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Katsushika Taito II (Toenro Hokusen, fl. ca. 1810-1850), fl. ca. 1810-1850
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Monkey Bridge
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with publisher's information across the top Etchoban (Echigoya Chohachi) with mark Ki, signed Katsushika Taito, with artist's seal, and censor's seal Kiwame; the ishizuri-e (lit. 'stone-printed picture') poem across the top signed Senseki; collector's seal at the bottom right corner unidentified, ca. 1830-35
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oban tate-e 15 1/4 by 10 5/8 in., 38.8 by 26.9 cm
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The calligraphy is attributed to Senseki Shibamizu, a calligrapher included in the directory of Edo artists, Edo genzon meika ichiran, published in the early 1830's.
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For comparison with an impression in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, see www.metmuseum.org, accession number JP1856.
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SOLD
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