| Artist | Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940) |
| Title | "Kobe," also known as "Festival in the Rain." (Bartlett's round "red seal" upper corner, red pencil signature lower margin.) |
| Date | 1916 (PRE-earthquake, RARE) |
| Series | "Japan Series" (Initially a 6-print portfolio, 1916; later totaling 9 prints, all 1916.) |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 9 1/8 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" to overhead poles and lower area details; life-like reflection. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and backside. (Very faint "mat-folder-line" in margin; light toning--otherwise flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | "Charles Bartlett-A Printmaker in Paradise," pl# 30, pg 118. |
| Comments | Dramatic, atmospheric nighttime streetscene in the seaport of Kobe. Exceptional condition for this surviving PRE-earthquake image--woodblocks destroyed by fire. Very rare. ("Completed editions were intended to number 100 impressions, with key-blocks to be scored and color-blocks to be planed down for reuse. Rarity was thus guaranteed." Miles/Saville) |
| Item # | DG-264 |
| Price | $3600 (Sold/HK) |