Artist |
Shiro KASAMATSU (1898-1991) |
Title |
"Mt Fuji from Lake Ashino, Hakone" ("Hakone, Ashino-ko no Fuji") |
Date |
1935; (early post-War printing) |
Provenance |
Private placement. Consigned by family of Navy Hospital Corps
servicewoman
Verna Woodrich
stationed in Yokohama/Tokyo 1947. |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
"M-seal" (gift seal).
Known collected 1947, Tokyo. |
Image Size |
9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine.
Skillful "bokashi" shading to sky, hills, water, and foreground; deep "gauffrage"
to Mt Fuji's snow fields, reflection, and clouds; life-like reflection. |
Condition |
Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Very clean front and verso.
(Light toning; bumping to lower corners; some very slight wear.)
All prints within this 1947 collection have never been displayed -- stored flat past 72 years. |
Reference/Illus |
Grund #W-24. |
Comments |
A beautiful, reflected Mt Fuji image. Seldom seen.
From a 1947 Tokyo Japan military collection.
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Item # |
SF-45 |
Price |
NOW $400 Special
(was $500) |