| 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." Sold Out at Publisher |
| Item # | JS-2980 |
| Price | $575
Sold Out at Publisher |