| Artist | YAMAMURA Koka (Toyonari) (1886-1942) |
| Title | "Maiko (Apprentice Geisha in Kyoto)" ("Maiko") |
| Date | 1924 (Later limited edition of 100 prints, c1980's) |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Ishukankokai |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Ito Susumu/Uchikawa Matashiro; watermark |
| Image Size | 10 1/2 x 16 1/8 (plus wide margins, 13 x 19 overall) |
| Impression | Very fine. Overprinted hairlines; superb "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading; silver metallic pigments to hairpieces and gold metallics to kimono; on sumptuous soft silver "mica" background. |
| Condition | Excellent. (No flaws noted.) |
| Reference/Illus | "The Female Image," pg 90, pl #113. |
| Comments | "Bijin-ga" artist and student of Gekko. Re-strike published as small/immediately sold out edition (100 copies) in the mid-1980's by Ishukankokai Publisher of Tokyo (with red "moneybag" seal). |
| Item # | JS-1365 |
| Price | $775 |