| Artist | Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940) |
| Title | "Kobe," also known as "Festival in the Rain." |
| Date | 1916 (PRE-earthquake, RARE) |
| Series | "Japan Series" (Initially a 6-print portfolio, 1916; later totaling 9 prints, all 1916.) |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 9 1/8 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" to overhead poles, torri, and umbrellas; life-like reflection. |
| Condition | Good to Very Good. Very good colors. Clean front and backside. (Scattered pin-holes right margin, 5 within image area; few small stains to margin; slight fading; bumping/wear to margins; faint residues top verso margin.) |
| Reference/Illus | "Charles Bartlett-A Printmaker in Paradise," pl# 30, pg 118. |
| Comments | Dramatic, atmospheric nighttime streetscene in the seaport of Kobe. Exceptional condition for this surviving PRE-earthquake image--woodblocks destroyed by fire. Very rare. ("Completed editions were intended to number 100 impressions, with key-blocks to be scored and color-blocks to be planed down for reuse. Rarity was thus guaranteed." Miles/Saville) |
| Item # | EG-455 |
| Price | $2450 (Sold/DP) |