| Title | "Tsuchizaki, Akita Province" ("Tsuchizaki, Akita") |
| Date | 1928 ("First Edition" printing) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Purchased 1947--consigned by family of Army Air Force serviceman stationed in Tokyo. |
| Series | "Scenic Views of Japan's Eastern Provinces" ("Nihon Fukeishu Higashi Nihon Hen") |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Watanabe "A-seal" (used only 1924-30, and appropriate First Edition" seal) |
| Image Size | 9 3/8 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; baren "sujizuri" (tracings) to boat and foreground; light "gauffrage" to clouds; life-like reflection; nicely visible woodgrain to sky; highly detailed carving. (Tiny ink-smudge margin edge.) |
| Condition | Excellent. Clean front and verso. (Glue residue upper verso corner; slight bump bottom margin--otherwise flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #138; Hotei #136A. |
| Comments | Wonderful colors--this is the "pink sky" version. Appropriate seal for "First Edition" printing. A seldom seen print. |
| Item # | MB-13 |
| Price | $2350 (Sold/WA) |