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Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River (Limited Edition)

Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River (Limited Edition)

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Catalog ID: 11011

Artist: Kawase Hasui
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Evening
Edition: First State - #158/350
Date: 1954
Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co.
Reference No.: Hotei #597
Size: 10 -1/2 x 15 -1/2 "
Condition: Mint, with superb colors

Notes:

Hasui signature and Kawase seal; Carver: Namikawa Seizo; Printer: Horikawa Shozaburo. Limited edition #158/350 on the reverse.

The Nagara river flows through Gifu prefecture. Here the traditional method of cormorant fishing has enjoyed a long history and is recorded as early as the 7th and 8th centuries. The birds are trained to snare fish that are attracted to the boat's torch lights.