| 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) |