KOSON -- "Two White Cockatoos on a Red Bar" (#3)

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Title "Two White Cockatoos on a Red Bar"
Date ca1930's (pre-War printing)
Provenance Obtained from Robert O. Muller's Estate following his death (via New York contact).
Series na
Publisher Kawaguchi (1929-ca1942)
Seal, Carver/Printer Small oval "Kawaguchi seal" lower right corner.
C/P: Ito/Komatsu.
Image Size 9 3/8 x 13
Impression Very Fine. Superbly executed soft "bokashi" shading to pink/yellow feathers and blue cup; extensive "gauffrage" as feathers; deeply saturated green background with faint "sujizuri" circles; highly detailed, crisp key-lines.
Tiny "Made in Japan" stamped verso.
Condition Excellent. Strong colors.
Clean front and backside; full margins. (Slight age-mellowing. No flaws noted.)
Reference/Illus Illustrated in "Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" #H-36.1, pg 203.
Comments Two white cockatoos perched upon a red bar, strikingly set against a deep-green background. Technically an outstanding print.
Not often available.
Item # EG-390
Price $1,750