KOSON -- "White Goose in Flight Under a Full Moon" (#3)

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Title "White Goose in Flight Under a Full Moon" (given name)
Date c1900-10, (Kokeido Publisher ceased business in 1910)
Series na
Publisher Kokeido (or Akiyama Buemon--Tokyo publisher, 1877-1910)
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size 7 1/8 x 13 5/8 ("tanzaku")
Impression Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; strong woodgrain visible to sky; extensively "gauffraged" feathers; extremely fine detailing.
Condition Very Good to Excellent. (Bumped right margin corner; 1/8-inch tear/slight crease lower left; minor paper residues 2 verso corners; very slight wear.) Clean backside. Full, original margins (per "kento" marks lower edge and lower/left corner).
Reference/Illus "Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" pl# K-11.7.
Comments Gorgeous image--dramatic perspective under a full moon. PRE-1910 (note: Kokeido Publisher ceased business in 1910).
Item # BG-747
Price $950 (Reserved/JG)