| Title | "Spring Evening at Otemon Gate" ("Otemon no Haru no Yugure") |
| Date | 1953 (lifetime printing; 1946-1957) |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Black "6mm-seal" (used only 1946-57) and appropriate "First Edition" seal) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading to sky, castle walls, water area, and foreground; light "gauffrage" to clouds; light "baren sujizuri" to foreground; life-like reflection; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Very Good**. Excellent colors. (**Print is laid-down onto 12 x 17 1/2 acid-free backing; couple tiny spots to margins--otherwise, appears flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #554; Hotei #573. |
| Comments | Colorful springtime scene. (Print is laid down--however, will mat/frame beautifully.) Bears appropriate "First Edition" seal. |
| Item # | DG-198 |
| Price | $450 (Reserved/JV) |