| Artist | Natori SHUNSEN (1886-1960) |
| Title | "Nakamura Ganjiro II as Kamiya Jihei in Kamiji" (**) |
| Date | 1952 |
| Provenance | Consigned by a discriminating eastcoast USA collector. |
| Series | "New Prints of Actors on the Stage" ("Shin Han Butai no Sugatae") (Aka: "Thirty Portraits of Contemporary Actors," 1951-54) |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 9 3/4 x 14 3/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to head-covering; baren "sujizuri" (circles) to head-covering; nicely visible "woodgrain" to grey background; highly detailed carving, crisp "key-lines." |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. (Few surface scratches--otherwise flawless.) No prior mounts. |
| Reference/Illus | "Natori Shunsen Catalogue Raisonne," Kushigata Municipal Museum. |
| Comments | A striking print--from Shunsen's second series, "Thirty Portraits of Contemporary Actors" (1951-54), which Watanabe lavishly produced in a second collaboration with Shunsen following WWII. |
| Item # | MM-16 |
| Price | $1075 (Sold--MH) |