| Artist | YAMAKAWA, Shuho (1898-1944) |
| Title | "Premonition of Snow" ("Yuki-moyoi") |
| Date | 1927 (early edition) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by a southwest print collector/dealer. |
| Series | "Four Images of Women" (1927-28) ("Fujo Yondai") |
| Publisher | Bijutsusha (Tokyo, 1920's/30's) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 9 3/8 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to hair, cheeks, eyes, and comb; "gauffrage" to hair-piece; soft creamish "mica" to background; over-printing to hair; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Good++ to Very Good. Very good colors. Clean front and verso. (Soft diagonal crease; invisible archival repair verso/top 1 1/2 inch; light toning; few scattered marks.) |
| Reference/Illus | "Female Image," Plate #153. |
| Comments | Clothed in her winter kimono, this beauty senses the approach of an early snow. Early Edition. Rarely seen. |
| Item # | FW-04 |
| Price | Bi-Weekly Special $525 SOLD/JW (Reg $675) |