| Artist | NAKAZAWA Hiromitsu (1874-1964) |
| Title | "The Heroine Matsukaze" |
| Date | ca1922/23 |
| Series | 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 | 10 5/8 x 14 5/8 ("dai-oban") |
| Impression | Very Fine. Nicely done "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading throughout print; light "gauffrage" to mermaid and rocks; overprinted with small areas of white "gofun" (white pigment); detailed carving. |
| Condition | Good+++. (Few scattered spots (two in lower image; bumping/wrinkling top and bottom/left margins; light/moderate toning.) |
| Reference/Illus | Illustrated in "The Female Image" (page 203). |
| 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 # | DG-354 |
| Price | $295 |