| Artist | KOBAYASHI, Kiyochika (1870-1917) |
| Title | "Night Rain at Yanagihara" ("Yanagihara Yoru Ame") |
| Date | 1881 (later "re-strike" ca1950) |
| Series | Loosely as "Tokyo Landscapes." |
| Publisher | Mariashobu Publisher (Kyoto) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | unk |
| Image Size | 7 3/4 x 12 1/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Nicely executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; realistic reflections in wet roadway; highly detailed, crisply carved lines. |
| Condition | Excellent. Strong colors. (No flaws noted.) |
| Reference/Illus | Similiar prints in Smith's “Kiyochika, Artist of Meiji Japan." |
| Comments | Evocative, silhoutted night scene for which Kiyochika is well known. (Printed from superbly and accurately re-cut blocks shortly after WWII.) |
| Item # | Possibly Available, Inquire (JS-277 Sold/SK) |
| Price | $165 |