Title |
"Road to Nikko" ("Nikko-kaido") |
Date |
1930 (printed before 1946/47) |
Provenance |
Private placement. Consigned by family of Army serviceman
Col.Tom Y. Horton stationed in Tokyo 1946-47. |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Unsealed (not uncommon--as hand-applied by Watanabe)
|
Image Size |
9 3/8 x 14 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout print;
deep "gauffrage" (embossing) to clouds and trees;
woodgrain visible in sky; nicely detailed carving. (Ink "smudge" lower center.) |
Condition |
Good++. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso.
(Tiny tack-holes at margin corners; light creasing, bumping; wear;
light toning.) |
Reference/Illus |
Narazaki #311; Hotei #211. |
Comments |
A handsomely colorful image of the deeply forested road leading to Nikko. |
Item # |
BH-08 |
Price |
Sold/JK
Special $500 (Reg $625) |