| Title | "Zaimoku Island, Matsushima" ("Matsushima Zaimokuiwa"--"zaimoku-iwa" means literally "wood rock.") |
| Date | 1933, First Edition printing. |
| Series | "Scenic Views of Japan's Eastern Provinces" ("Nihon Fukeishu Higashi Nihon Hen") |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Watanabe "C-seal" (used only 1929-42, appropriate seal for "First Edition" printing) |
| 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 backside. (Very slight fading; "bumped" lower-right corner; thin paper residues top verso corners.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #205; Blair 1936 Toledo Catalogue #80. |
| Comments | Simply superb. (Oblong Watanabe "C-seal" indicative of first edition printing.) |
| Item # | BG-236 |
| Price | $1450 (Sold/FC) |