Asano -- "Drizzling Rain in Ukimido"

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Artist Takeji ASANO (1900-2002)
Title "Drizzling Rain in Ukimido"
("Ukimido Ko Ame")
Date ca1953; (later printing, ca2003)
Series na
Publisher Unsodo
("gei watermark" lower left margin corner)
Seal, Carver/Printer Okura/Horii
Image Size 9 1/2 x 14 3/8
Impression Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" to umbrella, clouds, trees, and building; "baren sujizuri" circles to foreground; highly detailed, crisp linework.
Condition Excellent. (No flaws noted.)
Reference/Illus na
Comments Colorful springtime scene of Japan's famous pavilion at Ukimido.
Item # Available NOW As JS-2683;
(DG-665 Sold/ED)
Price $185