| Artist | Yoshitoshi TAISO (1839-1892) |
| Title | "Hanai Oume Killing Kamekichi" ("Hanai Oume") |
| Series | "Lives of Modern People" ("Kinsei Jimbutsu Shi") |
| Date | August 20, 1887 |
| Publisher | Yamamoto Shinbun (Tokyo) |
| Carver | na |
| Image Size | 8 3/4 x 13 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Vertically burnished streaks of falling rain; nice "bokashi" shading to cartouche and kimono; burnishing to black lantern; highly detailed carving; set against jet-black background. |
| Condition | Very Good++. Excellent colors. (Verso 1-inch repair lower center, staining; few small holes; scattered thinning; marks and flaws. Full original margins. Unbacked. |
| Reference/Illus | "The Bizzarre Imagery of Yoshitoshi," pl 39a/39b, pg 76-77; "The Splendid Decadent" pl 23, pg 50/132. |
| Comments | Exquisite. Geisha Oume is shown committing the murder of Kamekichi, whose advances she had refused for some time. This print is the 11th in a series of only 20 prints that Yoshitoshi designed as a suppliment ot the Yamato Newspaper. |
| Item # | GG-350 |
| Price | $325 |