 20.6 27.1 cm, Prints, Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, Tokyo, Edo, 1760–1849, two, poems, upper part, print, composed, Asakusa, 1755–1821, contemporary Teika, theme, cherry blossoms, pleasing composition, motifs, limited, double cherry, blossoms, telescope, pair, sweet fish, tissue case
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