HASUI -- "Tenno Temple, Osaka"

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Title "Tenno Temple, Osaka"
("Osaka Tenno-ji")
Date 1927
(clearly an early pre-War printing)
Series "Souvenirs of Travels, Third Series" 1924-29
("Tabi Miyage dai Sanshu")
Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo
Seal, Carver/Printer Watanabe "margin seals" lost via margin triming.
(Faintly visible Watanabe "diamond sticker" verso seen thru lower left corner.)
Image Size 9 3/8 x 14 1/4
Impression Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to roof-tops, stone wall, and umbrella; baren "sujizuri" (tracings) to snowy left foreground; life-like shadowing; highly detailed carving.
Condition Good to Very Good.
Strong colors. Clean front. (Margins trimmed to just ouside of image edges; laid-down onto old mat-board backing; small nick top edge; light toning.)
Reference/Illus Narazaki #139; Hotei #135.
Comments Gorgeous early post-earthquake image. One of Hasui's most sought after snow scenes. Rarely seen.
Item # EG-979
Price $2500 (Sold/JG)