| Artist | KOBAYAKAWA Kiyoshi (1889-1948) |
| Title | "Expression of Eyes" ("Hitomi") (aka "White Shawl") |
| Date | 1931 (Later limited edition, 100 copies), c1980's |
| Series | "Women's Manners of Today" ("Kindai Jisei no Uchi"-- 4 of 6 designs, 1930-31) |
| Publisher | Ishukankokai |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Takano Shichinosuke/Ono Tomisaburo; "watermark" |
| Image Size | 10 1/2 x 17 1/2 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Extensively/deeply gauffraged (embossed); overprinted hairlines; skillful "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Pristine. (Still in original "presentation folder--no flaws noted.) |
| Reference/Illus | "The Female Image," Plate #192. Blair's 1936 "Toledo Exhibition," Plate #118. |
| Comments | Absolutely stunning. Re-strike published as small immediately sold out edition (100 copies)
in the mid-1980's by
Ishukankokai Publisher of Tokyo (with red "moneybag" seal). Very RARELY seen. |
| Item # | DG-269 |
| Price | $1950 |