| Artist | ODA, Kazuma (1881-1956) |
| Title | "Matsue Bridge in Snow" ("Matsue Ohashi") |
| Date | 1924. Early pre-War printing, c1931-41.) |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | "D-seal" (used only 1931-41) |
| Image Size | 9 1/4 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; deep, heavy "gauffrage" to snow-covered mountains; crisply detailed lines. (Faint blue smudge below bridge; two vertical areas of lighter pigmentation to sky; 3 equal-spaced marks to each margin.) |
| Condition | Excellent. Excellent colors. Very clean front and verso. Full original margins. (A few scattered marks--otherwise flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | "The New Wave" pl# 141; Blair "1930 Toledo Exhibition" #167. |
| Comments | Beautiful wintertime snowscene with deep "gauffage." A classic "shin hanga" image,
in unusually superb condition. Matsue was the bitterly cold wintertime home of Lafcadio Hearn
on Japan's northern coast. A VERY RARE print. |
| Item # | DW-01 |
| Price | Special $1440 (Sold/NK) (Reg $1800) |