| Artist | Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
| Title | "Moon at Ayashi" ("**") |
| Date | 1946, First Edition. Known collected 1947-48.) |
| Provenance | Private placement, consignment. From the estate of Navy Hospital Corps servicewoman Jessie Mikkelsen stationed in Tokyo 1948-49. |
| Series | "na" ("**") |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | "6-mm seal" (with printer Ono Gintaro's seal). Appropriate "First Edition" seal |
| Image Size | 9 1/4 x 14 1/2 (plus margins) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout; light "gauffrage" (embossing); highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Fresh, bold colors. Very clean front and verso. (Light toning; possibly some very slight wear.) All prints from this 1948-49 collection have never been displayed -- stored flat past 71 years. |
| Reference/Illus | Hotei #488. |
| Comments | A striking evening scene dating to 1946 and collected 1948-49.
A moonlit Hasui design with exceptionally executed "bokashi" shading throughout print.
From a 1948-49 Tokyo Japan military collection. Seldom seen. First Edition. |
| Item # | DK-06 |
| Price | $1800 |