| Title | “Misty Morning at Yotsuya Mitsuke” (“Kiri no Asa (Yotsuya Mitsuke)”) |
| Date | 1932 or 1933 (Early, a very rare print.) |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Iida Kunitaro Publisher (Tokyo, active 1932-33.) Little is known of this publisher; is known to have published only a few Hasui prints.) (Not Doi.) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Hirai (active 1914-44) /Sakakura (active 1932-33) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 3/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Nicely executed "bokashi" shading. Crisp, sharp "key-lines." |
| Condition | Fair+ to Good. Quite good colors. (Reinforcing has been added verso to 3 corners; some discoloration/fading lower/left; other wear.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #D-6; Hotei #271. |
| Comments | Clearly from the SAME blocks as the commonly seen Doi-published print--it seems clear to us that this print's blocks were, in fact, FIRST owned/carved/printed by the little-known Tokyo publisher, Iida Kunitaro (in 1932-33). Shortly thereafter, blocks went to Doi. Despite condition, a VERY RARE print for the serious "Hasui collector." |
| Item # | AT-141 |
| Price | $475 (Sold/WA) |