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Whale
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14" wide / 11" high
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Rare 18th-century Japanese watercolor of a Whale. A Perfect Recreation™ of the original watercolor by an unidentified artist, c. 1780. 14" x 11"

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"A whale on the beach is wealth for seven villages". This Japanese proverb explains that country's reverential regard for this mammal as its symbol of good fortune and prosperity. The Japanese traditionally utilized whales found dead or dying near shore. In 1675, Wada Kakuemon developed the use of nets to capture whales in the open sea. Within a few decades, Japanese whaling was a large-scale commercial endeavor. A century later, an unidentified artist created this striking watercolor image that feels as much a part of the 21st century as the 18th.

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