Title |
"Snow at Ueno Kiyomizu Temple" ("Ueno Kiyomizu no Yuki") |
Date |
July 1929 (Limited "First Edition" seal verso) |
Series |
One of 16 Hasui images published by Kawaguchi & Sakai (1929-30). |
Publisher |
Kawaguchi & Sakai |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
K & S "B-seal" (used only 1929-31) |
Image Size |
9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; light gauffrage as "raised" snowflakes and snow accumulation. |
Condition |
Fair. (Colors faded; mottled-toning; mat-line image edges.) |
Reference/Illus |
Frontispiece to Prachter's "Kawase Hasui and his Contemporaries" reference. Narazaki #KS-1. Hotei #181. |
Comments |
Rare Kawaguchi & Sakai published First Edition. Prints bearing K & S "A" or "B" seals (used only 1929-31) are
quite rare and are highly sought after by collectors. |
Item # |
TD-03 |
Price |
$1200 (Sold/CM) |