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| Title |
"Sunset Glow at Yanaka" ("Yanaka no Yubae") |
| Date |
January 25, 1921. PRE-earthquake (1923 blocks destroyed), extremely rare. |
| Series |
"Twelve Months of Tokyo" ("Tokyo Junika-getsu") |
| Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer |
na |
| Image Size |
10 1/4 oval. |
| Impression |
Excellent. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; crisp key-lines. |
| Condition |
Very Good++, but trimmed. Strong colors; clean backside. (Light toning; slight bump right edge; trimmed just
outside image area.) |
| Reference/Illus |
Narazaki #40; Hotei #39. |
| Comments |
One of Hasui's beautiful "oval design" prints. Extremely rare 1921 image, as woodblocks were destroyed in
1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. |
| Item # |
CG-741 |
| Price |
$3,800 |
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