- Ringo (Apples) - Limited edition - Birds is by Kiyochika Kobayashi (1847–1915)

is by Kiyochika Kobayashi (1847–1915)

The beautiful woodblock print "Toto Ryogoku” (Ryogoku Bridge in the Eastern Capital) is by Hiroshige Utagawa/Ando (1797-1858)

Date: 1979 (Showa 54)

One of my favorite Shimura prints

The striking print 'Shiroi SHE' (White SHE) is by Hodaka Yoshida (1926~1995)

- Ringo (Apples) - Limited edition - Birds is by Kiyochika Kobayashi (1847–1915)The lovely woodblock print 'Ringo' (Apples) is by Yumeji Takehisa (1884 1934) from 'Takehisa Yumeji Hanga shu' (Collection of Takehisa Yumeji's woodblock prints). This is a very large vertical print with a limited edition size of 300 sheets The print depicts a young woman after picking some apples from the apple tree. The apples hanging abundantly behind the woman in a kimono add to the charm of this lovely print. In the upper left margin, it says