| Artist | Goyo HASHIGUCHI (1881-1921) |
| Title | "Rain at Yabakei" ("Yabakei") |
| Date | 1918, March (60th Anniversary "Commemorative Edition," sanctioned by Goyo's family, Dec 1981) |
| Series | Limited Edition of 150 prints. |
| Publisher | Tanseisha Publisher |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Uetani/Suzuki |
| Image Size | 13 x 17 3/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky, mountains, water and foreground; black lacquer highlights to rocks and wagon; metallic silver pigments nicely over-printed as streaks of falling rain; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Pristine. (Still in original "presentation folder"--no flaws noted.) |
| Reference/Illus | Toledo, 1930, Plate #9B; "Shin-Hanga" Fig #81; "Modern Japanese Prints" p81. |
| Comments | Striking Goyo landscape image, sketched in March of 1918 while in Kyushu. One of only 16 lifetime images done by Goyo (11 "bijin-ga," 4 landscapes, 1 "kacho-e"). |
| Item # | DG-139 |
| Price | $950 |