- Aoi Ume (Blue Japanese Apricots)- Koichi Okumura Image size: 10 and 7/8

Image size: 10 and 7/8 inches wide by 14 and 1/4 inches tall (27

and an underlying love for the Earth

This is a re-carved edition in the Showa era

Presentation paper size: 12 and 1/2 inches wide by 10 and 1/8 inches tall (32 x 25

Good condition for its age

- Aoi Ume (Blue Japanese Apricots)- Koichi Okumura Image size: 10 and 7/8The amazing still life print, Aoi Ume (Blue Japanese Apricots), is by Wako Ito (b. 1945). This large mezzotint print captures the freshness and vibrancy of Japanese Apricots (green plums) in a beautifully woven basket, skillfully engraved and printed by the artist using the intricate mezzotint technique. A copy of this print was purchased and is now part of the collection at the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art. Wako Ito was born in Hokkaido in 1945. She