Koitsu -- "Sacred Bridge at Nikko"

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Title "Sacred Bridge at Nikko"
("Nikko Kami-bashi")
(aka literally "Bridge of the Gods")
Date 1939 October; early pre-War printing.
Series na
Publisher Baba Nobuhiko (Kyoto, active c1930's to mid-1950's)
Seal, Carver/Printer "Hanken Shoju" ("Copyright") above publisher's bridge-post cartouche
Image Size 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 ("oban")
Impression Very Fine. Superbly done "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" to bridge, rocks, and water; crisp "key-lines," highly detailed carving.
Condition Good. Colors somewhat faded. Clean front and backside. (Light/moderate toning; few surface scratches; faint discoloration upper sky; thin paper residues verso top margin.)
Reference/Illus na
Comments A panoramic view of Nikko's well-known Bridge of the Gods. A seldom seen print by a rarely encountered Kyoto publisher.
Item # FW-06
Price Special $375 (Sold/NM)
(Reg $450/$575)