Title |
"Goshawk on a Snow-covered Pine" (given name) |
Date |
ca1930's ("later edition," ca1950/70). |
Provenance |
Obtained recently via Tokyo. |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Nishinomiya Yosaku (Tokyo publisher--known active 1938 until late 1950's; then sporatically until present day.) |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Publisher's "Hanken shoyu, Nishinomiya Yosaku" seal, left margin. |
Image Size |
10 1/4 x 16 5/8 (LARGE "dai-oban" print) |
Impression |
Very Fine. Nicely executed "bokashi" shading; lightly "gauffraged" (embossed) accumulation of snow; highly
detailed carving, crisp lines. |
Condition |
Nearly Excellent. Clean front and verso; excellent colors. (Soft diagonal 4-inch crease upper/left
image--otherwise flawless.) |
Reference/Illus |
"Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" pl. #K-13.16. |
Comments |
A striking wide format (full "oban") image of a goshawk (Accipiter gentiles) perched atop a snow-covered pine branch.
Seldom seen. |
Item # |
DG-404 |
Price |
$875 |