Kunichika -- "Windy"

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Title "Matsukaze" (translates loosely as "Windy")
Date 1884
Series "Fifty-four Modern Feelings, Matched with Chapters of Genji" ("Genji Gojuyojo")
Publisher Takegawa Seikichi
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size 8 7/8 x 13 5/8
Impression Very Fine. Well done "bokashi" shading throughout print; nicely over-printed streaks of rain; detailed carving.
Condition Very Good. Good colors; full margins two sides; original Japanese album backing. Light wear and soiling.
Reference/Illus Similiar images of same series in "Kunichika--Time Present and Time Past, Images of a Forgotten Master."
Comments Bold, and nicely done rainfall image.
Item # CG-667
Price $275 (Sold/JG)