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Lot 84 JAPANESE PRINTS FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Echizen Fukui no hashi (Fukui Bridge in Echizen Province)
Closed22 September 2020
Price Realised
USD 15,000
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Specialist note
Travellers cross the Tsukumo bridge which was famous for having its southern half constructed of stone and its northern half of wood. With Fukui castle on the northern side, the logic was that the wood section could be easily destroyed to prevent an enemy's advance. In the distance of the far bank are sheets of drying hosho paper - a famous local product of Echizen.