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Incised lines on the kozuka depict the rush of a waterfall. A carp is shown swimming up the waterfall. This motif represents perseverance. The inscription on the reverse says that the design is by Ichiguro Masatsune (1760-1828).

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    "inscriptions": "[Attribution] On reverse: 東嶽子以圖; [Transliteration] Tôgakushi motte zu; [Translation] design by Tôgakushi; [Date] On kozuka: 辛酉初春; [Transliteration] kanoto tori shoshun; [Translation] 1801; [Signature] On kozuka: 壽霍斎 石黒政美; [Translation] Jugakusai Ishiguro Masayoshi",
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