Kokan -- "Nihon Bridge in Snow"

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Artist BANNAI, Kokan (1900-??)
Title "Nihon Bridge in Snow"
("Yuki no Nihonbashi")
Date 1930 (Later Edition, 1990's; 7mm and "Heisei" seal)
Series "Fifty-three Modern Views of the Tokaido" ("Gendai Tokaido Gojusantsugi no Uchi")
Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo
Seal, Carver/Printer "7mm" and "Heisei" seals
Image Size 9 1/2 x 14 1/4
Impression Very Fine. Wonderfully executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" to stonework and snow accumulation; detailed carving.
Condition Excellent. Beautifully soft colors. (No flaws noted.)
Reference/Illus "Shin-Hanga" pl. #110, p 82.
Comments A beautiful wintertime snowscene image of Tokyo's landmark bridge, Nihonbashi.
Item # JS-1751
Price $325