| Artist | YAMAKAWA, Shuho (1898-1944) |
| Title | "Autumn" ("Aki") |
| Date | 1927 (Early edition.) |
| Series | "Four Images of Women" ("Fujo Yon-dai") |
| Publisher | Bijutsusha |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to face and kimono's designs; shimmering silver "mica" background; nicely over-printed hair-lines; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Strong colors. Very clean frontside and verso. (A few tiny marks--otherwise flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | "The Female Image," Plate #152. |
| Comments | Clothed in a fashionable hearts/diamonds/clubs/spades kimono, this "moga" (modern girl) beauty gazes forward hypnotically. Unquestionably Shuho's most recognizable and most sought-after design. An exceptional print--very rarely seen. |
| Item # | DG-06 |
| Price | $2000 (Reserved/DB) |