| Artist | KONDO, Shiun (active 1912-45) |
| Title | "Irises" ("Shobu") |
| Date | 1924 (Later limited edition of 100 prints, c1980's.) |
| Series | "Collection of New Ukiyo-e Style Beauties--June" ("Shin Ukiyo-e Bijin Awase--Roku-gatsu") |
| Publisher | Ishukankokai Publisher |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Itoh Susumu/Watanabe Yoshiaki; watermarked. |
| Image Size | 10 1/2 x 17 1/4 (quite tall) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading to face, hair, and irises; light "gauffrage" to hair-line, hair-pieces, and irises; white highlights to eyes and lower hairline; over-printed layers to hair; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Excellent colors. (No flaws noted--still in original "presentation folder.") |
| Reference/Illus | "The Female Image," Plate #129. |
| Comments | One of the very few "bijin-ga" images of this seldom encountered artist. "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-392 |
| Price | $875 |