| Title | "Shirakawa Castle Ruins, Cherry Blossoms" ("Shirakawajoshi no Sakura") |
| Date | 1946, (1946-57, lifetime printing) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by an eastcoast USA collector. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Black "6mm seal" (lower/left) (Lifetime edition, and appropriate "First Edition" seal.) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; baren "sujizuri" to rocky walls; light "gauffrage" to cherry blossoms; highly detailed carving. (Two "drying pin-holes" top margin.) |
| Condition | Very Good+++. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. (Some faint wrinkling mainly in margins; faint remnant of an old dealer sticker verso; light wear.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #468; Hotei #483. |
| Comments | Beautifully colored springtime scene. Appropriate First Edition seal. |
| Item # | DJ-18 |
| Price | $950 (Sold/WA) |