| Artist | TORII Kotondo (1900-76) |
| Title | "Geisha in Summer Style" ("Natsuko") |
| Date | 1934 (Later limited edition of 100 prints, c1980's.) |
| Provenance | Found in small Tokyo book/print shop. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Ishukankokai Publisher |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Koike Shigeru/Watanabe Yoshiaki; watermarked. |
| Image Size | 10 1/8 x 16 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Nicely over-printed hairlines; superb "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading to face, hand, and background; light "gauffrage" to summer kimono and fan's ribs; light "mica" to fan a satchel; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. (Flawless--still in original "presentation folder.") |
| Reference/Illus | "The Female Image," Plate #187. |
| 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-1976 |
| Price | $1500 |