The original edition of the print (for an image of the original edition see Autumn Scenery at Takao from the series Famous Places of Kyoto, under the heading "The Original Six Prints...") was issued in a limited edition of two hundred prints, as was marked on the back of each print in the edition (see example of marking below), and carried the Sankōkai rectangular-shaped seal under the artist's name as opposed to the 佐藤版 Satō shō han square-shaped seal used on this collection's print, as shown below.

Toledo Museum of Art, 1936 Exhibition of Modern Japanese Prints - Notes on the Original Edition

The original edition of this print was included in The Toledo Museum of Art's seminal 1936 exhibition Modern Japanese Prints: Wood-block Prints by Ten Artists, The Work of the Past Five Years. The notes on this print appearing in the catalog of the exhibition are reproduced below.

287 Moon at Hirasawa (Hirasawa no tsuki)

Two Japanese viewing themoon as it appears over the brow of the hill. 8 3/8” x 13 5/8” 

Signed at upper left, Yoshimitsu; red seal, Sankokai.  Right margin: the series, “Kyoraku Meisho” (Famous Places about Kyoto); the Japanese title; also the seal of the publisher, Sato of Kyoto.  Reverse side: a stamp, “Ni-hyaku Ban Kagiri Zeppan Dai Hachi-ju-ni Go” (No. 82 of a Limited Edition of 200). Undated, but published in 1931.  Printed by the artist; blocks cut by Maeda.  Blocks, 18; superimposed printings, 30, edition, 200.

The Series of Six Prints - Famous Places of Kyoto (Kyōraku meisho 京洛名所)

For images of the six prints in the series see Autumn Scenery at Takao from the series Famous Places of Kyoto.

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