Title |
"Arifuku Hot Springs, Iwami" ("Iwami, Arikufu Onsen") |
Date |
1924 (Likely "First Edition" printing.) |
Provenance |
Private placement. Consigned by a discriminating southern USA collector. |
Series |
"Souvenirs of Travels, Third Series" (1924-29) ("Tabi Miyage dai Sanshu") |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
No Watanabe "A-seal" (1924-30) seal found--however, seals appear identical to Hotei's image pg 345. |
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 |
Very Good+++. Strong colors. Very clean verso. (Light soiling to margins;
thinning verso top margin; light toning.) |
Reference/Illus |
Narazaki #129; Hotei #127. |
Comments |
A highly detailed Hasui design. Seldom seen 1924 image--one of Hasui's early designs immediately following
Tokyo's 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. |
Item # |
PA-05 |
Price |
$2450/nd (Sold/PB) |