| Title | "Two Crows in Moonlight" ("Tsuki ni Karasu") |
| Date | 1927 (very early edition, c1930's). |
| Provenance | Consigned by a very discriminating eastcoast USA collector. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Watanabe "D-seal" (used only 1931-41). |
| Image Size | 9 1/4 x 14 3/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; lightly "gauffraged" (embossed) outline of moon and lower limb; very detailed carving; crisp lines. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. (Bumped bottom/left corner; very slight wear.) No prior mounts. |
| Reference/Illus | Blair's 1930 "Toldedo Exhibition" pl. #187; "Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" pl. #S-5.3 and catalogue #150, p148. |
| Comments | Two jungle crows, strikingly set against a full moon's nightime sky. Rarely seen. Watanabe "D-seal" used only 1931-41. |
| Item # | MM-09 |
| Price | Special $1500 (SOLD/NK) (Reg $1900) |