| Artist | Unread |
| Title | "Beauty with Knife" (given name) |
| Date | ca1895-1914 |
| Provenance | Consigned by a NW print collector. |
| Series | Likely "Bungei Kurabu" literary magazine (1895-1914). |
| Publisher | na |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 8 1/2 x 11 1/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; silver metallic pigments to knife; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Very Good+++. Strong colors. (Moderate toning; small stain left margin; scattered marks.) Without the two folds typical of most "kuchi-e". |
| Reference/Illus | See Article #10: "Kuchi-e," or Literary Magazine Frontispieces. |
| Comments | A beauty holding a knife, within a double-inset image. A rarely seen "kuchi-e" image--we've not seen previously. |
| Item # | BM-23 |
| Price | Special $155 (Reg $195) |