vintage japanese shikishi print : catfish hibi deep Composed from gently intertwining ropes

Composed from gently intertwining ropes of gold and silver

it holds your daily essentials— water bottle

faceted vase of unusual barrel-shape

A clever composition that creates softly curving diagonal lines for a singular statement

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vintage japanese shikishi print : catfish hibi deep Composed from gently intertwining ropesIn 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