Artist |
TORII Kotondo (1900-76) |
Title |
"Peony Snowflakes" ("Botan Yuki") |
Date |
1931 (Later limited edition of 100 prints, c1980's.) |
Provenance |
Obtained via a London print collector. |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Ishukankokai Publisher |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Itoh Susumu/Watanabe Yoshiaki; watermarked. |
Image Size |
9 7/8 x 16 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading throughout; light "gaffrage" to areas of
red underdarment and umbrella's edge; nicely over-printed hairlines; highly detailed carving. |
Condition |
Excellent. (Tiny area of abrasion to cheek--otherwise flawless.) |
Reference/Illus |
"The Female Image," Plate #181; Blair's 1936 "Toledo Exhibition," Plate #142. |
Comments |
Lifetime total 21 images (most 1927-34). "Re-strike" published as a small, immediately sold out edition
(100 copies) in the mid-1980's by Ishukankokai Publisher of Tokyo (with red "moneybag" seal). |
Item # |
BG-996 |
Price |
$1750/td>
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