Shotei -- "Mt. Fuji From Hakone" (#2)

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Artist Shotei (Hiroaki TAKAHASHI)
(1871-1945)
Title "Mt. Fuji From Hakone" ("Hakone")
Date 1932
Provenance From a southwest print collection.
Series na
Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo
Seal, Carver/Printer Watanabe black "6-mm seal"
(lower/left image)
Image Size 9 5/8 x 14 1/2
Impression Very Fine.
Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to Fuji's snowfields; crisply detailed lines.
Condition Nearly Excellent.
Excellent colors.
Clean front and verso.
(Slight discoloration right/left margin edges; light wear; light toning.)
Reference/Illus Shotei.com website #O-12; 1936 Watanabe Catalogue #E-12; Shotei Exhibition Catalogue #279.
Comments A splendid Shotei "oban" Fuji image which retains soft pink to lower sky. Rarely seen.
Item # GG-306
Price $1175 (Sold/HG)