| Artist | Mokuchu (Yoshijiro) URUSHIBARA (1888-1953) |
| Title | "Stork in Rain" ("**") |
| Date | undated (ca1920/30's) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Purchased 1947--consigned by family of Army Air Force serviceman stationed in Tokyo. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Urushibara carved and printed his own designs. |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Self-carved, self-printed |
| Image Size | 9 7/8 x 14 3/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Extensive deep "gauffrage" (embossing) to all of stork's feathers; carved streaks of falling rain; black background. |
| Condition | Good to Very Good. Very good colors. Clean front and verso. (Bumping/wrinkling, mostly to top and right margins; few surface scratches; some wear.) |
| Reference/Illus | na |
| Comments | Wonderfully bold print. A deeply embossed white stork in a rainfall. A very rarely seen print. |
| Item # | MB-01 |
| Price | Bi-Weekly Special $625 (Sold/JG) (Reg $800) |