HASUI -- "Farmhouse in Autumn, Ayashi in Miyagi"

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Title "Farmhouse in Autumn, Ayashi in Miyagi"
("Noka no Aki (Miyagi ken Ayashi)")
Date 1946 ("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 "6-mm seal" (lower/right corner), appropriate "First Edition" seal.
Image Size 9 1/2 x 13 1/8
Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to roof-tops, and clouds; baren "sujizuri" (tracings) to foreground; highly detailed carving.
Condition Nearly Excellent. Clean front and verso. (Minor soft crease upper/left corner; few surface scratches; light wear.)
Reference/Illus Narazaki #471; Hotei #484.
Comments Colorful rural farm scene. "First Edition" printing.
Item # MB-32
Price $925 (Sold/SW)