| Title | "Flowering Purple Iris" ("Hana Shobu") (given name by Watanabe) |
| Date | 1934 (Undated, but published in 1934 per Blair--old.) |
| Provenance | Obtained from Robert O. Muller's Estate following his death (via New York contact). |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | No marginal data (Blair). |
| Image Size | 9 3/8 x 10 5/8 ("shikishiban") |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading to flowers and soft orange-to-blue background; light "gauffrage" to outline of flowers; visible "woodgrain" to green foliage; crisp lines, highly detailed. |
| Condition | Excellent. Wonderful colors. Full, narrow original margins. (Tiny stamped "Made in Japan" verso margin.) |
| Reference/Illus | Blair's 1936 "Toledo Exhibition" pl. #202; "Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" #S43.7, pg 203. |
| Comments | Colorful image flowering Japanese purple iris. (Published in 1934 as an edition of 300 copies.) Seldom encountered; shown only as b/w image in "CCC." |
| Item # | BG-722 |
| Price | $775 (Sold/JB) |