Kiyochika -- "Evening at Nihon Bridge"

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Artist KOBAYASHI, Kiyochika (1870-1917)
Title "Evening at Nihon Bridge" ("Nihonbashi Yoru")
Date 1880 (later "re-strike" ca1950)
Series Loosely as "Tokyo Landscapes."
Publisher Mariashobu Publisher (Kyoto)
Seal, Carver/Printer unk
Image Size 8 1/8 x 12 3/4
Impression Very Fine. Nicely executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; highly detailed, crisply carved lines.
Condition Excellent. Strong colors.
(No flaws noted.)
Reference/Illus Similar prints in Smith's “Kiyochika, Artist of Meiji Japan."
Comments Evocative, silhoutted night scene for which Kiyochika is well known. (Printed from superbly and accurately re-cut blocks shortly after WWII.)
Item # Available NOW as JS-2882; (JS-275 Sold)
Price $175