| Artist | Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
| Title | "Kakizaki Benten Shrine, Shimoda" ("Shimoda Kakizaki Benten") |
| Date | 1937 (Life-time edition. Known collected 1947.) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by family of Navy Hospital Corps servicewoman Verna Woodrich stationed in Yokohama/Tokyo 1947. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | "M-seal" Early pre-War printing. Known collected 1947, Tokyo. |
| Image Size | 10 1/8 x 14 3/4 (plus margins) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading to sky and water areas; light "gauffrage" to trees and structures; visible woodgrain; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Excellent colors. Very clean front and verso. (Light toning; possibly some very slight wear.) All prints within this 1947 collection have never been displayed -- stored flat past 71 years. |
| Reference/Illus | Hotei #408. |
| Comments | A delightful "azuri-e" (shades of blue) seascape dating to 1937 and collected 1947. Deeply saturated colors.
From a 1947 Tokyo Japan military collection. A SELDOM seen design (our 1st copy). |
| Item # | SF-15 |
| Price | $1100 |
