Artist |
TORII Kotondo (1900-76) |
Title |
"Combing the Hair" ("Kamisuki") |
Date |
1933 (Later limited edition of 100 prints, c1980) |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Ishukankokai |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Ito Susumu/Kajikawa Yoshio; watermark |
Image Size |
10 1/4 x 16 (plus wide margins) |
Impression |
Very Fine. Overprinted hairlines; superb "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading. |
Condition |
Excellent. (very slight backside toning; minor "bumping" far left/outer edge.) |
Reference/Illus |
"The Female Image," Plate #184. Blair's 1936 "Toledo Exhibition," Plate #139. |
Comments |
Lifetime total 21 images (most 1927-33). Re-strike published as small and immediately "sold out" edition
(100 copies) in the mid-1980's by Ishukankokai Publisher of Tokyo (with red "moneybag" seal). |
Item # |
MM-14 |
Price |
$1950 (Sold/WB) |