KOSON -- "Kingfisher on a Tree Trunk" (#3)

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Artist KOSON (Shoson OHARA)
(1877-1945)
Title "Kingfisher on a Tree Trunk"
(given name)
Date c1910-23
(PRE-1923 earthquake)
Series na
Publisher Daikoku-ya (Tokyo publisher, 1818-1923)
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size 7 3/8 x 13 1/2 ("tanzaku")
Impression Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; much fine detailing; strongly visible "woodgrain" to background.
Condition Excellent.
Clean front and backside.
Full, original narrow margins (note "kento" mark at lower/right corner).
(No flaws noted.)
Reference/Illus "Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" pl# K-15.3 and cat. #127.
Comments A highly detailed and colorful kingfisher watches his prey below. PRE-1923 earthquake (note: Daikoku-ya Publisher ceased business in 1923).
A VERY RARE print. VCP.
Item # GG-360
Price $1850