| Title | "Aikawa, Sado Island" ("Aikawa-cho, Sado") |
| Date | August 1921. PRE-earthquake (blocks destroyed 1923). RARE. |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by a discriminating southern USA collector. |
| Series | "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series" ("Tabi Miyage dai Nishu") |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Watanabe "1-seal" (or "A-seal" by Hotei) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; baren "sujizuri" (tracings) to foreground; highly detailed carving, crisp key-lines. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Deep, strong colors. Clean front and verso. (Couple spots upper/left margin; 3 glue residues verso margins; light toning.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #68; Hotei #68. |
| Comments | A beautifully colored Hasui design. Extremely rare 1921 image, as woodblocks were destroyed in Tokyo's 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. First Edition. |
| Item # | PA-04 |
| Price | $3950 (Sold/MJ) |