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Kasuga,Kumamoto, 1922
Woodblock Print
12 x 9
in
Description: Moonlight illuminates stucco walls lining the banks of small river.Soft lights shine on the gentle rippling water. Narazaki suggests the, 'This composition, which uses many black lines and blocks, accurately represents the back of the Kumamoto 'Shiamachi' (low-city)".
Issued: 1922
Edition: pre-earthquake, first edition; the thirty-six prints of this series were produced from 1922 to 1926, with the majority of the designs from places in Kyushu. All prints are in the aiban format.
Condition: excellent impresssion with rich colors; light mat line and a few thin spots at top margin; professional repairs to tips of margins in lower corners
Series:Selection of Scenes from Japan,number nine in the Series.
Signed: Hasui with artist's round seal Kawase. Series seal, left margin. Hand-numbered with red limited edition seal on verso; #62/300. A rare numbered pre-earthquake print.
$4,800
