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Monday, October 1, 2012

1910 Hand Painted Japanese Goldfish

I am importing this rare piece of art documenting the goldfish of Japan circa 1910. It consists of a loosely bound collection of 10 hand painted pages.  They arrived and are amazing!


The loosely bound collection

Shukin

Oranda 

Wakin

Ryukin 

Telescope

Edo Nishiki (Red and Black Nacreous)

Oranda 

Ranchu 
(slight water damage shows the delicate nature of water colors)

Phoenix

Shubunkin (Short Tail)

Common Goldfish

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