| Artist | KOSON (Shoson OHARA) (1877-1945) |
| Title | "Two Crows in Moonlight" ("Tsuki ni Karasu") |
| Date | 1927 (early pre-War printing). |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by family of Army serviceman Col.Tom Y. Horton stationed in Tokyo 1946-47. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Watanabe "E-seal" (used only 1932-42). |
| Image Size | 9 1/4 x 14 3/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; lightly "gauffraged" (embossed) outline of moon and lower limb; highly detailed carving, crisp lines. |
| Condition | Very Good to Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. (Soft crease bottom/right margin corner; few very slight wrinkles; light wear; light toning.) No prior mounts. |
| Reference/Illus | Blair's 1930 "Toldedo Exhibition" pl. #187; "Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" pl. #S-5.3 and catalogue #150, p148. |
| Comments | Two jungle crows, strikingly set against a full moon's nightime sky. Rarely seen. Watanabe "E-seal" used only 1932-42. |
| Item # | BH-12 |
| Price | $1500 (Sold/NW) |
