GOYO -- "Summer Kimono" (#3)

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Artist Goyo HASHIGUCHI
(1881-1921)
Title "Summer Kimono"
("Natsui no Onna")
Date 1920 ("Commemorative Edition," sanctioned by Goyo's family, 1989 printing)
Series Limited Edition of 150 prints.
Publisher Yuyudo Publisher
Seal, Carver/Printer ITO, Susumo/ITO, Shuntaro
Image Size 11 x 17 1/8 (on 12 x 18 1/4 overall)
Impression Fine. Sumptuous soft pink "mica" background.
Condition Excellent. (No flaws noted. Still inside original "Presentation Folder.")
Reference/Illus "The Female Image," Plate #15, pg 41.
Comments Considered by many connoisseurs to be Goyo's finest image. One of only 16 lifetime images done by Goyo (11 "bijin-ga," 54 landscapes, 1 "kacho-e").
Item # BG-999
Price $1025 (Sold/GR)