| Title | "Onuma Park, Hokkaido" ("Hokkaido Onuma Koen") |
| Date | March 1934 (Early Watanabe oblong "C-seal;" appropriate "First Edition" seal.) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Purchased 1947--consigned by family of Army Air Force serviceman stationed in Tokyo. |
| 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, mountain side, and water areas; light "gauffrage" to trees, mountain, and water area; life-like reflection; crisp lines, finely carved details. |
| Condition | Good to Very Good. Clean front and verso. (Horizontal crease across sky; clipped upper/left corner; several surface scratches; light margin bumping; light wear.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #158; Hotei #156. |
| Comments | Wonderful colors. Appropriate seal for First Edition printing. A seldom seen print. |
| Item # | MB-04 |
| Price | Special $900 (Sold/SS) (Reg $1150) |