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| Title |
"Yanaka Pagoda in the Rain" ("Ameni Soboruru To (Yanaka, Tokyo)") |
| Date |
1932, late spring. (Circa 1931-41.) |
| Series |
na |
| Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer |
"D-seal" seal (used only 1931-41; early pre-War printing) |
| Image Size |
9 3/8 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout; life-like streaks of falling rain; baren "sujjizuri"
(circles) lower foreground; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition |
Very Good+++. Very good colors. Clean backside. (Printer's wrinkle top left; faint narrow mat-line 3 edges; few
scattered spots; light toning.) |
| Reference/Illus |
Grund #W-08. |
| Comments |
Evocative early Showa-era image of a well known Tokyo scene. Early pre-War printing. |
| Item # |
CG-241 |
| Price |
$625 |
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