| Title | "Moonlight View at Hachinohe Shinkubo" ("Hachinohe Shinkubo") |
| Date | June 1933 (Early Watanabe oblong "C-seal;" appropriate "First Edition" seal.) |
| Provenance | Small private collection, obtained 1945 while in Japan. |
| Series | "Scenic Views of Japan's Eastern Provinces" ("Nihon Fukeishu Higashi Nihon Hen") |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Watanabe "C" seal (aka "sausage seal," used only 1929-42, and appropriate seal for "First Edition") |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky and water areas; baren "sujizuri" to rocky areas; life-like reflection; crisp lines, finely carved details. |
| Condition | Excellent. Strong unfaded colors. (Flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #207; Hotei #301. |
| Comments | Striking moonlit scene. Appropriate seal for First Edition printing. A rarely seen print. |
| Item # | LZ-03 |
| Price | $1450 (Sold) (Reduced--was $1650) |