- Funa (Grucian) From Art Portfolio OF Familiar Fishes OF Nippon - Japanese Festival artist name "Okumura Koichi saku"

artist name "Okumura Koichi saku"

The rare woodblock print "Italia-tsubo no Bara" (Roses in an Italian Water Pitcher) is by Junichiro Sekino

*Ebisu is one of the Japanese Seven Lucky Gods

Minor ink smudges on the bottom margin

- Funa (Grucian) From Art Portfolio OF Familiar Fishes OF Nippon - Japanese Festival artist name "Okumura Koichi saku"This is one of the very popular fish series woodblock prints "Familiar Fishes of Nippon" by Bakufu Ohno. The title is "Funa" (Grucian) from Art Portfolio OF Familiar Fishes OF Nippon. VOL. 1, NO. 8. This print is from a series of 72 fish prints that were printed in six parts (12 pieces each time) from 1937 until 1944 by Nishinomiya Shoin. They were 500 limited editions and distributed only under the membership system. Beautifully embossed. Highly