KAMEI -- "Ten Lovely Sights of Kyoto" -- Set of 11 Prints

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Artist KAMEI, Tobei (1901-77)
Title "Ten Lovely Sights of Kyoto" -- Set of 11 Prints (plus cover)
Date ca1950's
Provenance Private placement. Consigned by a southwest print collector/dealer.
Series na
Publisher Likely Matsukyu Publisher (Kyoto).
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size Each 3 5/8 x 5 5/8 (postcard size print), top-tipped onto heavy, embossed, titled cardstock (5 3/4 x 7 5/8 overall).
Impression Fine. Delightful "semi-sosaku hanga" style carving; "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage."
Condition Nearly Excellent. Strong colors; clean backside (top-tipped to deeply embossed cardstock).
(Most are excellent--2 or 3 have slight waviness at tops.)
Reference/Illus na
Comments Original outer box says "ten"--but actually a set of eleven delightful vintage images from a "Lovely Sights of Kyoto" series.
Item # FW-16
Price No Longer Available
Special $120
(Reg $150/$195) (set of 11 prints)