HASUI -- "Omori Beach"

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Title "Omori Beach"
("Omori Kaigan")
Date 1930
Provenance Private placement. Consigned by a discriminating southern USA collector.
Series "Twenty Views of Tokyo"
("Tokyo Nijukei")
Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo
Seal, Carver/Printer "A-seal" (used only 1924-30),
"First Edition" printing.
Image Size 9 3/8 x 14 1/4
Impression Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout; highly detailed carving, crisp key-lines.
Condition Nearly Excellent.
Deep saturation of colors. Clean frontside and verso. (Tiny tear 1/8-inch into lower/left image (expertly repaired verso); chipped lower/left corner; edgewear bottom margin; light toning.)
Reference/Illus Narazaki #168; Hotei #164.
Comments Beautiful moonlit scene done almost entirely as an "aizuri"
(shades of blue) print. Rare "First Edition" printing.
Item # PA-08
Price $2950 (Sold/PB)