Lot 90

ONCHI KOSHIRO (1891-1955)

1. HACHI (BEE) 2. KUMO (SPIDER) 3. GA (MOTH) 4. BATTA (GRASSHOPPER) 5. KABUTOMUSHI (STAG BEETLE) 6. TANAGO (MINNOW) 7. KURAGE (JELLY FISH) 8. TAKO (OCTOPUS)

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USD 7,475

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ONCHI KOSHIRO (1891-1955)
1. Hachi (Bee)
2. Kumo (Spider)
3. Ga (Moth)
4. Batta (Grasshopper)
5. Kabutomushi (Stag Beetle)
6. Tanago (Minnow)
7. Kurage (Jelly Fish)
8. Tako (Octopus)
9. Kadogai (Horn Shell)
10.Shakogai (Great Scallop)
The complete set of Mushi, Sakana, Kai (Insects, Fish,
Shells)
Multiblock, n.d. [1943], unsigned, each printed on verso in Japanese with title as above and accompanying poem by Onchi relating to the following sheet; handwritten label with appropriate poem attached to each sheet; inscribed in pencil in another hand with date, artist's name and title, left and top edges on several sheets slightly soiled
20 x 8in. (26.7 x 20.2cm.) each approx. (10)

Specialist note

For other impressions see Onchi Koshiro hangashu/Prints of Onchi Koshiro (Tokyo: Keishosha, 1975), pls. 214-223, pp. 113-115.