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) |