| Artist | Shotei (Hiroaki TAKAHASHI) (1871-1945) |
| Title | "Spring Evening" ("Haru no Yoi") |
| Date | ca1909-16 Pre-Earthquake printing from Shotei's original block-set.
(per Ota Museum, Tokyo) Compare Pre-Earthquake and post-earthquake prints. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 6 1/2 x 14 1/2 (without margins, as printed) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; crisply detailed lines. |
| Condition | Very Good to Nearly Excellent. Very good colors. (Edge wear right margin; light toning; few scattered marks.) |
| Reference/Illus | Shotei.com website #M-12; 1936 Watanabe Catalogue #212; Ota Museum Shotei Exhibition Catalogue #30. |
| Comments | A classic Shotei image. Very rare PRE-Earthquake (pre-1923) version, printed 1909-16 per Ota Museum (pg 39, plate #30) RARE. Only copy we've ever encoutered. |
| Item # | GG-331 |
| Price | $1,650 |
