An Antique Japanese Woodblock Print

' Kagame '
Japanese Mirror on a Stand
in a somewhat abstract setting.
It's a very charming and unusual composition.


I get this translation for the grass script poem:
Facing each other,
Oh that we might gaze for a thousand,
Nay eight thousand ages,
Without even asking about the moon moving across the sky.

Deep! Also very cleverly alludes to the mirror,
perhaps someone is narcissistic...

An original Japanese woodcut print on washi,
Date of Publication: June 12, Meiji 29 (1896)
By Gahakudo, Tokyo.
Printer: Kaoru Yasuda, Tokyo.
(above derived from notes with the print series).
Title, signature and the artist's red Hankyo stamp are present.

Condition:
As per our pictures
(Very Good for its age)
With ageing commensurate with its vintage,
the customary central fold has split for about
1.5 inches at the bottom and is generally thin.

Size approx:
12.5 x 10 inches

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