YOKOUCHI -- "Kannon Temple at Asakusa in Rain"

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Artist Kiyoharu YOKOUCHI
(1870-1942)
(aka Ginnosuke Yokouchi)
Title "Kannon Temple at Asakusa in Rain"
Date 1935 July (pre-War);
Limited Edition #136/300 (stamping verso)
First Edition, only Edition.
Series na
Publisher Self-published
Seal, Carver/Printer "Kiyoharu"
Image Size 9 1/2 x 14 1/4
Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout; life-like reflection; light "gauffrage" to umbrellas, kimonos, and lanterns; highly detailed carving.
Condition Very Good++.
Excellent colors.
Clean frontside and verso.
(Tape residues front margin edges; light toning; lightly backed with thin Japanese paper.)
Reference/Illus na
Comments A beautifully designed and masterfully printed self-published print.
Primarily a watercolor artist, Yokouchi is known to have produced only 8 lifetime images during the 1935-40 pre-War period.
Very rarely seen.
Item # EG-935
Price $1750 (Sold/NK)