| Title | "Nagoya Castle" ("Nagoya-jo") |
| Date | 1932 May ("First Edition" printing) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Purchased 1947--consigned by family of Army Air Force serviceman stationed in Tokyo. |
| Series | "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" ("Tokaido Fukei Senshu") |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | "C-seal" (used only 1929-41, and appropriate "First Edition" seal) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; very life-like depiction
of waves; "baren sujizuri" (tracings) to orange torri; life-like shadowing; highly detailed carving, crisp lines. (Very slight ink-smudging lower/right edge.) |
| Condition | Excellent. Clean front and verso. (Light toning; faint stain lower/left margin; very slight wear.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #194; Hotei #224. |
| Comments | Softly colored springtime castle scene. Excellent colors. Not often seen. (Earlier printing than Narazaki and Hotei examples.) |
| Item # | MB-48 |
| Price | $1350 (Reserved/RT) |