Fujio YOSHIDA -- "Gold Fishes"

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Artist YOSHIDA, Fujio
(1887-1987)
Title "Gold Fishes" ("**")
Date 1926
(original/early printing).
Provenance Private placement. Consigned by family of Army serviceman Col.Tom Y. Horton stationed in Tokyo 1946-47.
Series na
Publisher Yoshida Family Studio
Seal, Carver/Printer "pencil-signed" and "titled" by artist
Image Size 9 3/4 x 14 5/8
Impression Very Fine.
Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to gold fish, bowl, and ropes; extensive "baren sujizuri" (circular tracings) to backgound; highly detailed carving, crisp lines.
Condition Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. (Bumped upper/left corner; light wear; slight toning.)
No prior mounts.
Reference/Illus na
Comments Wife of Hiroshi Yoshida and the first female artist of the Yoshida Family, this striking 1926 design was the first of 13 lifetime designs produced from 1926 to 1954. "Ink-brushed" by Fujio into lower margin as a gift
"To Lt. Col. Horton, Tokio June 8th, 1946."
An early, rarely seen print.
Item # BH-11
Price $950 (Sold/NK)