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Bakufu Ono 1888-1976 - Flying Fish

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Flying Fish
by Bakufu Ono 1888-1976

Item	32310
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Date Sold	Sunday, December 9, 2007

Title	Flying Fish
	early edition
Artist	Bakufu Ono 1888-1976
Description	From "Dai-nippon Gyorui Gashu" (Pictures of Fish in Japan). Lively presentation of flying fish jumping out of the water. Bakufu was the best known for the series of 72 fish prints, "Dai-nippon Gyorui Gashu" (Pictures of Fish in Japan) which was published in 5 parts between 1937 and 1942 (or 44). Its artistic beauty and scientific correctness have been admired by both print collectors as well as fish enthusiasts. The natural history prints had been created by using dead animals. Even John James Audubon who observed living animals extensively, used dead specimen when he made his detailed sketches. But Bakufu Ohno made the most of his designs from his sketches of living animals. These delightful and exquisite prints required between 135 and 200 impressions from the blocks, some with up to 250 impressions.
Signature	Bakufu.
Seal	Artist's seal.
Dated	1938.
Publisher	Nishinomiya-shoin.
Medium/Technique	Woodblock print.
Impression	Good ... Early edition.
Colors	Very good ... Mica on the bright ventral area and the wings of the fish, also on the water drops.
Condition	Good - fair ... Light toning, wrinkles and creases. Several pin sized holes. A tear (1/4 inch long) on the bottom edge.
Note	The round red seal on the bottom left corner could not be identified.
Format	Oban yoko-e
Width Item	15.7 inches = 40.0 cm
Height Item	11.2 inches = 28.5 cm

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