| Title |
"Sekiyado" |
| Date |
1924-27 (per Ota Museum, Tokyo) |
| Provenance |
Private placement. Consigned by a eastcoast print collector. |
| Series |
na |
| Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer |
na |
| Image Size |
6 1/2 x 14 3/4 ("tanzaku") |
| Impression |
Very Fine. Wonderfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout; light "gauffrage"
(embossing) to sails and reflections; visible woodgrain to sky; white "gofun"
pigments lightly over-printed as smoke; crisply and highly detailed carving. |
| Condition |
Very Good++. Strong colors. Clean backside; full, original margins.
(Few faint scattered spots (sail and lower sky) surface scratch; short soft wrinkle.) |
| Reference/Illus |
Shotei.com website #M-33; 1936 Watanabe Catalogue #242;
Ota Museum Shotei Exhibition Catalogue #206. |
| Comments |
A beautiful sunset image--geese flying overhead. |
| Item # |
MM-57 |
| Price |
$450 (Sold/KY) Special (was $600) |