| Artist |
BANNAI, Kokan (1900-??) |
| Title |
"Nihon Bridge in Snow" ("Yuki no Nihonbashi") |
| Date |
1930 (mid-edition, 1946-57 printing) |
| Series |
"Fifty-three Modern Views of the Tokaido" ("Gendai Tokaido Gojusantsugi no Uchi") |
| Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer |
"6mm seal" (used 1946-57) |
| Image Size |
9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression |
Very Fine. Wonderfully executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" to stonework and snow accumulation; detailed carving. |
| Condition |
Good. Very good colors. (Soft scattered wrinkling in image; 6-inch diagonal crease lower/left corner; light
toning; wear.) |
| Reference/Illus |
"Shin-Hanga" pl. #110, p 82. |
| Comments |
A beautiful wintertime snowscene image of Tokyo's landmark bridge, Nihonbashi. Active 1930's, produced three
prints via Watanabe Publisher. |
| Item # |
DG-341 |
| Price |
$275 (Reserved/PH) |