| Artist | Mokuchu (Yoshijiro) URUSHIBARA (1888-1953) |
| Title | "Stork in Rain" ("**") |
| Date | undated (ca1920/30's) |
| Provenance | Purchased London contact. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Urushibara carved and printed his own designs. |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | "Pencil-signed" by artist, red "artist's seal" lower/left Self-carved, self-printed. |
| Image Size | 10 1/8 x 14 1/2 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Extensive deep "gauffrage" (embossing) to all of stork's feathers; carved streaks of falling rain; set against a jet-black background. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. (Light toning; few scatterd spots; slight wear.) |
| Reference/Illus | na |
| Comments | Wonderfully bold print. A deeply embossed white stork in a rainfall. A VERY RARELY seen print. |
| Item # | GG-191 |
| Price | $875 |