| Title | "Sanno Shrine After Rain" ("Sanno no Ugo") |
| Date | 1939 |
| Provenance | Obtained directly from Robert O. Muller's Collection following his death. Private placement. Consigned by a discriminating southern USA collector. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Watanabe "C-seal" (aka "Sausage Seal," used only 1929-42) "First Edition" printing. ("Double-sealed" with "6mm seal" (learn more.)) |
| Image Size | 10 x 14 5/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout; baren "sujizuri" (tracings) to foreground area; highly detailed carving, crisp key-lines. |
| Condition | Excellent/Pristine. Deep saturation of colors. Clean frontside and verso. (Tiny mark upper margin.) Exceptional condition--due to Muller's archival storage. |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #301; Hotei #427. |
| Comments | Beautifully colored springtime red temple scene--one of Hasui's most sought after designs. Rare "First Edition" printing. (Hotei's "Sanno" image (pg 509) is similarly "double-sealed"--as are all know copies of this print.) |
| Item # | PA-10 |
| Price | $3500 |