Kiyochika -- "Dawn at Kanda Yagumo Shrine"

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Artist KOBAYASHI, Kiyochika
(1870-1917)
Title "Dawn at Kanda Yagumo Shrine" ("Kanda Yagumo Jinja Akatsuki")
Date 1880 (later "re-strike" ca1950)
Series Loosely as "Tokyo Landscapes."
Publisher Mariashobu Publisher (Kyoto)
Seal, Carver/Printer unk
Image Size 7 7/8 x 12 1/4
Impression Very Fine. Nicely executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; highly detailed, crisply carved lines.
Condition Excellent. Strong colors.
(No flaws noted.)
Reference/Illus Seen in Smith's “Kiyochika, Artist of Meiji Japan" as Plate #25, page 36.
Comments Beautifully illuminated early morning scene for which Kiyochika is well known. (Printed from superbly and accurately re-cut blocks shortly after WWII.)
Item # JS-331
Price $165