| Artist | YANAMAKA, Kodo (Tatsushige) (1869-??; active 1899-1937) |
| Title | "Actress (Yoneko Sakai)" ("Joyu (Sakai Yoneko)") |
| Date | 1929 (Later limited edition of 100 prints, c1980's.) |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Ishukankokai Publisher |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Koike/Watanabe Yoshiaki; watermarked. |
| Image Size | 10 1/2 x 15 5/8 (plus wide margins) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading to face, hands, and collar; light
"gauffrage" to hair and collar's patterns; distinctive baren "sujizuri" (circles) background; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Excellent colors. (No flaws noted--still in original "presentation folder.") |
| Reference/Illus | "The Female Image," Plate #164. |
| Comments | One of the very few "bijin-ga" images of this seldom encountered artist, a student of Yoshitoshi. "Re-strike" edition published as a small, immediately sold out edition (100 copies) in the mid-1980's by Ishukankokai Publisher of Tokyo (with red "moneybag" seal). |
| Item # | DG-391 |
| Price | $850 |