| Artist | Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
| Title | "Moon at Megome" ("Megome no Tsuki") |
| Date | 1930 (1946-57 printing), life-time edition |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by family of Air Force serviceman John Kinney stationed in Tokyo 1946-57. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Black "6-mm seal" (lower/right), 1946-57 printing |
| Image Size | 9 3/8 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillful "bokashi" shading; nicely visible woodgrain to sky; crisp lines, highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Good. Excellent colors. Clean front. (Laid onto matboard backing; imperceptible mat-line along left image edge; several surface scratches.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #169; Hotei #165; Blair, Toledo 1936 #12. |
| Comments | Beautiful moonlit scene done almost entirely as an "aizuri" (shades of blue) print. One of Hasui's most popular images. Backed--but will display nicely when framed. Lifetime printing. |
| Item # | BK-28 |
| Price | $525 (Sold/BO) |
