HASUI -- "Sanno Shrine After Rain"

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Title "Sanno Shrine After Rain"
("Sanno no Ugo")
Date 1939
Provenance Private placement. Consigned by a discriminating southern USA collector.
Series na
Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo
Seal, Carver/Printer Watanabe "C-seal"
(aka "Sausage Seal," used only 1929-42)
"First Edition" printing. ("Double-sealed" with "6mm seal" (learn more.))
Image Size 10 x 14 5/8
Impression Very Fine. Supurbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout; highly detailed carving, crisp key-lines.
Condition Excellent/Pristine.
Deep saturation of colors. Clean frontside and verso. (No flaws noted.) Exceptional condition--due to Muller's archival storage.
Reference/Illus Narazaki #301; Hotei #427.
Comments Beautifully colored springtime red temple scene--one of Hasui's most sought after designs. Rare "First Edition" printing. (Hotei's "Sanno" image (pg 509) is similarly "double-sealed"--as are all know copies of this print.)
Item # PA-03
Price $2750 (Sold/NS)