| Artist | SHIMA, Seien (1892-1970) |
| Title | "The Heroine Yugiri" (Also know as "The Departed Spirit of a Courtesan") |
| Date | ca1923 |
| Series | A Supplement of "The Complete Works of Chikamatsu" ("Dai Chikamatsu Zenshu"), a 12-print series. |
| Publisher | unk |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Yamagishi Kazue/Nishimura Kumakichi (both artisans produced the entire 12-print series) |
| Image Size | 9 1/4 x 10 1/2 image on 11 1/2 x 17 3/4 printed background (plus wide margins) |
| Impression | Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading to face, hair, and background; light "gauffrage" to hair-pins and cartouche; nicely visible woodgrain to grey "framing"; detailed carving. |
| Condition | Close to Excellent. (Only minor "bumping" to lower margin; a few scattered marks; vertical wrinkle upper/left printed border.) |
| Reference/Illus | Illustrated in "The Female Image," p.97, pl.124. |
| Comments | Part of a 12-print series of prints (each done by a different artist) published c1922/23; all were carved by Yamagishi Kazue and printed by Nishimura Kumakichi. For a further discussion of this series, see "The New Wave - Prints from the Robert O. Muller Collection" (page 168). |
| Item # | BG-712 |
| Price | $650 (Sold) |