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Two crows in snow
by Ito Sozan (1884-)

	Artist:	Ito Sozan (1884-)
	Title:	Two crows in snow
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	Not set
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Mitsugiri
	Format (this edition):	Mitsugiri
	DB artwork code:	39264
	Notes (first edition)?:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Thursday, 11 May 2006 Up for auction is a beautiful Japanese Wood Cut Print of a very dynamic set if two black birds or crows by Ito Sozan. My parents purchased these prints in the mid 1970s in South East England. The have been carefully stored away. Condition: Excellent, one small pin size hole in the top right Colors: Bright & Dynamic subject matter Measures 15”h x 6 1/2"w Artist: Ito Sozan (1884-?) Title: “Two Crows in the Snow” Date: Early 1920s Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo Image Size: 6 ¼” x 14 5/8” Impression: Fine. Nice “bokashi”; nicely detailed carving Condition: Excellent. Strong colors, one small pin size hole in the top right Comments: A colorful “kacho-e” image, not often seen. Sozan designed prints for Watanabe from 1919 until 1926, with Watanabe’s 1936 catalogue containing 28 prints by Sozan.