| Artist | unsigned |
| Title | "Birds/Moons/Snow/Waves" Poem Slips (in Sepia) |
| Date | c1910-23 |
| Provenance | Obtained via dealer contact (from Boston, MA dealer active 1920's to 1933--store now closed). |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Daikoku-ya (Tokyo publisher, 1818-1923) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 3 1/4 x 10 1/4 (EACH print) ("tanzaku" poem slip format) 12 1/2 x 10 1/4 (FULL sheet) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; highly detailed, crisp lines. Full original margins (note "kento" marks bottom margin edge and bottom corner). |
| Condition | Excellent. Strong colors. Clean front and verso. (Light toning; few scattered marks. No flaws noted.) |
| Reference/Illus | na |
| Comments | Original Meiji-era uncut set-of-4 vintage "tanzaku" (narrow "poem slip"
format) prints of birds/moons/snow/waves designs done in "sepia" (shades of brown). PRE-1923 earthquake (note: Daikoku-ya Publisher ceased business in 1923). |
| Item # | Available NOW as EG-718-C; (EG-718B Sold/RK; EG-718 Sold/AP) |
| Price | $ 140 (set-of-4) (Guaranteed 90+ years old) |