| Title | "Shinto Shrine of Kasuga at Nara" (titled only in English via "sticker") |
| Date | ca1935 (Shimbi Shoin Publisher ceased business in 1935) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by a southwest print collector/dealer. |
| Series | "Board of Tourist Industy -- Japanese Government Railways" Print |
| Publisher | Shimbi Shoin Publisher (Tokyo, 1905-35) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Unusual small red oval "Ha-sui" seal. |
| Image Size | 8 7/8 x 13 1/2 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; nicely visible woodgrain seen in sky; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Very Good. Strong colors. Clean front and verso. (Lower/center area of damage (residues, abrasion, staple hole) from calendar removal; pigment added; couple tiny spots; slight toning.) Trimmed at image edge (as removed from original calendar backing). |
| Reference/Illus | Hotei #317-A. Prior to our June 2003 article, was an UN-documented Hasui print. (Incorrectly listed by Hotei as a "variant" of the common #317 Watanabe "summertime Kasuga" print.) |
| Comments | Extremely rare. Perhaps the only Hasui image by Shimbi Shoin Publisher. From original calendar as issued by Japanese Government Railways in 1935/36. (Learn more.). For the serious Hasui collector. |
| Item # | FW-73 |
| Price | Special $875 (Sold/NM) (Reg $1,150) |