| Title | "Spring in Mount Atago" ("Haru no Atagoyama") |
| Date | Spring 1921 PRE-earthquake (1923 blocks destroyed), extremely rare. ("First Edition" and only printing) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Offered via a discriminating European collector. |
| Series | "Twenty Scenes of Tokyo" ("Tokyo Juni-dai") |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Watanabe "1-seal" (or "A-seal" by Hotei) (used only 1924-30, and appropriate "First Edition" seal) |
| Image Size | 9 3/8 x 14 1/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; nicely visible "woodgrain" to sky area; highly detailed carving, crisp key-lines. |
| Condition | Appears Very Good++ to Nearly Excellent. Excellent, fresh/strong colors. Clean front and verso. ("Some light wrinkling lower/right corner; light toning; very slight wear. Otherwise flawless.") |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #37; Hotei #37. |
| Comments |
A delightful springtime image--one of Hasui's finest pre-earthquake designs.
Extremely rare 1921 image, as woodblocks were destroyed in 1923 Great Kanto
Earthquake. Wonderful colors. (Images provided by European collector.)
A very RARE print. |
| Item # | KV-02 |
| Price | $POR (No Longer Available) |