Artist unsigned Title "Birds/Moons/Snow/Waves" Poem Slips (in Sepia) Date c1910-23 Provenance Obtained via dealer contact (from Boston, MA dealer active 1920's to 1933--store now closed). Series na Publisher Daikoku-ya (Tokyo publisher, 1818-1923) Seal, Carver/Printer na Image Size 3 1/4 x 10 1/4 (EACH print) ("tanzaku" poem slip format) 12 1/2 x 10 1/4 (FULL sheet) Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; highly detailed, crisp lines. Full original margins (note "kento" marks bottom margin edge and bottom corner). Condition Excellent. Strong colors. Clean front and verso. (Light toning; few scattered marks. No flaws noted.) Reference/Illus na Comments Original Meiji-era uncut set-of-4 vintage "tanzaku" (narrow "poem slip" format) prints of birds/moons/snow/waves designs done in "sepia" (shades of brown). PRE-1923 earthquake (note: Daikoku-ya Publisher ceased business in 1923). (Guaranteed 90+ years old)

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