| Title | "Two Beauties in Rain" (given name) |
| Date | ca1935 (First Edition). |
| Provenance | Consigned by a discriminating eastcoast USA collector. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Watanabe "D-seal" (used only 1931-41) + "6-mm shozuri" combination (First Edition). |
| Image Size | 9 3/8 x 14 1/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; "gauffraged" (embossed) lower willow leaves and lower kimono; baren "sujizuri" circles to foreground; highly detailed carving; very crisp "key-lines." |
| Condition | Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. (Very slight wear.) No prior mounts. |
| Reference/Illus | "Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" pl. #S-44.4. |
| Comments | A gorgeous print--one of Koson's very few "bijin-ga" images. Two beauties strolling under umbrellas during an early summer shower. Quite a rare print--lack of later printings would indicate that "block-set" destroyed. Watanabe "D-seal" used only 1931-41. |
| Item # | MM-07 |
| Price | $1750 (Sold--MJ) |