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Egret in Rain, 1928
Woodblock Print
15.25 x 10.25
in
Description: 'A little egret is bent over as if to protect itself from a heavy downpour, his pure white form silhouetted against a jet black sky.'Hotei Publishing Crows, Cranes and Camellias pl. 157'. One of Koson's most sought after prints, rarely found.
Issued: 1928
Edition: early pre-war 1931-41
Condition: excellent color state and condition with deep embossing to feathers and green coloring to beak indicating an early, unfaded impression
Signed: Shoson
Sealed: Shoson (S.a)
Special Label: Watanabe 'D' seal 1931-41
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Series: Herons