| Title | "Zojoji Temple, Shiba" ("Shiba Zojoji") |
| Date | ca1932-33 ("First Edition"--only printing of this variant) |
| Provenance | Consigned by a knowledgable SW print collector/dealer. |
| Series | "Twenty Views of Tokyo" ("Tokyo Nijukei") |
| Publisher | Osaka Maninichi Publisher (founded 1876, Osaka) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Signature "Hasui," seal "Sui" |
| Image Size | 8 1/4 x 12 1/2 ("aiban," small oban) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; light
"gauffrage" (embossing) to umbrella; highly detailed carving. (Red "ink smudging" onto tree trunk.) |
| Condition | Excellent. Fresh, strong colors. Clean front and backside. (Absolutely flawless. See Impression)) |
| Reference/Illus | Hotei #147--variant; Narazaki #147. Hotei barely mentions this rare and UN-documented Hasui print (pg 74) by an "unknown" publisher. |
| Comments | An extremely rare variant of Hasui's "Zojoji" masterpiece. This print was "tipped" into the 1934 edition of "Japan Today & Tommorow"--a publication highlighting the cultural arts of Japan. Narazaki: "A masterpiece within Hasui's oeuvre, no other [print] received as much praise." Watanabe Publisher's earlier (virtually identical) 1925 "Zojoji" is a 12% larger oban format. For the serious Hasui collector--RARE. |
| Item # | FW-83 |
| Price | $2,900 (Sold/KL) |