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Notes (1st edition)Title White Egret Artist Sozan Ito 1884-? Signature Sozan Seal sozan Dated early 20th C. Technique/Medium Woodblock print Description A white egret perches on a large willow tree on a stormy night. Wind swept willow tree is depicted in sumi-e style. Width 6.6 inches = 16.8 cm Height 15.0 inches = 38.0 cm
Publisher (this edition): Watanabe Shozaburo Watanabe Shozaburo Watanabe Shozaburo Watanabe Shozaburo
Date of this item:
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.:
13/12/2004


Impression excellent
Colors excellent … subtle black and white shading for the willow tree and background, mica lightly sprinkled
Condition excellent - very good … upper edge still pasted on the original brown paper folio.

Note "Made in Japan" stamped on the reverse side.
Monday, 29 August 2005

Fran Walker
Artist: Sozan
Title: Crane on a willow branch
Date: c 1910
Publisher: Watanabe
Format: Tanzaku (6 34 X 15)

Sunday, 5 February 2006

Title White Egret
provenance: Robert O. Muller Estate
Artist Sozan Ito 1884-?
Signature Sozan
Seal sozan
Dated Early 20th century
Medium/Technique Woodblock print
Impression excellent - very good
Colors very good
Condition good … light toning, two pink ink stains on the middle left and on the middle right, lightly soiled on the margins.
Description A white egret perches on a large willow tree. Wind swept willow tree is depicted in sumi-e silhouette. Very effective expression of dark stormy weather.
Note Provenance: Robert O. Muller Estate.
Width Item 6.7 inches = 17.0 cm
Height Item 14.9 inches = 37.9 cm
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