| Title | "Shiba Park" (titled only in English) |
| Date | 1952 (1952 printing of 1931 block-set) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by westcoast USA collector. |
| Series | 12-print 1953 calendar series. |
| Publisher | "S. Watanabe Publisher" (Commissioned by Pacific Transport Lines, Inc as a calender print.) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | (Issued without seals.) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout;
highly detailed carving. (VIEW representative verso "bleed-through.") |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Very clean front and verso. (Few very faint spots upper margin--otherwise flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #**; Hotei #576. |
| Comments | A seasonal scene from Pacific Transport Line's 12-print 1953 calendar series.
"January" of the series. (Originally from 1931--the only "re-issued" print of
the set.) Seldom seen. |
| Item # | PM-01 |
| Price | $800 (Sold/MA) (entire 12-print set $9500) |
