| Title | "Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto" ("Kyoto Kiyomizu-dera") |
| Date | 1933, Nov (pre-War printing, known collected 1947-48) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by family of US Army serviceman Bob Broadway stationed in Tokyo 1947-48. |
| Series | "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Western Provinces" ("Nihon Fukeishu Kansai Hen") 1933-41 |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Unsealed (not uncommon from Watanabe Publisher), but known collected 1947-48. |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 3/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky, rooftop, distant mountain, and foreground; "gauffrage" to roof-edges and railing; "baren sujizuri" tracings to foreground; life-like shadowing; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Clean front and verso (no prior mounts). (Two-inch crease lower/right corner; slight wear.) |
| Reference/Illus | Pachter pl #72; Narazaki #229; Hotei #324; Blair 1936 Toledo, #96. |
| Comments | Beautiful nighttime scene of Kyoto's famous Kiyomizu Temple bathed in moonlight. Not often seen. Unsealed prints (hand-applied) are not uncommon from Watanabe; but known to be pre-War. |
| Item # | BA-01 |
| Price | Special Pricing $795 (Sold/JH) (reg $1000) |
