Album of 9 fan paintings:
fan 1: traveller viewing distant landscape. Signed and sealed. Fan 2: courtesan under snow-covered umbrella. With poem. Signed, sealed and inscribed. Fan 3: six immortals of poetry. With poem. Signed, sealed and inscribed. Fan 4: geisha seated on balcony overlooking sumida river. Signed, sealed and inscribed. Fan 5: ferry bat on sumida river. With poem. Signed, sealed and inscribed. Fan 6: sea bream and squid. Signed and sealed. Fan 7: courtesan with young attendant. With poem. Inscribed, signed and sealed. Fan 8: blind man feeling elephant. Signed and sealed. Fan 9: zen priest's flying whisk. With poem. Signed and inscribed. Ink and colour on mica-covered paper. Date: 1843 (fan 1). Dimensions: Height: 31.50 centimetres (approx; covers); Height: 14.20 centimetres (fan 1); Height: 17.10 centimetres (fan 2); Height: 16.50 centimetres (fan 3); Height: 16.30 centimetres (fan 4); Height: 13.50 centimetres (fan 5); Height: 17.50 centimetres (fan 6); Height: 16.90 centimetres (fan 7); Height: 12.10 centimetres (fan 8); Height: 17.30 centimetres (fan 9); Width: 54.30 centimetres (approx; covers); Width: 44.60 centimetres (fan 1); Width: 46.50 centimetres (fan 2); Width: 49.50 centimetres (fan 3); Width: 45.60 centimetres (fan 4); Width: 46.70 centimetres (fan 5); Width: 48.60 centimetres (fan 6); Width: 44.50 centimetres (fan 7); Width: 48.40 centimetres (fan 8); Width: 47.50 centimetres (fan 9). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Saigyō Hōshi. Collection: British Museum. Album, fan-painting (BM 1982,0701,0.17 02)
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