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Great Japanese Fish Picture Collection (Dai Nihon gyorui gashu), Volume 3
The complete set of 12 woodblock prints, comprising:

1. Black Tai (Kurodai)
2. Golden/Brocade Carp (Higoi)
3. Sardine (Maiwashi)
4. Yellowtail (Hamachi)
5. Puffer Fish (Fugu)
6. Grey Mullet (Bora)
7. Stonefish (Okoze)
8. Dace (Ugui)
9. Bonito (Katsuo)
10. Japanese Whiting (Kisu)
11. Trout (Yamame)
12. Goldfish (Ranchu)

Each mounted at corners to original card mounts, each in original folio with title slip and with 12 original individually-bound leaflets in both English and Japanese with information relating to each type of fish

Published by Nishinomiya Shoin, 1939-40, some designs embellished with mica details
Each print: 40 x 28.1 cm.
Each folio: 49.5 x 36.4 cm.

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