| Artist | Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
| Title | "Nissaka on Tokaido" ("Tokaido Nissaka") |
| Date | 1942 (1946-57 "lifetime printing") |
| Provenance | Private placement. Purchased 1947--consigned by family of Army Air Force serviceman stationed in Tokyo. |
| Series | "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" ("Tokaido Fukei Senshu") |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Black "6mm seal" lower/right (used only 1946-57) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to buildings; nicely over-printed streaks of falling rain; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Excellent colors. Very clean front and verso. (Uncirculated print--flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #186; Hotei #238. |
| Comments | Beautiful and evocative rainy streetscene. |
| Item # | EG-132 |
| Price | $895 (Sold/JG) |