Title |
"Carp Windsock" ("Koi no Biri") |
Date |
1948 (later edition, ca2007-09) |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
"7mm" and "Heisei" seals. |
Image Size |
9 1/2 x 14 3/8 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; light
"gauffrage" (embossing) to windsock and buildings; lightly visible woodgrain
in sky; baren "sujizuri" tracings to street area; crisp key-lines, highly
detailed carving. |
Condition |
Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso.
(No flaws noted.) |
Reference/Illus |
Narazaki #489; Hotei #508. |
Comments |
Beautiful rural streetscene-- "carp windsocks" are flown throughout Japan
on May 5th in celebration of "Boy's Day."
Reissued in 2007-2009 by Watanabe using their original woodblocks from 1948.
Other such recently reissued Hasui prints are discussed in
"June 2002 - Five Additional Hasui Prints
Re-issued by Watanabe."
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Item # |
JS-2980
|
Price |
$575
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