Description: (2) Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849), c. 1833 – 1834, woodblock prints on paper surrounded by silk and washi paper, depicting scenes from the series, "Shika Shashinkyo (A Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Verse)” aka “Imagery of the Poets”, each published by Moriya Jihei. a) Depicting the Chinese poet Li Bai (aka. Li Bo, Jp. Rihaku) (701–762), gazing at a waterfall and supported by two boys. This image is in the permanent collection of the British Museum No. 1927,0413,0.15 and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, No. JP3516. b) Titled, “Ariwara Narihira (Peasants pounding cloth by moonlight)” and depicting people washing clothes by a body of water with ducks and in the background a temple. Dimensions are: a) vertical Nagaban, image size - 19 1/2 inches tall X 8 7/8 inches wide, border silk and washi paper - 22 1/4 tall X 12 1/8 inches wide; b) Vertical Nagaban image - 19 ? inches tall X 8 7/8 inches wide, bordered by silk and washi paper - 22 1/4 tall X 12 1/8 inches wide. All measurements are approximate.