Torii Kotondo (1900-1976) | Snow (Yuki) | Showa period, 20th century

Property from a Private American Collection

Torii Kotondo (1900-1977)

Snow (Yuki)

Showa period, 20^th century

woodblock print, signed Kotondo ga (Pictured by Kotondo), sealed Kotondo, title embossed in bottom margin as above, embossed publisher's mark Sakai Kawaguchi go ban [Sakai Kawaguchi joint publication] to lower left margin, dated Showa yonen jugatsu (October 1929), the reverse with limited edition paper label Gaikoku yuki nihyaku mai kagiri zeppan, dai sanju yon, Torii Kotondo [for foreign export, limited eiditon of 200, number 34, by Torii Kotondo], with artist's red circular seal Kotondo

Vertical dai-oban: 47 x 30.2 cm., 18½ x 11⅞ in.