| Artist | KOBAYASHI, Kiyochika (1870-1917) |
| Title | "Sumida River at Night" ("Sumida Gawa Yoru") |
| Date | 1877 (later "re-strike" ca1950) |
| Series | Loosely as "Tokyo Landscapes." |
| Publisher | Mariashobu Publisher (Kyoto) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | unk |
| Image Size | 8 x 12 5/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Nicely executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; light "gauffrage" to water; highly detailed, crisply carved lines. |
| Condition | Excellent. Strong colors. (No flaws noted.) |
| Reference/Illus | Smith's “Kiyochika, Artist of Meiji Japan," as Plate #33, page 40. |
| Comments | An evocative, illuminated evening scene for which Kiyochika is well known. (Printed from superbly and accurately re-cut blocks shortly after WWII.) |
| Item # | JS-1638 |
| Price | $165 |