| Title | "Snow on Willow Bridge" ("Yanagi-Bashi no Yuki") |
| Date | 1927 (First Edition printing) |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Watanabe "A" seal (Very early, used only 1924-30); appropriate seal for first edition. |
| Image Size | 9 3/8 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; lightly "gauffraged" (embossed) snow accumulation and bridge boards; over-splashed "gofun" snow; crisp lines, highly detailed. |
| Condition | Excellent. Excellent colors. Fresh, clean margins and verso. (Absolutely flawless--an amazingly fresh print.) |
| Reference/Illus | Blair's 1930 "Toledo Exhibition" pl. #194; "Shin-Hanga" pl. #109; "Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" pl. #166. |
| Comments | Considered Koson's finest "bijin/landscape" image. Rare "First Edition" printing. (See related article.) |
| Item # | MM-01 |
| Price | $2500 (Sold) (Reduced--was $2900) |