Katsuko -- "Taisho Ro-ma -- Falling Leaves"
(Original Painting)

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Artist Katsuko (dates unknown)
Title "Taisho Ro-ma, Falling Leaves"
("Taisho Romance")
Date ca1920/30's
(clearly on "old paper")
Provenance Purchased via Japanese dealer contact.
Series na
Publisher na
Seal, Carver/Printer Original painting on paper.
Red "Katsuko" signature.
Image Size 8 1/8 x 10 5/8
Impression Very Fine.
Skillfully executed by hand and very nicely detailed.
An original (one-of-a-kind) "bijin-ga" design executed in sumi and color pigments on "old paper."
Condition Nearly Excellent.
(Age-mellowed paper; a few scattered marks; 1/2-inch tear bottom.)
Reference/Illus na
Comments A charmingly beautiful "bijin-ga" design, hand-painted onto age-mellowed "old paper."
My Japanese wife immediately refered to these beauty images as "Taisho Ro-ma"
(or "Taisho romance").
Item # EG-598
Price $175 (Sold/FC)