Title |
"Shinto Shrine of Kasuga at Nara" (titled only in English via "sticker") |
Date |
ca1935 (Shimbi Shoin Publisher ceased business in 1935) |
Provenance |
Private placement. Consigned by a eastcoast print collector. |
Series |
"Board of Tourist Industy -- Japanese Government Railways" Print |
Publisher |
Shimbi Shoin Publisher (Tokyo, 1905-35) |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Unusual small red oval "Ha-sui" seal. |
Image Size |
9 x 13 5/8 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; nicely visible "woodgrain"
seen in sky; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to snow-laden trees and falling snow flakes;
highly detailed carving. |
Condition |
Excellent. Strong colors. Clean front and backside. (No flaws noted.) |
Reference/Illus |
Hotei #317-A. Prior to our June 2003 article, was an UN-documented Hasui print. (Incorrectly listed by
Hotei as a "variant" of the common #317 Watanabe "summertime Kasuga" print.) |
Comments |
Extremely rare. Perhaps the only Hasui image by Shimbi Shoin Publisher.
(Learn more.). For the serious Hasui collector. |
Item # |
EW-01 |
Price |
$2350 (Sold/CD) |