| Artist | YAMAKAWA, Shuho (1898-1944) |
| Title | "Premonition of Snow" ("Yuki-moyoi") |
| Date | 1927 (First Edition) |
| Series | "Four Images of Women" (1927-28) ("Fujo Yondai") |
| Publisher | Bijutsusha (Tokyo, 1920's/30's) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Bijutsusha "publisher's seal" lower right. |
| Image Size | 9 3/8 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to hair, cheeks, eyes, and comb; "gauffrage" to hair-piece; soft creamish "mica" to background; over-printing to hair; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Good. Good colors. Clean verso (few paper remnants). (Surface soiling; light wear; scattered marks; trimming to top margin(?).) |
| Reference/Illus | "Female Image," Plate #153. |
| Comments | Clothed in her winter kimono, this beauty senses the approach of an early snow. First Edition. Rarely seen. |
| Item # | JS-2345 |
| Price | $750 (Sold/NR) |