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1613684122
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Painting, handscroll, pair with JP Add 26. Scenes of various artisans and craftsmen at work including: brush makers, armorers, mortar repairers, blacksmiths, buyers, cake makers, 'yuzen' cloth dyers, bon makers, road-horse men, palanquin-makers, monkey showmen, 'hakama' cloth makers, 'daikagura' (street entertainers), 'kadozuke' (entertainers who go from house to house), dressmakers, horse trainers, pharmacists, vegetable peddlers, rice polishers, book printers and binders, and doll makers. Ink, colour and gold on silk. Signed and sealed. With paulownia storage box.
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