KOBAYASHI, Eijiro -- "A Pagoda by Moonlight" (#3)

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Artist KOBAYASHI, Eijiro
(1870-1946)
Title "A Pagoda by Moonlight"
Date ca1910-20;
("later edition," late 1990's-present)
Provenance Obtained via prominent San Francisco dealer contact (active 1897 to 2007--store now closed).
Series Hasegawa/Nishinomiya's "Night Scenes"
Publisher Nishinomiya
(Tokyo publisher--known active 1938 until late-1950's; then sporadically until present day.) Note: Bottom 2 kanji characters "Yosaku" (father's first name) deleted.
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size 7 1/4 x 10
Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" to moon and clouds; highly detailed carving.
Condition Excellent. (No flaws noted.)
Reference/Illus Hasegawa Catalogue #1243.
Comments One of the delightful "Night Scenes" series of prints by Hasegawa/Nishinomiya--an early series of 21 prints which together convey "the essense of shin-hanga." (Learn more.) Seldom seen image.
Item # EG-437
Price $275