| Artist | YOSHIDA, Fujio (1887-1987) |
| Title | "Gold Fishes" ("**") |
| Date | 1926 (original/early printing). |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by family of Army serviceman Col.Tom Y. Horton stationed in Tokyo 1946-47. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Yoshida Family Studio |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | "pencil-signed" and "titled" by artist |
| Image Size | 9 3/4 x 14 5/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to gold fish, bowl, and ropes; extensive "baren sujizuri" (circular tracings) to backgound; highly detailed carving, crisp lines. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso.
(Bumped upper/left corner; light wear; slight toning.) No prior mounts. |
| Reference/Illus | na |
| Comments | Wife of Hiroshi Yoshida and the first female artist of the Yoshida Family,
this striking 1926 design was the first of 13 lifetime designs produced from 1926 to 1954.
"Ink-brushed" by Fujio into lower margin as a gift "To Lt. Col. Horton, Tokio June 8th, 1946." An early, rarely seen print. |
| Item # | BH-11 |
| Price | $950 (Sold/NK) |
