| Title | "Shinto Shrine of Kasuga at Nara" (titled only in English via "sticker") |
| Date | ca1935 (Shimbi Shoin Publisher ceased business in 1935) |
| Series | "Board of Tourist Industy -- Japanese Government Railways" Print |
| Publisher | Shimbi Shoin Publisher (Tokyo, 1905-35) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Unusual small red oval "Ha-sui" seal. |
| Image Size | 9 x 13 5/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; nicely visible woodgrain seen in sky; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Strong colors. Clean front and backside. (Tiny nick lower/right tip; very slight toning; very slight wear--otherwise flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | Hotei #317-A. Prior to our June 2003 article, was an UN-documented Hasui print. (Incorrectly listed by Hotei as a "variant" of the common #317 Watanabe "summertime Kasuga" print.) |
| Comments | Extremely rare. Perhaps the only Hasui image by Shimbi Shoin Publisher. (Learn more.). For the serious Hasui collector. |
| Item # | DG-89 |
| Price | $3,800 (Sold) |