| Artist | Yoshitaki UTAGAWA (1841-1899; pupil of Yoshiume; leading member of the "Osaka school.") |
| Title | "The Iris Garden" (given name) |
| Date | ca1860's |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | na |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | Each sheet 7 x 9 5/8 (14 x 9 5/8 overall) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to blue water area, walkways, lantern, and grey background sky; extensive "black lacquer" to lantern and areas of right actor's kimono; extensive light "gauffrage" to right actor's brown kimono; areas of grey "burnishing" to left actor's outer robe; highly detailed carving. Black silhouetted background. (Area of lighter pigmentation upper left panel.) |
| Condition | Very Good+++. Strong colors. Full original margins (note "kento marks" upper right edge and corner each sheet), album-backed and joined. (Light stain bottom, edge-wear top right.) |
| Reference/Illus | na |
| Comments | A delightful composition in which the diagonal wooden plank-ways give a three-dimensional appearance to what are usually seen as "flat" 2-dimensional prints. Lovely blue irises. |
| Item # | BG-468 |
| Price | $295 (Reserved) |