TAKEUCHI Seiho -- "Monkey with a Stick" (#2)

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Artist TAKEUCHI Seiho (1864-1942)
Title "Monkey with a Stick"
(given name)
Date ca1930's.
Series na
Publisher na
Seal, Carver/Printer Okura Hanbei(?)
Image Size 9 1/8 x 14
Impression Very Fine. Skillful "bokashi" shading body; deep "gauffrage" to outline and hair areas; nicely detailed carving, crisp lines.
Condition Very Good++. Quite good colors; clean backside.
(Side margins trimmed narrow; slight wear; 1/4-inch tear (archivally repaired).) Tiny "Made in Japan" lower verso margin.
Reference/Illus na
Comments A delightful image of a pet monkey walking with a bamboo stick. Not often seen. Takeuchi designed bird and animal prints during the ca1930's period.
Item # DG-88
Price $400