Title |
"Snow at Itsukushima" ("Itsukushima no Yuki") |
Date |
1932 (lifetime printing) |
Provenance |
Private placement. Consigned by family of Army serviceman
Col.Tom Y. Horton stationed in Tokyo 1946-47. |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
"C-seal" (used only 1929-42, early Second Edition)
|
Image Size |
9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout print;
deep "gauffrage" (embossing) to accumulation of snow;
circular "baren sujizuri" (tracings) to sky and foreground snow;
nicely detailed carving. |
Condition |
Very Good++. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso.
(Tiny tack-holes margin corners; crease lower/right margin corner with small
archival-tape repair; light toning.) |
Reference/Illus |
Narazaki #340; Hotei #287. |
Comments |
Gorgeous snowscene of the red torri at Miyajima Shrine. Not often available.
Early pre-War printing. |
Item # |
BH-01 |
Price |
$950 (Sold/MH) |