| Artist | TORII Kotondo (1900-76) |
| Title | "Peony Snowflakes" ("Botan-Yuki") |
| Date | 1931 (Later limited edition of 100 prints, c1980's) |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Ishukankokai |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Ito Susumu/Kajikawa Yoshio; watermark. |
| Image Size | 9 7/8 x 16 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading throughout; "gauffrage" to areas of red undergarment; nicely over-printed hairlines. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. (Slightly faded; mat-line (in margins only) from folder.) No prior mounts--still in original "presentation folder." |
| Reference/Illus | "The Female Image," Plate #181. Blair's 1936 "Toledo Exhibition," Plate #142. |
| Comments | Amoung Kotondo's lifetime total 21 images (most 1927-33), one of the most sought-after images with umbrealla and large falling snowflakes. Re-strike published as small/immediately sold out edition (100 copies) in the mid-1980's by Ishukankokai Publisher of Tokyo (with red "moneybag" seal). |
| Item # | BG-440 |
| Price | $1150 (Sold/JG) (If perfect, would be $1250+-plus.) |