Title |
"Tsuchizaki, Akita Province" ("Tsuchizaki, Akita") |
Date |
1928 ("First Edition" printing) |
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 "A-seal"
(used only 1924-30, and appropriate First Edition" seal) |
Image Size |
9 3/8 x 14 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; baren "sujizuri"
(tracings) to boat and foreground; light "gauffrage" to clouds; life-like reflection;
nicely visible woodgrain to sky; highly detailed carving. (Tiny ink-smudge margin edge.) |
Condition |
Excellent. Clean front and verso. (Glue residue upper verso corner; slight bump
bottom margin--otherwise flawless.) |
Reference/Illus |
Narazaki #138; Hotei #136A. |
Comments |
Wonderful colors--this is the "pink sky" version. Appropriate seal for "First Edition"
printing. A seldom seen print. |
Item # |
MB-13 |
Price |
$2350 (Sold/WA) |