| Artist | Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
| Title | "Rain at Shinobazu Pond" ("Shinobazu no Ike no Ame") |
| Date | 1929 (lifetime printing) (known collected 1946-47) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by family of Army serviceman Lt Col Frank Fliniau--POW 1942-45, stationed in Tokyo 1946-58. |
| Series | "Twenty Views of Tokyo" ("Tokyo Niju-kei") |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Unsealed (not uncommon from Watanabe Publisher), but known collected 1946-47. (lifetime edition). |
| Image Size | 9 1/4 x 14 1/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky, buildings, and trees; light "gauffrage" to clouds, trees, and railings; life-like reflections; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. (Two tape tabs top verso margin; light toning; light wear.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #166; Hotei #162. |
| Comments | Colorful springtime image. Lifetime printing. |
| Item # | GG-320 (PR-05) |
| Price | NOW $1050 Special Sold/MB/j52 (was $1300) |
