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Ogata Gekkō - Ferry, Gekko's Essay
Ogata Gekkō - Ferry, Gekko's Essay
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  • Artist/Title: Ogata Gekkō - Ferry, Gekko's Essay
  • Date/Period: 1880s-1900s
  • Medium: Woodblock print on paper
  • Size/Format: Aiban (9″x13″)
  • Description: A "common scene" from Ogata Gekkō's "Gekko's Essays", this woodblock print shows a farmer, a lord, and two ladies being ferried across the water.
    Gekko's Essay - Gekko Zuihitsu
    The series Gekko Zuihitsu (Gekko's Essay) is among Ogata Gekkō's major works, created in 1886 and 1887. The series was published by Matsuki Heikichi in 1887 and consists of 47 designs plus a title page. The format of the single sheets is oban tate-e (portrait format).
    The subjects are a diverse collection - history, mythology, warriors, poets, common and not so common people. Gekko's great contemporary Yoshitoshi had created around the same time a large series with no focus on a specific content, the series Tsuki Hyakushi ("Hundred Aspects of the Moon"). But while Yoshitoshi's hundred designs have the image of the moon as common bond, the Gekko series is missing any formal or contents-related bond. Only the design frame with title and text cartouche and the typical Gekko style of composition and mostly subdued colors make the prints recognizable as part of a series.
    The Woodblock Print
    This woodblock print is approximately 9"x13" (Aiban) and adhered to a backing in good condition, which we credit for keeping the print itself in great condition. The colors are sharp, with incredible usage of embossing to be seen as well as metalic pigment (silver) details throughout.

    Reserve: $125.00

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  • Condition
    (B) Fine Condition
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    Ogata Gekkō - Ferry, Gekko's Essay

    Estimate $150 - $200
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