| Artist | Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940) |
| Title | "Kobe" (aka "Festival in the Rain") |
| Date | 1916 (PRE-earthquake, RARE) |
| Provenance | Consigned by a knowledgable collector/dealer. |
| Series | "Japan Series" (Initially a 6-print portfolio, 1916; later totaling 9 prints, all 1916.) |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Bartlett's round "red seal" upper corner, artist's "red pencil signature" lower margin. |
| Image Size | 9 1/8 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to overhead poles and lower area details; crisp "key-lines," highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Very Good++. Very Good colors. Clean front and verso. (Very faint "mat-folder-line" in margin; minor paper residues top verso margin; light toning; few scattered marks--per consignor.) |
| Reference/Illus | "Charles Bartlett-A Printmaker in Paradise," pl# 30, pg 118. |
| Comments | Dramatic, atmospheric nighttime streetscene in the seaport of Kobe. Exceptional condition for this surviving
PRE-earthquake image--as woodblocks destroyed by fire. ("Completed editions were intended to number 100
impressions, with key-blocks to be scored and color-blocks to be planed down for reuse.
Rarity was thus guaranteed." Miles/Saville) (Images provided by consignor.) RARELY seen. |
| Item # | PA-53 |
| Price | Sold/NK (was $POR/Make Offer) (This consigned item will be sold by Christmas to highest acceptable offer. Inquire.) |