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Title |
"Irises" ("Hana-Shobu") |
Date |
ca 1926 (Mid-edition printing, pre-1957.) |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Watanabe "6mm seal" (used only 1946-57) |
Image Size |
9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading to background, irises, and foliage; detailed carving, crisp lines. (Some pigment irregularity bottom image edge.) |
Condition |
Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. (Very slight wrinkling (bottom); pigment irregularity mentioned above.) Clean backside. |
Reference/Illus |
"Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" pl. #S-15.1 and Cat #168. |
Comments |
Beautiful image of irises sillouetted against a pale orange sky--very good colors. (A variant version (dated 1926) with a kingfisher also exists.) |
Item # |
BG-195 |
Price |
$525 |
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