| Title | "White Herons and Willow" ("Yanagi ni Shira-Saga") |
| Date | 1926 (Mid-edition printing, 1946-57.) |
| Provenance | Consigned by a discriminating eastcoast USA collector. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Watanabe "6mm seal" (used only 1946-57) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading to background; deeply "gauffraged" (embossed) birds' feathers; nicely printed green streaks of falling rain; highly detailed carving, crisp lines. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. (Tiny 3/16 tear (archivally repaired) lower margin-- otherwise flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | Blair's 1930 "Toldedo Exhibition" pl. #175; "Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" pl. #S-14.6. |
| Comments | Delightful image of two egrets in flight past a green willow tree. |
| Item # | MM-38 |
| Price | Special Pricing $325 (Sold/JP) (Consignor selling entire collection) (was $475/$380) |