Evening Crescent Moon at Kôbe (Kôbe no Yoizuki), Taishô period, dated 1920

A second recorded impression of Evening Crescent Moon at Kôbe (Kôbe no Yoizuki), dated 1920, this print likely represents an edition variant or a separately documented impression of the same composition. In shin-hanga practice, prints were sometimes issued in small numbered runs with minor variations between impressions — differences in inking density, paper dampness, or block condition that affect the mood of the final image. Goyo was known for stringent quality control, personally approving prints before they left his studio, so impressions from his lifetime tend toward consistent quality. Comparison between this impression and related examples may reveal differences in the depth of the night sky, the brightness of the crescent, or the degree of humidity-induced paper texture, details that collectors and curators use to establish printing sequence and provenance.