| Title | "Megaro Fudo Temple" (#4) ("Megaro Fudo do") |
| Date | 1931; (First Edition) |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | "D-seal" (used only 1931-41, appropriate First Edition seal) |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 3/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky, trees, temple structures, stone areas, and foreground; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to cherry blossoms; marvelously life-like shadowing; highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Strong colors; very clean backside. (Slight toning--otherwise flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | Pachter pl #58; Narazaki #322; Hotei #263. |
| Comments | Delightful springtime temple image. Pristine First Edition state. Narazaki reports that this composition was designed with an interest in depicting the complex shadows seen cast upon the flagstones of the temple's path and steps. Interestingly, the "backwards swastika" symbol is actually the Japanese kanji for "temple." |
| Item # | SL-01 |
| Price | $1550 (Reserved/MJ) |