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'Sumida River ...'
Printing impressions (13):
- Key block (poem, gourd outline, fish eyes)
- sumi- Gourd
- 'Peach' ...- Flower stems
- light green- Blossoms
- faint pink- Undertone for leaves
- yellow- Cloth, seal, and buds
- vermillion- Leaves
- darker green- Blossom 'highlights'
- faint pink- Gourd
- jet black- Background (gradation)
- green- Pattern on gourd
- 'suzu no fun' (silver ...)- Gourd neck, lettering in cartouche
- 'aka kin pun' ('gold' powder)- Embossing
- 'karazuri'And the fish? The fish are simply untouched paper.
The background green is rubbed vigourously to flatten
the paper, leaving the fish shapes standing up in relief.