KOSON -- "Snow on Willow Bridge" (#6)

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Title "Snow on Willow Bridge"
("Yanagi-Bashi no Yuki")
Date 1927 (early post-War edition, 1946-1957 printing)
Provenance Collected by US Army serviceman early 1950's while in Japan.
Series na
Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo
Seal, Carver/Printer Black "6mm Seal"
(1946-1957 printing)
Image Size 9 3/8 x 14 1/4
Impression Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; lightly "gauffraged" (embossed) snow accumulation and bridge boards; over-splashed "gofun" snow; crisp lines, highly detailed. Stamped "Original Work of Art" lower margin.
Condition Excellent. Fresh, strong colors. Very clean margins and verso. (Slightly trimmed top/upper margin--otherwise absolutely flawless. An amazingly fresh print.)
Reference/Illus Blair's 1930 "Toledo Exhibition" pl. #194; "Shin-Hanga" pl. #109; "Crow, Cranes, Camellias" pl. #166.
Comments Considered Koson's finest "bijin/landscape" image. Not often available. (See related article.)
Item # DG-446
Price $1250 (Sold/AVJ)