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Title |
"Mt. Fuji in the Moonlight, Kawaibashi" ("Tsukiyo no Fuji, Kawabashi") |
Date |
1947 (circa 1946-57) |
Provenance |
Consigned by a knowledgable SW print collector/dealer. |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
"6mm-seal" (lower right--difficult to see) (used only 1946-57, lifetime printing, and appropriate "First Edition" seal.) |
Image Size |
9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky, trees, and water; life-like reflection;
light "gauffrage" to tree, bridge, and Fuji; nicely detailed carving. (Drying hole upper/left margin;
printer's crease upper/left edge.) |
Condition |
Excellent. Deep saturation of colors. Clean frontside and verso. Found still "tipped" into original paper
"presentation folder." (No flaws noted.) |
Reference/Illus |
Hotei #241; Narazaki #179. |
Comments |
Outstanding colors. A beautiful evening scene done almost entirely as an "aizuri" (shades of blue) print.
Bears appropriate "First Edition" seal. |
Item # |
FW-91 |
Price |
$1075 (Sold/TD) |
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