Title |
"Two Crows in Moonlight" ("Tsuki ni Karasu") |
Date |
1927 (purchased 1946-57) |
Provenance |
Private placement. Consigned by family of Air Force serviceman
John Kinney stationed in Tokyo 1946-57. |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Unsealed (not uncommon from Watanabe Publisher) |
Image Size |
9 1/4 x 14 3/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; lightly "gauffraged" (embossed) outline of moon and lower limb;
very detailed carving; crisp lines. |
Condition |
Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso.
(Light toning; few tiny spots bottom; couple surface scratches.) |
Reference/Illus |
Blair's 1930 "Toldedo Exhibition" pl. #187; "Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" pl. #S-5.3 and catalogue #150, p148. |
Comments |
Two jungle crows, strikingly set against a full moon's nightime sky.
Rarely seen. Collected 1946-57. |
Item # |
BK-67 |
Price |
Special $1125 (Sold/RP) (Reg $1450) |