| Artist | Shiro KASAMATSU (1898-1991) |
| Title | "Kinokunisaka in the Rainy Season" ("Kinokunisaka Baiu") |
| Date | 1938; early post-War printing. |
| Provenance | Small private estate of uncirculated prints collected in Japan 1968. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Black "6mm seal" lower/left (used 1946-57) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillful "bokashi" shading throughout; life-like streaks of falling rain; light "gauffrage" to trees and horizon. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. (Slight waviness upper corners; thin paper residues verso; light wear.) |
| Reference/Illus | Grund #W-40. |
| Comments | Classic, atmospheric Kasamatsu image of a lone pine tree silhouetted in the rain. |
| Item # | GG-209 |
| Price | $425 |