| Title | "Moon at Megome" ("Megome no Tsuki") |
| Date | 1930 (circa 1946-57) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by a discriminating southern USA collector. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | "D-seal" (used only 1931-41) EARLY pre-War printing. |
| Image Size | 9 3/8 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky, trees, and clouds; light "gauffrage" to tree; nicely detailed carving. Tiny "Made in Japan" stamping lower verso margin. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Deep saturation of colors. Clean frontside and verso. (Soft diagonal 2-inch crease upper/right corner; 2-inch scotch-tape residue verso margin; two small "printer creases" left; light toning.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #169; Hotei #165; Blair, Toledo 1936 #12. |
| Comments | Beautiful moonlit scene done almost entirely as an "aizuri" (shades of blue) print. One of Hasui's most popular images. Early pre-War printing. |
| Item # | PA-06 |
| Price | $1600 (Sold/WA) |