| Artist | NARAZAKI, Eisho (1864-1936) |
| Title | "Interior of Asakusa Temple" ("Asakusa Kanze-on no Naido") |
| Date | 1932 (1946-57 printing) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by US Army Engineers serviceman Philip Pfeiffer stationed in Korea/Japan 1954-55. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | "6-mm seal" (used 1946-57). Known collected 1954. |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Astonishingly skillfull "bokashi" shading throughout; light "gauffrage" to ribs of lanterns and flying birds; highly detailed carving, crisp key-lines. |
| Condition | Good to Very Good. Excellent colors. Very clean front and verso.
(Light toning; spotting top/bottom margins; light creasing.) 1954 Military Collection (US Army Engineers) - stored flat, never displayed past 65 years. |
| Reference/Illus | na |
| Comments | A beautifully printed interior view of Asakusa Temple. (Narazaki also used the art name of "Fuyo" 1916-22.)
(Related article.)
From a 1954 Korea/Japan military collection. |
| Item # | PP-04 |
| Price | $485 (Sold/TM) |