SHODA, Koho -- "Moonlit Sea" (#2)

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Artist SHODA, Koho (1870-1946)
Title "Moonlit Sea"
Date ca1910-20;
("early-edition," ca1910/38; pre-War printing)
Series Hasegawa/Nishinomiya's "Night Scenes"
Publisher Hasegawa
(Tokyo publisher, 1885 until 1938--then became Nishinomiya.)
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size 7 1/8 x 9 1/8
Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; amazingly life-like reflection; highly detailed carving.
Condition Good+++. Mounted onto original cardstock--verso stamped "Printed by T. Hasegawa, Tokyo." (Very faint mat-line left/right image; top image trimmed.)
Reference/Illus Hasegawa Catalogue #1250.
Comments One of the delightful "Night Scenes" series of prints by Hasegawa/Nishinomiya--an early series of 21 prints which together convey "the essense of shin-hanga." (Learn more.)
Item # BG-463
Price $175 (Sold)