| Artist | TORII Kotondo (1900-76) |
| Title | "Peony Snowflakes" ("Botan Yuki") |
| Date | 1931 (Later limited edition of 100 prints, c1980's.) |
| Provenance | Found in small Tokyo book/print shop. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Ishukankokai Publisher |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Itoh Susumu/Watanabe Yoshiaki; watermarked. |
| Image Size | 9 7/8 x 16 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading throughout; light "gaffrage" to areas of red underdarment and umbrella's edge; nicely over-printed hairlines; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. (Area of abrasion to hair, otherwise flawless--still in original "presentation folder.") |
| Reference/Illus | "The Female Image," Plate #181; Blair's 1936 "Toledo Exhibition," Plate #142. |
| Comments | Lifetime total 21 images (most 1927-34). "Re-strike" published as a small, immediately sold out edition (100 copies) in the mid-1980's by Ishukankokai Publisher of Tokyo (with red "moneybag" seal). |
| Item # | JS-1970 |
| Price | $1550 (Sold) |