HASUI -- "Sakura Gate (Edo Castle)"

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Title " Sakura Gate (Edo Castle)"
("Sakurada Mon")
Date 1933 (later edition, 2003)
Series na
Publisher Watanabe
Seal, Carver/Printer 7mm and "Heisei" seals.
Image Size 9 1/2 x 14 1/4
Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky, stone wall, building and reflection of same; life-like reflection; finely carved details.
Condition Excellent. (No flaws noted.)
Reference/Illus Narazaki #158
Comments Reissued in Spring 2003 by Watanabe using their original woodblocks from 1933; other such recently reissued Hasui prints are discussed in "June 2002 - Five Additional Hasui Prints Re-issued by Watanabe."
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Item # Available NOW As JS-1865;
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Price $575
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