- Secchiku En-o-zu (Mandarin Ducks and Bamboo in Snow) - EX-LIBRIS Sheet number: 44/50

Sheet number: 44/50

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5 x 52 cm)

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Ukifune renounces the world and becomes a nun

- Secchiku En-o-zu (Mandarin Ducks and Bamboo in Snow) - EX-LIBRIS Sheet number: 44/50The lovely woodblock print "Secchiku En zu" (Mandarin Ducks and Bamboo in Snow) reproduces a celebrated painting by Hoitsu Sakai (17611828), one of the foremost Nihonga painters of the Rinpa school. Hitsu is especially renowned for reviving the artistic legacy of Ogata Krin and helping to restore the popularity of the Rinpa tradition during the Edo period. Published by Tansei sha in 1983, this finely printed edition faithfully captures the elegance