About This PrintThis small print titled Early Summer was produced by the Kato Woodcut Print Institute under the supervision of the Yumeji Art Museum. It is a reproduction of an earlier work by the artist. This collection's print came in a frame with the below label on the back of the frame. The earliest printing of this design that I've seen was included in the book Collection of Yumeji Small Woodblock Prints 夢二小品版画集, published by Kato Print Institute in 1937, which is shown below. At least one source titles this print 待ち人 (literally, "person who waits,") rather than 初夏 ("early summer").
 Label affixed to back of frame | 竹久夢二木版画 Takehisa Yumeji Woodblock Print
初夏 Early Summer
監修 夢二郷土美術館 Supervised by Yumeji Art Museum
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The Earlier 1937 Printing
竹久夢二 昭12年／加藤版画研究所 木版画全20枚の内19枚 奥付（木版）共 帙 函（蔵印）
1937 print from above "collection" Print Details| IHL Catalog | #1346 | | Title | Early Summer (初夏) [title also seen as 待ち人 (Person Who Waits)] | | Series | | Artist
| Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934) | Signature
| Yume
| | Seal | not sealed | | Publication Date | original date of creation and media created in is unknown. First edition of the print is likely 1937. This edition unknown, but likely post 1980
| | Edition | see above | | Publisher | Yumeji Art Museum
| | Impression | excellent | | Colors | excellent | | Condition | excellent
| | Genre | fukusei hanga | | Miscellaneous |
| | Format |
| | H x W Paper | 6 9/16 x 4 5/16 in. (15.2 x 10.5 cm) | | H x W Image | 5 13/16 x 3 13/16 in. (14.6 x 9.8 cm) | | Collections This Print |
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