Unknown 6

This unidentified print from Ohno Bakufu's body of work likely belongs to the 'Dai Nihon Gyorui Gashu' series, given the ichthyological focus of his career. Without a confirmed title or specimen identification, the print cannot be assigned to a specific species, but the visual language of the series provides context. Ohno's fish prints share a consistent format: lateral-profile presentation of a single specimen or a small group, printed on oban-format washi with multiple color blocks and graduated bokashi to capture scale iridescence and body modeling. The carving typically isolates individual fin rays, gill plate contours, and lateral line patterns that distinguish species. The absence of a title may indicate a variant impression, a proof state, or a plate that was later assigned a definitive title in the published series. Collectors of natural history prints value unidentified impressions from this series for their technical quality and the insight they offer into the publication process.