Title |
"Shinto Shrine of Kasuga at Nara"
(titled only in English via verso "sticker") |
Date |
ca1935 (Shimbi Shoin Publisher ceased business in 1935) |
Series |
"Board of Tourist Industy -- Japanese Government Railways" Print |
Publisher |
Shimbi Shoin Publisher (Tokyo, 1905-35) |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Unusual small red oval "Ha-sui" seal. |
Image Size |
9 x 13 1/2 |
Impression |
Very Fine.
Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; nicely visible
woodgrain seen in sky; highly detailed carving. |
Condition |
Nearly Excellent.
Excellent colors. Very clean front and verso.
(Trimmed at image edge; two tiny staple holes; slight toning--as removed from
original 1936 calendar backing.)
|
Reference/Illus |
Hotei #317-A. Prior to our June 2003 article, was an UN-documented Hasui print.
(Incorrectly listed by
Hotei as a "variant" of the common #317 Watanabe "summertime Kasuga" print.) |
Comments |
Extremely rare. Perhaps the only Hasui image by Shimbi Shoin Publisher.
Original "calendar state"
was issued by Japanese Government Railways in 1935/36.
(Learn more.).
For the serious Hasui collector. |
Item # |
GG-175 |
Price |
$700 (Sold/MH) |