| Title | "Spring" ("Hakubai ni Mau") (translates as "Flying around the Plum Tree") |
| Date | 1982 |
| Series | Franklin Mint's "Birds of the Seasons" series. |
| Publisher | Yoshida Family Studio--Commissioned by the Franklin Mint. |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Pencil-signed (in Japanese "kanji") signature--reads "Yoshida Toshi." |
| Image Size | Unusually Large--image 11 3/4 x 19 58 ("double-oban"). |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; nicely detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Bright/fresh colors. Very clean front and verso. (Tape residues top verso margin--otherwise flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | na |
| Comments | Gorgeous oversized image of two birds in a flowering plum tree--set against a colorful
orange background. (A "loose-sheet"--no frame.) Exceptional condition. |
| Item # | DG-633 |
| Price | $625 (Sold/MW) |