| Title | "Sawatari in Joshu District" |
| Date | 1924-27 |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by a southern print collector/dealer. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | na |
| Image Size | 6 1/2 x 14 3/4 ("tanzaku") |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout; "baren sujizuri" tracings to mountainside and sky; deep "gauffrage" to mountain top, trees and rooftop; "gofun" over-splashed as falling snow; crisply and highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Very Good. Strong, unfaded colors. Clean front and verso. (Light toning; minor horizonal creasing near top; very faint diagonal line across left sky area; faint mat-line right edge; light wear.) |
| Reference/Illus | Shotei.com website #M-11; 1936 Watanabe Catalogue #211; Shotei Exhibition Catalogue #80. |
| Comments | A beautiful wintertime scene with crows flying overhead. |
| Item # | EG-466 |
| Price | $475 Special (Reg $625) |