| Title | "Carp and White Lotus" ("Koi niShiro Suiren") (given name by Watanabe) |
| Date | 1933 (Undated, but published in 1933 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 1/2 x 10 3/4 ("shikishiban") |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading to carp's bodies; light "gauffrage" to white lotus flowers; 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. #192; "Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" #S39.5, pg 201. |
| Comments | A delightful image of two carps swimming in a lotus pond. (Published in 1933 as an edition of 300 copies.) Seldom encountered; shown only as b/w image in "CCC." |
| Item # | BG-723 |
| Price | $625 |