| Title | "Sunset at Morigasaki" ("Morigasaki no Sekyo") |
| Date | 1932 ("First Edition" printing) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Purchased 1947--consigned by family of Army Air Force serviceman stationed in Tokyo. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Watanabe "B-seal" (used only 1927-32, 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 foreground pathway; light "gauffrage" to building; nicely detailed carving. (Minor ink-smudge margin edge.) |
| Condition | Excellent. Clean front and verso. (Slight bump bottom/right corner--otherwise flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #332; Hotei #267. |
| Comments | Delightfully colorful sunset/clouds image. Stronger/fresher colors than Hotei's example. Appropriate seal for "First Edition" printing. A seldom seen print. |
| Item # | MB-29 |
| Price | $2500 (Sold/WA) |