| Title | "Evening Rain, Lakeside Tearoom" ("Kohan Choya no You") |
| Date | 1935 Summer |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by a discriminating southern USA collector. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Unsealed (hand-applied, not uncommon from Watanabe) (Appears to be a "First Edition" printing--special edition with very wide margins in original "presentation folder.") |
| Image Size | 10 x 14 5/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout; nicely over-printed streaks of falling rain; highly detailed carving, crisp key-lines. |
| Condition | Nearly Excellent. Deep saturation of colors. Clean frontside and verso. (Printer's crease to margin; light toning.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #426; Hotei #368. |
| Comments | Beautifully executed lakeshore teahouse scene. One of Hasui's seldom seen designs. Likely a "First Edition" printing (Narazaki shows no seal)--with "original presentation folder." |
| Item # | PA-12 |
| Price | $2200 (Sold/WA) |