| Artist | HIRANO, Hakuho (1879-1957) |
| Title | "Beauty in Summer Kimono, Beppu Hotsprings" ("Natsu-sugata Beppu") |
| Date | 1936 (later printing, ca2005) |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | 7mm and "Heisei" seal |
| Image Size | 9 1/8 x 19 1/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to hands, face, fan, and background; extensive "gauffrage" (embossing) to white obi and fan's ribs; circular "baren sujizuri" to summer kimono; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Clean front and backside. (No flaws noted.) |
| Reference/Illus | "The Female Image," Plate #212. |
| Comments | Dressed in a light summer kimono, a beauty gazes from her hotspring's balcony. (Lifetime total of only 6 known images, all 1932-36.) Newly re-issued from Watanabe's original 1936 block-set. |
| Item # | Available NOW as JS-2412 (JS-2412 Sold/HR) |
| Price | $595 |