| Title | "Zojoji Temple, Shiba" ("Shiba Zojoji") |
| Date | 1926 (ca1930's printing) |
| Series | "Twenty Views of Tokyo" ("Tokyo Nijukei") |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Red Watanabe "M-seal" (lower right) (Lower margin's pencil-written title/artist by Watanabes staff associated with prints of 1930-38 period.) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; "gauffrage" (embossing) to umbrella, snowy trees/roof, and foreground; baren "sujizuri" (tracings) to rooftop areas; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Very Good++. Fresh, strong colors. (Light discoloration/soiling/wear to margins; light toning. Image area itself is clean.) Pencil notations verso bottom. |
| Reference/Illus | Hotei #147; Narazaki #147. |
| Comments | Considered by collectors to be Hasui's lifetime masterpiece, and highly
coveted by collectors. Narazaki states: "A masterpiece within Hasui's oeuvre, no other [print] received as much praise." Seldom seen. |
| Item # | EG-454 |
| Price | $5,500 (Sold/JD) |