Kasamatsu -- "Shirahone Hotspring, Shinshu"

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Artist Shiro KASAMATSU
(1898-1991)
Title "Shirahone Hotspring, Shinshu" ("**")
Date 1935 (1946-57 printing)
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 (used only 1946-57)
Image Size 9 1/2 x 14 1/4
Impression Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to rocks, bathers, and spa; highly detailed carving.
Condition Nearly Excellent.
Clean front and verso. (Few surface scratches; very slight wear.)
Reference/Illus Grund #W-26.
Comments A lush green mountainside hotspring setting.
Item # BK-59
Price Special Pricing $800
(Sold/PB)

(Reg $950)