| Artist | TOKO (dates unknown) (active 1933-50 per Roach) |
| Title | "Full Moon at Enoshima Beach" ("**") |
| Date | 1933 |
| Provenance | Private placement. Discovered "hidden inside" the matting/framing of another print ("as found" vs "hidden inside") by family of Marine Colonel Louis A. Ennis--USMC stationed in Japan 1946-49. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Doi Sadachi |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Black/red "Toko" signature/seal Yamada/Matsushita |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout; extensive
"gauffrage" (embossing) to trees, waves, and moon; highly detailed carving; crisp lines. |
| Condition | Excellent. Very clean front and verso. (Few surface scratches--otherwise flawless.) Uncirculated (found "hidden behind" matting/framing of another 1940's print.) Note 1946-49 vintage "Concessionaire's sticker" attached to verso of frame. |
| Reference/Illus | na |
| Comments | A striking nighttime image by a skillful and intriguing shin-hanga artist.
Very rare. (Learn more: Marc Kahn's Shotei.com "Tôkô" article.) |
| Item # | GG-007 |
| Price | $950 (Sold/NK) |
