| Artist | YAMAKAWA, Shuho (1898-1944) |
| Title | "Dusk" ("Tasogare") |
| Date | 1928 (Early edition.) |
| Series | "Four Images of Women" ("Fujo Yon-dai") |
| Publisher | Bijutsusha (Tokyo, 1920's/30's) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 9 3/8 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to face, hair and fan; shimmering silver "mica" background; deep "gauffrage" (embossing) to ribs of fan; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Very Good+++. Strong colors. Clean front and verso. (A few tiny marks; nick to edge right margin; light wear.) |
| Reference/Illus | "The Female Image," Plate #155. |
| Comments | Clothed in a light blue summer kimono, this pensive beauty cools herself with a hand-held fan. One of Shuho's few early bijin-ga designs. |
| Item # | EG-306 |
| Price | $950 (Sold/JG) |