Illustrated Catalogue of an Exceptionally Important Collection of Rare and Valuable Japanese Color Prints together with a Few Paintings of the Ukioye School : the Property of Arthur Davison Ficke, Author of "Chats on Japanese Prints", "Twelve Japanese Painters", etc, etc
This 1920 auction catalogue from the American Art Association, New York, offers the collection of Arthur Davison Ficke, a writer on Japanese prints, and presents rare ukiyo-e colour prints and a few paintings for American collectors and dealers. The four plates show standing and kneeling women in patterned kimono, a stooped figure beneath a drooping willow, and a man holding a parasol against a plain ground, rendered in flat black outline and muted tones that suggest clear figure silhouettes, layered kimono patterns, and bold graphic contrast for designers.
