| Artist | Takeji ASANO (1900-2002) |
| Title | "Drizzling Rain in Jijyo Castle, Kyoto" ("Nijo-jo Kosame") |
| Date | 1953; margin-dated "First Edition," 1953. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Unsodo ("gei watermark" lower left margin corner) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Okura/Shinmi |
| Image Size | 9 3/8 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; "gauffrage" (embossing) to tree and castle's roof, beams, tiles; nicely over-printed streaks of falling rain; highly detailed carving, crisp "key-lines." (Couple minor printer's creases upper margin.) |
| Condition | Excellent. Strong colors. Very clean front and verso. (Slight age-toning. No flaws noted.) |
| Reference/Illus | na |
| Comments | Colorful and nicely illuminated castle scene, with faint rainbow. Rarely seen "First Edition." |
| Item # | DG-223 |
| Price | $475 (Reserved/CS) |