| Title | "Night Rain at Kawarako, Ibaraki" ("Kawarago no Yau") |
| Date | 1947 ("First Edition" printing) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Purchased 1947--consigned by family of Army Air Force serviceman stationed in Tokyo. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | "6-mm seal" (lower/right corner), appropriate "First Edition" seal. |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 13 7/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to buildings, windows, and boat; crisp key-lines, highly detailed carving. (Faint ink-smudge lower/right margin.) |
| Condition | Excellent. Clean front and verso. (No flaws noted.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #486; Hotei #504. |
| Comments | An evocative evening rainscene. Absolutely flawless "First Edition" printing. |
| Item # | MB-09 |
| Price | $1250 (Sold/AK) |