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Lot 57. THE WATER WHEEL AT YODO CASTER

Lot 57. THE WATER WHEEL AT YODO CASTER

KITAO SHIGEMASA (B. 1739, d. 1819

A boat with several passengers sailing on the Yodo river by a walled bank where the current of the stream is turning a great undershot water-wheel. Mizu-e or “waterprint” in beni, buff, blue, and pearl gray.

Hoso-e. Signed: Kitao Shigemasa ga. About 1764.

Purchaser: Joseph L. Lilienthal
Price: $15.00

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