TAKEUCHI Keishu -- "White-Robed Kannon" (#2)

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Artist TAKEUCHI, Keishu
(1861-1943)
Title "White-Robed Kannon"
("Byakui Kannon")
Date 1900
Series "Bungei Kurabu" (literary magazine) vol.6, no.11
Publisher unk
Seal, Carver/Printer unk
Image Size 8 3/8 x 11 1/4
Impression Very Fine. Superbly executed and extensive "bokashi" shading; "burnishing" to hair; crisply detailed lines.
Condition Very Good+++. Strong colors. (Few minor marks; light wear; two folds typical of all "kuchi-e". Top-tipped to backing.)
Reference/Illus Merritt's "Woodblock Kuchi-e Prints" #4.2
Comments Use of western artist's red palette considered "exotic."
Item # JS-1960
Price $135 (Sold)