Title |
"Zaimoku Island, Matsushima" ("Matsushima Zaimokuiwa"--"zaimoku-iwa" means literally "wood rock.") |
Date |
May 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. Skillful "bokashi" shading throughout; light "gauffrage" to rocks and sail; baren "sujizuri" to sail;
crisp key-lines; strongly visible woodgrain in sky; astonishingly life-like reflection; crisp lines, finely
carved details. |
Condition |
Excellent. Strong unfaded colors. (Flawless.) |
Reference/Illus |
Narazaki #205; Hotei #294; Blair 1936 Toledo Catalogue #80. |
Comments |
Simply superb. Appropriate seal for First Edition printing--nicely visible woodgrain. |
Item # |
LZ-02 |
Price |
$1550 (Sold) (Reduced--was $1750) |