| Artist | Hiroshige (1797-1858) |
| Title | "Rain at Karasaki" ("Karasaki Yau") |
| Date | Originally published 1834; later "re-strike" edition, ca1930/40's. |
| Series | "Eight Views of Lake Biwa" ("Omi Hakkei no Uchi") |
| Publisher | na |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 8 7/8 x 13 7/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; nice silver "mica" over-printing as streaks of falling rain; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Strong colors. (Light toning; scattered faint spotting margins.) |
| Reference/Illus | "Hiroshige--James A. Michener Collection" pl#III-3-A. |
| Comments | A wonderful image of the huge pine at Karasaki towering in a night rain over the stone
embankment--faithfully reproduced. (Not new--clearly on nicely "age-mellowed" paper.) |
| Item # | EG-347 |
| Price | $295 |