Item #41508 世の中ごますり [Yo no naka gomasuri]
世の中ごますり [Yo no naka gomasuri]
世の中ごますり [Yo no naka gomasuri]

世の中ごますり [Yo no naka gomasuri]

[publisher not identified, n.d., (circa 1855). Colored woodblock diptych approx. 35 1/2 x 24 cm; 2 small worm holes on inner margins, otherwise fine and bright. An extrememly unusual and beautifully-colored Ukiyo-e print featuring Japanese men and women grinding spice under the eye of a Westerner. The only other copy located is at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Title translates as "We're all in this together" or "Currying favor in this world." Item #41508

Price: $1,200.00

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