| Artist | YAMAKAWA, Shuho (1898-1944) |
| Title | "Dusk" ("Tasogare") |
| Date | Originally 1928; this a later 1950/60's version. |
| Series | "Four Images of Women" ("Fujo Yon-dai") |
| Publisher | Ukiyo-e Hanga Kanko Kai (Tokyo, ca1950/70's) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 6 3/8 x 9 1/2 ("chuban") |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to face, hair and fan; shimmering silver "mica" background; deep "gauffrage" (embossing) to ribs of fan; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Strong colors. Clean front and verso. (Absolutely pristine--found in original "presentation folder.") |
| Reference/Illus | "The Female Image," Plate #155. |
| Comments | Clothed in a light blue summer kimono, this pensive beauty cools herself
with a hand-held fan. One of Shuho's few early bijin-ga designs. A smaller format version of Bijutsusha Publisher's original 1928 print. Very nice. |
| Item # | EG-590 |
| Price | $325 (Sold/PDT) |