vintage japanese shikishi print : catfish hibi deep it holds your daily essentials—

it holds your daily essentials— water bottle

when your load increases

A clever composition that creates softly curving diagonal lines for a singular statement

pen holder

is signed and stamped by the artist

vintage japanese shikishi print : catfish hibi deep it holds your daily essentials—In Japanese mythology, the catfish or namazu () is a giant underground creature who causes earthquakes! Fortunately this rendering by Shinzuo Hashimoto (1876 1943) is of the more languid and graceful variety, with flowing lines and a calming sense of movement. Yokoyama Taikan was a leading figure in the early twentieth century Japanese art world, and this print is from a collection of reproductions of original Japanese artworks presented to him for