| Title | "Zaimoku Island, Matsushima" ("Matsushima Zaimokuiwa"--"zaimoku-iwa" means literally "wood rock.") |
| Date | 1933 (early pre-War printing) |
| Series | "Scenic Views of Japan's Eastern Provinces" ("Nihon Fukeishu Higashi Nihon Hen") |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Watanabe "D-seal" (used only 1931-41--early pre-War seal) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillful "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" to rocks and sail; baren "sujizuri" to sail; crisp key-lines; visible woodgrain in sky; life-like reflection. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Clean front and verso. (Very slight discoloration to upper sky; very slight fading.) Pencil notation lower verso margin. |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #205; Blair 1936 Toledo Catalogue #80. |
| Comments | Simply superb. Watanabe "D-seal" indicative of very early, pre-War printing. |
| Item # | BG-235 |
| Price | $1400 |