vintage japanese monochrome print : shrimp / along the road micro planter symbolising the clash between Japan

symbolising the clash between Japan and China

with all the silky suppleness and dry hand-feel characteristic of the fibre

Packed with considered details and generous storage capacity

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vintage japanese monochrome print : shrimp / along the road micro planter symbolising the clash between JapanThis monochrome reproduction has a different work by Omoda Seiju (1891 1933) on each side a serene slice of rural life, and delicately rendered crustaceans amongst the seagrass. Omoda Seiju's use of negative space and choice of subject landscapes, birds, animals, insects typical of the era, make him an exemplar of the early twentieth century nihonga (Japanese art) movement. From a catalogue of monochrome reproductions that was printed in 1934. These