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Bushu Tamagawa (The Tama The Jewel River in Musashi Province (Musashi Tatsukuri) Koshu Misaka suimen (Surface
“Jewel” River in Musashi is known as one of the Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa) of Lake Misaka, Kai Province)
often depicted as a subject of allusive picture (mitate-e)
province) of beauties by many artists. Woodblock print, from the series Fugaku
sanjurokkei(Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji),
Woodblock print, from the series Fugaku This river is written in a poem by an unknown poet signed Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, published by
sanjurokkei (Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji), contained in vol. 14 of the Man'yoshu(Collection of a
signed Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu (drawn by Iitsu, Myriad Leaves), the anthology of classic verse written Nishimura Yohachi (Eijudo), circa 1830-32
formerly Hokusai), published by Nishimuraya Horizontal oban: 10 x 14æ in. (25.4 x 37.5 cm.)
before 760:
Yohachi (Eijudo) $25,000-30,000
Horizontal oban: 10º x 15 in.(26 x 38.1 cm.) Tamagawa ni sarasu tetsukuri sarasarani mukashi no
fude to sarani omowazu
$20,000-30,000
(When I bleach the softest hand-made cotton in the
Jewel River, I recall the love letter I once wrote to you.)