Artist |
NOMURA, Yoshimitsu (c1870-c1935) (active 1890's-1930's) |
Title |
"Moon at Hirosawa Pond" ("Hirosawa no Tsuki") |
Date |
1931 (Second Edition) |
Series |
"Famous Places of Kyoto" ("Kyoraku Meisho," a six-print series) |
Publisher |
Sato Shotaro Publisher (Kyoto, c1895-1931) |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Blocks cut by Maeda. |
Image Size |
8 3/8 x 13 1/2 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Wonderfully executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to horizon
and building; highly detailed carving, crisp lines. |
Condition |
Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. (Minor surface scratch--otherwise
flawless.) A few scattered "natural paper fiber" irregularities (normal for early 1930's paper). |
Reference/Illus |
Blair's 1936 "Toldedo Exhibition" pl. #287. |
Comments |
A classic "shin hanga" print of the Toledo Exhibition. (Lacks "first edition verso seal"--but early.)
Not often seen. |
Item # |
DG-753 |
Price |
$525 (Sold/AK) |