| Artist | Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
| Title | "Spring Rain at Sakurada Gate, (Tokyo)" ("Sakuradaman no Harusame") |
| Date | 1952 (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 | Black "6-mm seal" lower/left (appropriate "First Edition" seal). Personally "brush-signed" (right margin) "Kawase Hasui" by artist. |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to cherry trees; life-like reflection; crisp key-lines, highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. (Couple small surface scratches--otherwise flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #543; Hotei #572. |
| Comments | Cherry blossom springtime image.
Personally "brush-signed" (right margin) "Kawase Hasui" by artist on May 10, 1953--a very RARE plus. "First Edition" printing. |
| Item # | BK-08 |
| Price | $1450 (Sold/NS) |
