| Title | "Megaro Fudo Temple" (#5) ("Megaro Fudo do") |
| Date | 1931; (1946-57 printing) |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | "6mm-seal" (used 1946-57, lifetime edition) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 3/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky, trees, temple structures, stone areas, and foreground; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to cherry blossoms and roof's edge; marvelously life-like shadowing; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Strong colors; very clean backside. (Very slight toning.) |
| Reference/Illus | Pachter pl #58; Narazaki #322; Hotei #263. |
| Comments | Delightful springtime temple image. Narazaki reports that this composition was designed with an interest in depicting the complex shadows seen cast upon the flagstones of the temple's path and steps. Interestingly, the "backwards swastika" symbol is actually the Japanese kanji for "temple." |
| Item # | BG-784 |
| Price | $1275 (Reserved/MK) |