- Aoi Ume (Blue Japanese Apricots)- Fumio Kitaoka 3 cm)Image size: 5 and

3 cm)Image size: 5 and 1/2 inches wide by 3 and 1/8 inches tall (14 x 8 cm)

5 cm x 31 cm)

Tiny paper scuffs at the top corners of the verso from previous mounting

Signed: Artist's signature and a red seal in the lower left corner of the image

this particular sheet is marked 'H

- Aoi Ume (Blue Japanese Apricots)- Fumio Kitaoka 3 cm)Image size: 5 andThe 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