| Artist | SUZUKI, Kason (1860-1919) |
| Title | "Cherry Blossom Hunting" (given name) |
| Date | 1914 |
| Series | "Bungei Kurabu" literary magazine (vol. 20, no. 6)) |
| Publisher | unk |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | unk |
| Image Size | 8 1/2 x 12 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Nicely executed "bokashi" shading to tree trunk and background; crisply detailed lines. |
| Condition | Very Good++. Excellent colors. (Couple vertical "soft" creases; nick top edge; light wear. Two folds typical of all "kuchi-e". |
| Reference/Illus | See Article #10: "Kuchi-e," or Literary Magazine Frontispieces. |
| Comments | Dressed casually in her colorful spring kimono, this springtime beauty
gazes over her shoulder under a shower of falling cherry blossoms.
This is the illustration for the 1914 novel "Sakuga-Gari" ("Hunting for Cherry Blossoms"). |
| Item # | EG-642 |
| Price | $265 |