HASUI -- "Azuma Gorge"

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Title "Azuma Gorge"
("Azuma Kyo")
Date 1943/1947 (blocks cut 1943) (later edition, 2004)
Series na
Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo
Seal, Carver/Printer 7mm and "Heisei" seals.
Image Size 9 1/4 x 13 1/8
Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to thoughout; life-like reflection; light "gauffrage" to rocks and falling water; finely carved details.
Condition Excellent. (No flaws noted.)
Reference/Illus Pachter pl.#92; Narazaki #380; Hotei #470.
Comments Strikingly beautiful fall colors. Reissued in Summer 2004 by Watanabe using their original woodblocks from 1943; other such recently reissued Hasui prints are discussed in "June 2002 - Five Additional Hasui Prints Re-issued by Watanabe." Also, See our article "Hasui's 'Azuma Gorge' - One Print - Two Dates of Origin?" to learn more.
Item # Available NOW As JS-2620;
(JS-2519 Reserved/MM;
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Price $280