HASUI -- Kakizaki Benten Shrine, Shimoda

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Title "Kakizaki Benten Shrine, Shimoda" ("Shimoda Kakizaki")
Date 1937 (very likely a lifetime printing)
Series na
Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo
Seal, Carver/Printer No publisher's seal noted (occasionally omitted upon publication).
Image Size 9 7/8 x 14 3/4 ("dai-oban")
Impression Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; beautifully evident woodgrain in night sky.
Condition Excellent. Strong colors. Natural paper wrinkle vertically through center tree (difficult to see).
Reference/Illus Narazaki #290.
Comments Beautiful nightime image; done almost entirely in shades of blue ("aizuri-e").
Item # JS-1483
Price $595 (Sold)