| Title | "Basket of Flowers" (given name) |
| Date | 1932 (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" (lower/left corner) (used only 1947-57) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Nicely executed "bokashi" shading; "gauffrage" to basket's weaving and flowers; deeply saturated background color; highly detailed carving, crisp lines. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Very clean front and verso. (Few surface scratches--otherwise flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | Watanbe 1936 Catalogue #O-49; "Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" pl. #S43.1. |
| Comments | Colorful flower basket set against a deeply saturated midnight-blue background. |
| Item # | BK-72 |
| Price | Special $300 (Reg $575, $450) |
