Artist: Suzuki Kason
Title: Cherry Blossom Hunting
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Title Cherry Blossom Hunting kuchi-e Artist Keishu Takeuchi 1861-1942 Signature Kason Seal artist's seal Dated 1914 Publisher Bungei Kurabu Medium/Technique Woodblock print Impression good Colors very good … mica lightly sprinkled Condition good - fair … lightly soiled, 3 worm tracks (pin size to 1/4 inch long) on the upper right corner, two horizontal folds usual for kuchi-e, backing partially removed. Description Book illustration for the novel, "Sakura-gari" (Hunting for cherry blossoms) in "Bungei Kurabu" Vol.20, No.6, a very popular literary magazine in Meiji period. Width Item 8.5 inches = 21.5 cm Height Item 11.6 inches = 29.5 cm
