Ink painting with ochre-colored ink washes. A hanshita-e (sketch) for a colour woodblock print
approx. 1840/50er
27 x 18 CM
Theme of this colour woodblock print is the daily division of time in Japan in twelve units, each roughly corresponding to two European hours and named after the twelve Asian zodiac signs.
Acquired between 1996-1997 from R.H. Investment Company Limited, London