| Artist | TORII Kotondo (1900-76) |
| Title | "Rain" ("Ame") (embossed into lower margin) |
| Date | 1929 ("First Edition" #107/200) |
| Provenance | Consigned via a discriminating dealer/collector. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Kawaguchi/Sakai Publisher |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Kawaguchi & Sakai "embossed-seal" (lower/left) (used only 1929/31) Etoh/Komatsu |
| Image Size | 10 1/4 x 16 1/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading to face and yellow of umbrella; boldly printed "baren sujizuri" circles to umbrella's underside; light "gauffrage" to hair-covering, umbrella, and rain; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. (Slight toning; slight margin soiling; slight wear--otherwise flawless.) Pencil notations verso. |
| Reference/Illus | "The Female Image," Plate #173; Blair's 1936 "Toledo Exhibition," Plate #131. |
| Comments | Perhaps Kotondo's finest "bijin-ga" image. Lifetime total 21 images (most 1927-34). "First Edition" printing by Tokyo's Kawaguchi/Sakai Publisher. Limited Edition #107/200 label on verso (over-sealed with red ink). Seldom seen in this fine condition. |
| Item # | PA-42 |
| Price | $4850/nd (Sold/PB) |