| Artist | Koson (Shoson OHARA) (1877-1945) |
| Title | "Barn Swallows on Flowering Wisteria" ("Fuji Ni Tsubame"--here, "Fuji" means wisteria.) |
| Date | 1926 (1946-57 printing) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by family of Air Force serviceman John Kinney stationed in Tokyo 1946-57. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Black "6mm-seal" (used only 1946-57) (lower/right) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading to swallows and purple wisteria; light "gauffrage" (embossed) to swallows; "burnishing" to swallow's black area; highly detailed carving; crisp lines. (Two "drying holes" left margin.) |
| Condition | Excellent. Excellent colors. Very clean front and verso. (Slight toning--no flaws noted.) Tiny "S. Watanabe" stamping verso. |
| Reference/Illus | Blair's 1930 "Toldedo Exhibition" pl. #177; "Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" pl. #S-28.1 pg 199. |
| Comments | A delightfully colorful wisteria image. Rarely encountered. |
| Item # | EG-804 (BK-71) |
| Price | Special Pricing $575 (Sold/AH) (Reg $775) |
