Yo No Naka Gomasuri

$1,200 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

publisher not identified, n.d., circa 1855 . Colored woodblock diptych approx. 35 1/2 x 24 cm; 2 small worm holes on inner margins, otherwise fine and bright. An extrememly unusual and beautifully-colored Ukiyo-e print featuring Japanese men and women grinding spice under the eye of a Westerner. The only other copy located is at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Title translates as We're all in this together or Currying favor in this world. Item #41508

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