| Artist | Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
| Title | "Rain at Miekawa, Soshu" ("Soshu, Maekawa no Ume") |
| Date | 1932, February (lifetime printing, 1946-57) |
| Provenance | Small private estate of uncirculated prints collected in Japan. |
| Series | "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" ("Tokaido Fukei Senshu") |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | "6-mm seal" lower/left (used only 1946-57, lifetime printing) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; nicely over-printed streaks of falling rain; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Excellent colors. Very clean front and verso. (No flaws noted--uncirculated copy.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #175; Hotei #223. |
| Comments | Beautiful and evocative rainy streetscene. Nice vintage print. |
| Item # | EG-116 |
| Price | $925 (Sold/NK) |