| Artist | Kokyo TANIGUCHI (1864-1915) |
| Title | "Spirit of Heron Maiden" ("Shirasagi no Sei") |
| Date | 1918; (First Edition printing) (Roach: "published by Sato Sotaro posthumously in 1918) |
| Provenance | Obtained from Robert O. Muller's Estate following his death (via New York contact). |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Sato Shotaro Publisher (Kyoto, c1895-1931) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Red "publisher's seal" lower/left margin. |
| Image Size | 9 3/4 x 15 3/8 ("dai-oban") |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to umbrella, face, hands, and background; extensive cheese-cloth "gauffrage" (embossing) to entire white robe; circular "baren sujizuri" to background; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. (Light
toning--absolutely flawless.) A few natural paper irregularities--clearly on old pre-War paper. Tiny "Made in Japan" stamped lower verso margin. |
| Reference/Illus | "The Female Image," Plate #123. |
| Comments | Clothed in a white cotton kimono, this beauty is seen in a dance performance where the spirit of a heron changes into a girl, then becomes a heron again. One of only a few known works by Taniguchi. Quite Rare. |
| Item # | DG-809 |
| Price | $1,650 (Sold/AK) |