| Artist | TAKEUCHI, Keishu (1861-1943) |
| Title | "Beauty with Fish Basket" (given name) |
| Date | 1908 |
| Series | "Bungei Kurabu" literary magazine. |
| Publisher | unk |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | unk |
| Image Size | 8 3/8 x 11 3/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed and extensive "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to wind-sock; highly detailed lines. |
| Condition | Very Good. Excellent colors. (Two creases bottom; several tears bottom one-inch; bumping/wear.) Two folds typical of all "kuchi-e". |
| Reference/Illus | Merritt's "Woodblock Kuchi-e Prints" #4.2. See Article #10: "Kuchi-e," or Literary Magazine Frontispieces. |
| Comments | A beauty is seen passing through a cloth-covered doorway, fish basket
in hand. A seldom seen design. |
| Item # | EG-643 |
| Price | $250 (Sold/MRC) |