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Lot 77 JAPANESE PRINTS FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Peasant's family processing rice following a harvest
Closed22 September 2020
Price Realised
USD 6,250
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In a rural setting a man unloads a bale of dried rice for threshing from a bamboo drying rack behind. The rice is being milled by the woman and boy to the right using a milling stone and on the left a woman and young man are seiving and winnowing using a winnowing basket and fan in order to separate the rice grains from the chaff and husks.