| Artist | TORII Kotondo (1900-76) |
| Title | "Rain" ("Ame") |
| Date | 1929 (early "Second Edition" printing) |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Kawaguchi Publisher |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Kawaguchi & Sakai "D-seal" (used only 1931-40's) Etoh/Komatsu |
| Image Size | 10 1/4 x 16 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading to face and yellow of umbrella; boldly printed "baren sujizuri" circles to umbrella's underside; light "gauffrage" to hair-covering, umbrella, and rain; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Very good colors. (Slight toning; bumped lower/right corner-- otherwise flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | "The Female Image," Plate #173; Blair's 1936 "Toledo Exhibition," Plate #131. |
| Comments | One of Kotondo's finest "bijin-ga" images. Lifetime total 21 images (most 1927-34). Early "Second Edition" printing by Tokyo's Kawaguchi Publisher (Kawaguchi & Sakai "D-seal"--used only 1931-40's). |
| Item # | EG-175 |
| Price | $4250 (Sold/PB) |