Japanese Print "Ryu Shoten, Mt. Fuji and Dragon — 龍昇天" by Gekko Ogata (尾形月耕)
Artist:Gekko Ogata (尾形月耕)
Title:Ryu Shoten, Mt. Fuji and Dragon — 龍昇天
Date:1896
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Source:Japanese Art Open Database
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Monday, 21 February 2005 Title Mt. Fuji and Dragon - Gekko Zuihitsu Artist Gekko Ogata 1859-1920 Signature Gekko Seal artist's seal Dated 1893 Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent - very good … cheese-cloth pattern embossed on the left cartouche Colors excellent - very good … orange color partially oxidized Condition very good … light uneven toning, not backed. Description "Gekko Zuihitsu" (Gekko's Sketch) "Ryu Shoten". A dragon, shrouded in dark rain clouds, is soaring into the sky. Majestic Mt. Fuji is towering above the clouds. Format Oban tate-e Width 9.4 inches = 23.8 cm Height 14.0 inches = 35.5 cm Literature Uhlenbeck, Chris & Merel Molenaar, "Mount Fuji; Sacred Mountain of Japan", Leiden; Hotei Publishing, 2000, ISBN 90-74822-32-0, - Pg. 117, Pl. 118
