Dried Saury and Pinks
秋刀魚と撫子図
- Medium
- Ink and colors on Japanese paper
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Provenance
- Formerly in the collection of Francis Lathrop, the American stained-glass artist active in the later nineteenth century; rediscovered after some 120 years (so the vendor's documentation).
About This Work
Autumn at eighty-three
Painted at eighty-three: a butterflied dried saury set beside blossoming pinks, a fan full of the feeling of the season. In the pairing of an everyday preserved food with a wild flower is the gaze the old Hokusai turned on the things nearest to hand.
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