| Title |
"Kanita, at Aomori" ("Aomori ken Kanita") |
| 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, distant hillside, buildings, and foreground;
baren "sujizuri" (circles) to pathway and rooftops; crisp lines, finely carved details. |
| Condition |
Excellent. Strong unfaded colors. (Flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus |
Narazaki #209; Hotei #296. |
| Comments |
Wonderful colors. Appropriate seal for First Edition printing. A rarely seen print. |
| Item # |
LZ-05 |
| Price |
$1575 (Sold/WA) (Reduced--was $1775) |