Artist |
TORII Kotondo (1900-76) |
Title |
"Cotton Summer Kimono - Iris Design" ("Shobu Yukata") |
Date |
1930 (Later limited edition of 100 prints, c1980's.) |
Provenance |
Found in small Tokyo book/print shop. |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Ishukankokai Publisher |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Koike Shigeru/Watanabe Yoshiaki; watermarked. |
Image Size |
10 1/8 x 16 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Superb "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading to face, kimono, and background; extensive "gauffrage" to entire kimono; nicely visible woodgrain to background; highly detailed carving. |
Condition |
Excellent. (Flawless--still in original "presentation folder.") |
Reference/Illus |
"The Female Image," Plate #176; Blair's 1936 "Toledo Exhibition," Plate #138. |
Comments |
Lifetime total 21 images (most 1927-34). "Re-strike" published as a small, immediately sold out edition (100 copies) in the mid-1980's by Ishukankokai Publisher of Tokyo (with red "moneybag" seal). |
Item # |
JS-1975 |
Price |
$1400 |