| Title | "Egret in Rain" ("Uchu no Sagi") |
| Date | 1928 ("First Edition" printing.) |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Watanabe "A-seal" (used only 1924-30, and appropriate First Edition seal) |
| Image Size | 9 1/4 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Nicely executed "bokashi" shading; deep and extensive "gauffrage" (embossing) to egret's feathers; highly detailed carving, crisp lines. |
| Condition | Very Good+++. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. (Two-inch tear (archivally repaired) upper right; few faint spots (near legs); narrow tapes top verso edge; light toning.) Tiny "dealer sticker" verso. |
| Reference/Illus | Blair's 1930 "Toldedo Exhibition" pl. #190; "Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" pl. #S-14.3 and catalogue #157, p148. |
| Comments | A lone little egret (Egretta garzetta) standing in rain--set against a jet-black sky. Earlier copy than illustrated in "CCC"--this an "A-sealed" First Edition copy. Rarely seen and highly sought after. |
| Item # | DG-141 |
| Price | $1950 (Reserved/AH) |