| Artist | Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
| Title | "Nakayamadaira, Miyagi Prefecture" ("Nakayamadaira Miyagi") |
| Date | 1947 (First Edition) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by family of Air Force serviceman John Kinney stationed in Tokyo 1946-57. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | "6-mm seal" (lower/right corner), appropriate "First Edition" seal. Personally "brush-signed" (lower margin) "Kawase Hasui" by artist. |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 13 1/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to clouds; crisp key-lines, highly detailed carving. (Tiny unprinted area center--otherwise flawless.) |
| Condition | Excellent. Clean front and verso. (See Impression. No flaws noted.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #499; Hotei #518. |
| Comments | Colorful, sun-illuminated hilltop image.
Personally "brush-signed" (lower margin) "Kawase Hasui" by artist on May 10, 1953--a very RARE plus. "First Edition" printing. |
| Item # | BK-07 |
| Price | $1200 (Sold/VM) |
