| Artist | Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
| Title | "Spring Evening at Otemon Gate" ("Otemon no Haru no Yugure") |
| Date | 1952, (1952-57, lifetime printing) |
| Provenance | Small private collection, 1957 purchased in Yokosura, Japan. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Black "6mm seal" (Lifetime edition, and appropriate "First Edition" seal.) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" to clouds; strikingly life-like reflection; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. (Few surface scratches; slight wear.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #544; Hotei #573. |
| Comments | Beautifully colored castle/canal scene. Appropriate "First Edition" seal. |
| Item # | BG-777 |
| Price | $975 |