| Title | "Cormorants at Coast" (given name) |
| Date | ca1930's (early edition, ca1930's) |
| Provenance | Obtained from Robert O. Muller's Estate. Private placement--consigned by a discriminating collector. (Learn more) about from publisher Nishinomiya Yosaku's remaining inventory. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Nishinomiya Yosaku (Tokyo publisher--known active 1938 until late 1950's; then sporatically until present day.) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Publisher's "Hanken shoyu, Nishinomiya Yosaku" seal, left margin. |
| Image Size | 10 5/8 x 16 1/2 (large "dai-oban" print) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to feathers, rocks, water, and sky; light "gauffrage" to cormorant; visible woodgrain to sky; very detailed carving, crisp lines. (Tiny "Made in Japan" stamping verso.) |
| Condition | Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. Full, original margins. (Slight toning. No flaws noted.) |
| Reference/Illus | "Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" pl. #K-3.3 and catalogue #139, p141. |
| Comments | A striking image of a red-faced cormorant sitting atop a wave-splashed rocky outcropping. Pre-War printing. |
| Item # | PA-51 |
| Price | $1350 |