| Artist | ISHII, Hakutei (1882-1958) |
| Title | "Shibaru" ("Shibaru") |
| Date | ca1922 (Later limited edition of 100 prints, c1980's.) |
| Series | "Twelve Views of Tokyo" ("Tokyo Junkei"), a 12-print series. |
| Publisher | Ishukankokai Publisher |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Itoh Susumu/Watanabe Yoshiaki; watermarked. |
| Image Size | 10 1/2 x 16 1/4 (plus wide margins) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading to inset image; "gauffrage" (embossing) to obi; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Excellent colors. (No flaws noted.) Still in original "presentation folder." |
| Reference/Illus | "The Female Image," Plate #5. |
| Comments | One of a 12-print series of prints published 1910/17, as "bijin-ga" images with views of Tokyo insets. "Re-strike" edition published as a small, immediately sold out edition (100 copies) in the mid-1980's by Ishukankokai Publisher of Tokyo (with red "moneybag" seal). |
| Item # | EG-135 |
| Price | $675 |