Title |
"Shinto Shrine of Kasuga at Nara" (titled only in English via "sticker") |
Date |
ca1935 (Shimbi Shoin Publisher ceased business in 1935) |
Series |
"Board of Tourist Industy -- Japanese Government Railways" Print |
Publisher |
Shimbi Shoin Publisher (Tokyo, 1905-35) |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Unusual small red oval "Ha-sui" seal. |
Image Size |
9 x 13 5/8 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; nicely visible woodgrain seen in sky;
highly detailed carving. |
Condition |
Very Good. Strong colors. Clean front. (Lower/center area of damage (residues, abrasion, staple holes)
from calendar removal; slight toning.) Trimmed and laid onto rigid calendar backing (original state). |
Reference/Illus |
Hotei #317-A. Prior to our June 2003 article, was an UN-documented Hasui print. (Incorrectly listed by
Hotei as a "variant" of the common #317 Watanabe "summertime Kasuga" print.) |
Comments |
Extremely rare. Perhaps the only Hasui image by Shimbi Shoin Publisher. In original "calendar state"
as issued by Japanese Government Railways in 1935/36.
(Learn more.). For the serious Hasui collector. |
Item # |
AP-19 |
Price |
$1,200 (Sold/EW) |