Unknown -- "Woman with Lantern" (#6)

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Artist unknown
Title "Nihon Zutsumi"
(embankment of Sumida River)
(aka "Woman with Lantern")
Date ca1910-20;
("later-edition," ca1970/80's)
Provenance Obtained via prominent San Francisco dealer contact (active 1897 to 2007--store now closed).
Series Hasegawa/Nishinomiya's "Night Scenes"
Publisher Nishinomiya Yosaku
(Tokyo publisher--known active 1938 until late-1950's; then sporadically until present day.)
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size 7 1/4 x 10
Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; highly detailed carving.
Condition Excellent. Fresh, strong colors. (No flaws noted.)
Reference/Illus Hasegawa Catalogue #1256.
Comments One of the delightful "Night Scenes" series of prints by Hasegawa/Nishinomiya--an early series of 21 prints which together convey "the essense of shin-hanga." (Learn more.) Seldom seen image. (Stock photo.)
Item # EG-433C
Price $325