Title |
"Moon over Nakajima, Sapporo" ("Sapporo Nakanoshima no Yuzuki") |
Date |
March 1933 (Early Watanabe oblong "C-seal;" appropriate "First Edition" seal.) |
Provenance |
Small private collection, obtained 1945 while in Japan. |
Series |
"Scenic Views of Japan's Eastern Provinces" ("Nihon Fukeishu Higashi Nihon Hen") |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Watanabe "C" seal (aka "sausage seal," used only 1929-42, and appropriate seal for "First Edition") |
Image Size |
9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky and foreground; nicely visible
woodgrain; life-like reflection; crisp lines, finely carved details. |
Condition |
Excellent. Strong unfaded colors. (Flawless.) |
Reference/Illus |
Narazaki #202; Hotei #294. |
Comments |
Evocative evening scene. Appropriate seal for First Edition printing--nicely visible woodgrain. |
Item # |
LZ-01 |
Price |
$1650 (Sold) (Reduced--was $1850) |