| Title | "Night Shower at Izumi Bridge" (PRE-earthquake) ("Izumibashi no __ Ame") |
| Date | Before 1923, PRE-earthquake (blocks destroyed). |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 5 1/4 x 12 1/4 (was 6 3/8 x 14 1/2 before "creping") ("tanzaku") |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; crisply carved lines. |
| Condition | Very Good to Excellent. Strong colors. (Slight mat-line at right/left edges??) |
| Reference/Illus | Shotei.com website #M-15; this is the PRE-earthquake variant of very similiar post-earthquake version illustrated in "The New Wave" as pl#86, p111. |
| Comments | Very rare PRE-earthquake of classic Shotei image. This example is a chirimen-e ("creped" print)--a mechanical process whereby the print has been "crinkled and compressed"--making is slightly smaller and "cloth-like." (Compare prints #M-15 and #M-16 illustrated at Shotei.com website.) |
| Item # | BG-439 |
| Price | $POR (Sold) |