vintage japanese shikishi print : catfish hibi deep faceted vase of unusual barrel-shape

faceted vase of unusual barrel-shape

Packaged in a luxurious letterpress-printed tuck box

it holds your daily essentials— water bottle

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vintage japanese shikishi print : catfish hibi deep faceted vase of unusual barrel-shapeIn Japanese mythology, the catfish or namazu () is a giant underground creature who causes earthquakes! Fortunately this rendering by Shinzuo Hashimoto (1876 1943) is of the more languid and graceful variety, with flowing lines and a calming sense of movement. Yokoyama Taikan was a leading figure in the early twentieth century Japanese art world, and this print is from a collection of reproductions of original Japanese artworks presented to him for