| Artist | MIKI Suizan (1887-1957) |
| Title | "Tea Ceremony at Cherry Dance" ("Miyako-Odori no Ten-Cha") |
| Date | 1925. Original, Limited Edition (of 200 impressions). |
| Provenance | Consigned by a discriminating eastcoast USA collector. |
| Series | "The First Series, Selected Views of Kyoto" ("Shinsen Kyoto Meisho Dai-Isshu") |
| Publisher | Sato-Shotaro (Kyoto) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Maeda/Oiwa |
| Image Size | 10 1/2 x 15 3/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading (including "steam" coming from teapot); "burnishing" to give hair a layered appearance; "gauffrage" to blue left pattern and lower white of kimono; crisply detailed lines. |
| Condition | Very Good+++. Excellent colors; clean backside. Full, original margins ("kento mark" lower right corner). (Some wrinkling/curling; few minor surface scratches, ink-stain lower left margin.) |
| Reference/Illus | Blair "1930 Toledo Exhibition" #116; "Female Image" Pl#139, pg 108. |
| Comments | Beautiful and highly detailed "bijin-ga" portrait--a classic "shin hanga" image. MIKI produced only 14 lifetime woodblock images, 6 "bijin-ga" and 8 landscapes. Very rare. |
| Item # | MM-20 |
| Price | Special Pricing $595 (Sold/JP) (Consignor selling entire collection) (was $955/$725) |