Artist |
KOSON (Shoson OHARA) (1877-1945) |
Title |
"Snow on Willow Bridge" ("Yanagi-Bashi no Yuki") |
Date |
1927 (early post-War edition, Known collected 1947. |
Provenance |
Private placement. Consigned by family of Navy Hospital Corps
servicewoman
Verna Woodrich
stationed in Yokohama/Tokyo 1947. |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
"M-seal" (gift seal). Known collected 1947. |
Image Size |
9 3/8 x 14 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to tree's snow
accumulation, umbrealla, and bridge boards; lightly over-splashed "gofun" as snow; baren "sujizuri"
(tracings) to foreground; crisp lines, highly detailed carving.
|
Condition |
Excellent. Excellent colors. Very clean front and verso.
(Light toning; very slight wear.)
All prints within this 1947 collection have never been displayed -- stored flat past 71 years. |
Reference/Illus |
Blair's 1930 "Toledo Exhibition" pl. #194; "Shin-Hanga" pl. #109; "Crow, Cranes, and
Camellias" pl. #166. |
Comments |
Considered Koson's finest "bijin/landscape" image. Not often available.
(See related article.)
An early post-War printing--seldom seen in this exceptional condition.
From a 1947 Tokyo Japan military collection.
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Item # |
SF-56 |
Price |
$1075 |