| Title | "Mount Unzen, Hizen" ("Hizen Unzendake") |
| Date | 1927 (Pre-War, rare.) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Purchased 1947--consigned by family of Army Air Force serviceman stationed in Tokyo. |
| Series | One of only 8 designs published by Bijutsusha Publisher (1920's/1930's). |
| Publisher | Bijutsusha (Tokyo, 1927-31) |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 9 3/8 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading to sky, distant mountains, and water areas; light "gauffrage" to clouds, mountains, and trees; nicely detailed carving. (Minor pigment variation left image edge.) |
| Condition | Very Good to Nearly Excellent. Clean front and verso. (Slight toning; soft diagonal 5-inch crease upper/right; 1/2-inch tear (archival repair) lower/left edge with margin creasing; few surface scratches, scattered marks.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #B-06; Hotei #175. |
| Comments | Strikingly colorful lake image by Bijutsusha Publisher. Rare--only one of only 8 Hasui designs published pre-War by Bijutsusha (ceased business 1931). |
| Item # | MB-05 |
| Price | $1100 (Sold/WA) |