| Artist | TAKEUCHI, Keishu (1861-1943) |
| Title | "Beauty Playing with Kitten" ("Wakamizu) |
| Date | 1912 |
| Series | "Bungei Kurabu" (literary magazine) vol.18, no.12. |
| Publisher | unk |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | unk |
| Image Size | 7 7/8 x 11 5/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" to hand-held fan and kimono; crisply detailed lines. |
| Condition | Very Good++. Excellent colors. (Light toning; few scattered marks; slight creasing; paper residues verso corners.) Two folds typical of all "kuchi-e". |
| Reference/Illus | Merritt's "Woodblock Kuchi-e Prints." See Article #10: "Kuchi-e," or Literary Magazine Frontispieces. |
| Comments | A colorful image of a seated beauty playing with her pet kitten. Book illustration for a novel "Sabishiki Yube" in Bungei Kurabu magazine. |
| Item # | FG-056 |
| Price | $175 |