Kiyochika -- Umegawa Shrine

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Artist KOBAYASHI, Kiyochika (1870-1917)
Title "Umegawa Shrine" ("Umegawa Jinja")
Date 1879 (later "re-strike" ca1950)
Series Loosely as "Tokyo Landscapes."
Publisher Mariashobu Publisher (Kyoto)
Seal, Carver/Printer unk
Image Size 8 1/8 x 12 5/8
Impression Very Fine. Nicely executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; highly detailed, crisply carved lines.
Condition Excellent. Strong colors. (No flaws noted.)
Reference/Illus Smith's “Kiyochika, Artist of Meiji Japan," as Plate #38, page 43.
Comments Dramatic scene of heavy rain. (Printed from superbly and accurately re-cut blocks shortly after WWII.)
Item # AT-98
Price $175