| Title | "Okitsu Town, Suruga" ("Suruga, Okitsu-Cho") |
| Date | 1934, FIRST-Edition Printing (early Watanabe "oblong" C-seal) |
| Provenance | Japanese consignor. |
| Series | "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" ("Tokaido Fukui Senshu") 1931-47 |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Watanabe "C-seal" (used only 1929 to 1942). |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" to clouds; baren "sujizuri" to white building; nicely visible woodgrain in sky; highly detailed. |
| Condition | Excellent. Strong colors; very clean front and backside. (No flaws noted.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #182; Hotei #229. |
| Comments | Gorgeous ocean village scene--seldom seen. Superb condition for this early image. |
| Item # | MF-05 |
| Price | $1,800 (No longer available) (or "Best Offer" by 12/15/2003) |