- Aoi Ume (Blue Japanese Apricots)- Fumio Kitaoka Signed: "Koichi" with seal "Ko"

Signed: "Koichi" with seal "Ko" on the lower-left corner of the image

5 cm x 31 cm)

featuring a picturesque landscape adorned with colorful autumn leaves

this particular sheet is marked 'H

- Aoi Ume (Blue Japanese Apricots)- Fumio Kitaoka Signed: "Koichi" with seal "Ko"The 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