| Artist | Mokuchu (Yoshijiro) URUSHIBARA (1888-1953) |
| Title | "Shiba" (given name) |
| Date | undated (ca1920/30's) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by family of Air Force serviceman John Kinney stationed in Tokyo 1946-57. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | "Pencil-signed" by artist (self-published) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Self-carved, self-printed |
| Image Size | 9 7/8 x 13 1/4 (plus margins) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Nicely executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to clouds; nicely detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Clean front and verso. (Light toning; few scattered marks; slight wear.) |
| Reference/Illus | na |
| Comments | Abstract cityscape--printed in soft colors. Urushibara left Japan 1908,
living in England and France until 1934--carving and printing his own designs. A rarely seen print. |
| Item # | BK-93 |
| Price | $265 (Sold/GG) |
