| Artist | TORII Kotondo (1900-76) |
| Title | "Combing the Hair" (Nude) ("Kamisuki") |
| Date | 1929 (Later limited edition of 100 prints, c1980's.) |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Ishukankokai Publisher |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Itoh Susumu/Watanabe Yoshiaki; watermarked. |
| Image Size | 10 1/4 x 16 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superb "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading to entire body, hair, and background; light "gauffrage" to outlines of body, arms, and legs; bold "sujizuri" tracings to background; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Good to Very Good. (Some scattered wrinkles; small rubbing to arm.) |
| Reference/Illus | "The Female Image," Plate #170; Blair's 1936 "Toledo Exhibition," Plate #129. |
| Comments | Lifetime total 21 images (most 1927-34). "Re-strike" published as a small, immediately sold out
edition (100 copies) in the mid-1980's by Ishukankokai Publisher of Tokyo (with red "moneybag" seal). Print is without the usual "red publisher's moneybag" seal--likely a publisher's "proof" printing prior to edition. |
| Item # | DG-708 |
| Price | $775 (MIA) |