| Artist | TSUNETOMI, Kitano (1880-1947) |
| Title | "The Heroine Umekawa" (in the play "Meido no Hikayuki") (aka "Woman in Snow") |
| Date | ca1923 |
| Series | "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 | 10 3/4 x 15 1/4 (plus wide margins) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Nicely executed "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading; snowflakes depicted in "gofun" (white overprinting); white "mica" background and silver "mica" highlights to hairpin and purple garment; detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. (Light toning.) |
| Reference/Illus | Illustrated in "The Female Image," p.86, pl.106; "The New Wave" pl. 138. |
| Comments | A large head portrait of a young beauty, surrounded by large flakes of snow of hand-applied "gofun." Only having designed a few prints, works by Tsuentomi are quite rare--and this is the most sought-after print of the series. 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-852 |
| Price | $1,175 (Sold/EM) |