Evening Snow This wonderful Print is a small jewel The delicate line,detail and fine color are outstanding in the charming composition, reminiscent of an illumination from the Middle Ages
#866 - Miss You Amusing, doleful Owl - its narrow body on little feet, oddly shaped and drooping eyes with raised look, combine in this expressive image
#482 - Ox and Sun A little Ox beneath a large sun, cheerfully raises its tail; a nice contrast in shape, color and line, as well as an interesting use of space
#104 - You Are a Sweet White Flower Goddess with elaborate head decoration of fruits, clasps her hands to her breast; a poem in carved calligraphy to her side.
Great Lantern at the Asakusa Kannon-Do Very fine Print of the famous Temple image with the great, dramatic lantern over the entrance; men and women are entering and leaving quietly; a little, blue bird flies towards the lantern - a charming, informal touch in this otherwise imposing and formal image.
#471 Brothers Here Akiyama demonstrates how animals are imbued with qualities to which we can readily relate; three bulky cats look out and walk together, yet are on guard
Pair of Quail Gekkos most enchanting work is in woodcut prints of simple subjects in a style close to that of the Maruyama/Shijo school ... These woodcuts, principally of still-lifes - flowers, birds and landscapes - were printed in a careful, extremely luxurious technique.
Snow at Ueno Kiyomizudo Posthumous edition printed in the Heisei period (starting 1989)by Shiobisa, from the original blocks. Design was originally published by Kawaguchi and Sakai; Shiobisha acquired the blocks in the 1950's.
