KABURAGI -- "The Heroine Osai"

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Artist KABURAGI, Kiyokata (1878-1972)
Title "The Heroine Osai"
Date ca1923
Series A Supplement of "The Complete Works of Chikamatsu" ("Dai Chikamatsu Zenshu"), a 12-print series.
Publisher unk
Seal, Carver/Printer Yamagishi Kazue/Nishimura Kumakichi (both artisans produced the entire 12-print series)
Image Size 9 1/2 x 12 7/8 (plus wide margins)
Impression Fine. Nicely done "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading to face, kimono, and background; detailed carving.
Condition Excellent. (No flaws noted.)
Reference/Illus Illustrated in "The Female Image," p.95, pl.122.
Comments Part of a 12-print series of prints (each done by a different artist) published c1922/23; all were carved by Yamagishi Kazue and printed by Nishimura Kumakichi. For a further discussion of this series, see "The New Wave - Prints from the Robert O. Muller Collection" (page 168).
Item # CG-753
Price $650 (Sold)