| Title | "Bear" ("Kuma") |
| Date | 1955; margin-dated "First Edition" (pre-1960) |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Unsodo ("gei watermark" lower left margin corner) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Nagashima/Shinmi |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 3/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Nice "bokashi" shading; baren "sujizuri" to snow; crisp "key-lines." |
| Condition | Excellent. Strong colors. Slight age-toning. |
| Reference/Illus | Grund #U-62 |
| Comments | Remarkably fresh copy. Only PRE-1960 first editions bear the "kanji-dating" seen lower left margin. |
| Item # | Sold Out; (JS-1428 Sold/BBB ; JS-1427 Sold/RF) |
| Price | $295 |