| Artist | Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
| Title | "Matsue Izume" ("Izume Matsue, Kuromibi") |
| Date | 1924 (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 | "B-seal" (used 1927-32) Very early pre-War printing. Known collected 1947, Tokyo. |
| Image Size | 9 3/8 x 14 1/4 (plus margins) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading to sky and water areas; extensive "gauffrage" to clouds, buildings, and water; 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 #124. |
| Comments | A delightful canal scene dating to 1924 and collected 1947. Fresh, bright colors.
From a 1947 Tokyo Japan military collection. A SELDOM seen design (our 1st copy). |
| Item # | SF-30 |
| Price | $1550 |
