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Fan Bust portrait of a Kabuki actor in the role of the 10th C calligraphist & chief minister to the Emperors Shujaku & Murakami, Ono No Tofu, who was encouraged in his studies by watching a frog trying to climb a willow stem. As with the frog, he was successful at achieving his gaol on the eigth attempt.
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Published ic 1864
(h) 24 x (w) 18.5 cm
$550
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