Artist |
KOSON (Shoson OHARA) (1877-1945) |
Title |
"Snow on Willow Bridge" ("Yanagi-Bashi no Yuki") |
Date |
1927 (early post-War edition, 1946-1957 printing) |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Black "6mm Seal" (lower/left) (1946-1957 printing) |
Image Size |
9 3/8 x 14 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to tree's snow
accumulation, umbrealla, and bridge boards; lightly over-splashed "gofun" as snow; baren "sujizuri"
(tracings) to foreground; crisp lines, highly detailed carving.
|
Condition |
Excellent. Excellent colors.
Very clean front and verso.
(Minor bump lower/right corner--otherwise flawless.) An uncirculated print. |
Reference/Illus |
Blair's 1930 "Toledo Exhibition" pl. #194; "Shin-Hanga" pl. #109; "Crow, Cranes, and
Camellias" pl. #166. |
Comments |
Considered Koson's finest "bijin/landscape" image. Not often available.
(See related article.)
An early post-War printing--seldom seen in this exceptional condition. |
Item # |
GG-056 |
Price |
$1500 (Sold/OT) |