Paul JACOULET -- "Kiyoshi - Tokyo"

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Artist Paul JACOULET
(1902-1960)
Title "Kiyoshi - Tokyo"
("Kiyoshi - Tokio")
Date 1939, April 2; Limited Edition #211/350, pencil-signed.
Series na
Publisher Self-published. Red "Boat" seal, "PJ water-mark" lower left margin.
Seal, Carver/Printer Maeda/Honda, Uchikawa
Image Size 11 7/8 x 15 3/8 ("dai-oban")
Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; visible woodgrain to grey kimono; light "gauffrage" to outlines; light "burnishing" to kimono's black under-lining; crisply detailed lines.
Condition Very Good++. Excellent colors. (Light/moderate toning to margins; very slight wear; otherwise fine.)
Reference/Illus "The Prints of Paul Jacoulet" #56.
Comments A wonderful composition of a young Japanese boy in kimono. (#56 of Jacoulet's 166 lifetime images.)
Item # MH-01
Price $950 (Reserved--GH)