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) |