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item #1386018
(stock #Ohara195)
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Ohara Koson
Two carp
Size: O-tanzaku. Approximately 14.5 x 7.5 inches.
Date: ca. 1900s-23.
Koson seal lower left.
Publisher: Daikokuya (41).
Reference: K39.1 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Condition: Tape has been removed from the back. Those areas as well as a crease at the right edge have been reinforced by a conservator. Slight fading.
Two carp
Size: O-tanzaku. Approximately 14.5 x 7.5 inches.
Date: ca. 1900s-23.
Koson seal lower left.
Publisher: Daikokuya (41).
Reference: K39.1 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Condition: Tape has been removed from the back. Those areas as well as a crease at the right edge have been reinforced by a conservator. Slight fading.
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item #1385768
(stock #Ohara194)
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Ohara Shoson (Koson)
Sparrows and Bamboo in Snow
Size: Approximately 3.75 x 2.5 inches.
Date: ca. 1930s.
Bears the Shoson seal
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Note: This rare print is uncatalogued.
Sparrows and Bamboo in Snow
Size: Approximately 3.75 x 2.5 inches.
Date: ca. 1930s.
Bears the Shoson seal
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Note: This rare print is uncatalogued.
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item #1384566
(stock #Koitsu450)
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Tsuchiya Koitsu
Benkei Bridge
Date: 1933. This edition early postwar.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten. Carver: Harada. Printer: Yokoi. Bears the Doi watermark.
Koitsu catalog no. TK-DH-3.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Tape marks in right margin. Light fading.
Benkei Bridge
Date: 1933. This edition early postwar.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten. Carver: Harada. Printer: Yokoi. Bears the Doi watermark.
Koitsu catalog no. TK-DH-3.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Tape marks in right margin. Light fading.
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item #1383929
(stock #Ohara193)
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Ohara Koson
Crow on Cherry Branch
Size: O-tanzaku. Approximately 13.5 x 7.25 inches.
Date: 1900-1910s.
Reference: K5.3 and plate 47 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Publisher: Daikokuya.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Toned paper edges.
Note: This is the state and seal illustrated in the Koson catalog.
Crow on Cherry Branch
Size: O-tanzaku. Approximately 13.5 x 7.25 inches.
Date: 1900-1910s.
Reference: K5.3 and plate 47 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Publisher: Daikokuya.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Toned paper edges.
Note: This is the state and seal illustrated in the Koson catalog.
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item #1383579
(stock #Hokusai008)
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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
The Ghost of Kohada Koheiji From Hyaku Monogatari (One Hundred (Ghost) Stories)
Published by Tsuruya Kiemon ca. 1833. This edition Meiji 19th century.
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10 x 7.25 inches.
Condition: Very light creasing.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
This rare print depicts the murdered Kohada pulling back a mosquito net as he returns to haunt his wife and her lover.
The Ghost of Kohada Koheiji From Hyaku Monogatari (One Hundred (Ghost) Stories)
Published by Tsuruya Kiemon ca. 1833. This edition Meiji 19th century.
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10 x 7.25 inches.
Condition: Very light creasing.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
This rare print depicts the murdered Kohada pulling back a mosquito net as he returns to haunt his wife and her lover.
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item #1382691
(stock #Ohara190)
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Ohara Koson
Crow on Snowy Bough
Size: Approximately 6.25 x 4.25 inches.
Date: ca. 1930s.
Unsigned as originally issued.
Publisher: Daikokuya (Matsuki Heikichi).
Reference: #48b on page 72 of Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Provenance: The Robert O. Muller estate.
"Made in Japan" stamped on back.
Condition: Excellent. Never displayed.
Crow on Snowy Bough
Size: Approximately 6.25 x 4.25 inches.
Date: ca. 1930s.
Unsigned as originally issued.
Publisher: Daikokuya (Matsuki Heikichi).
Reference: #48b on page 72 of Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Provenance: The Robert O. Muller estate.
"Made in Japan" stamped on back.
Condition: Excellent. Never displayed.
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item #1381901
(stock #Kobayashi015)
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Kobayashi Kiyochika
Shrouded Moon Over Takanawa, Ushimachi.
From the series Famous places of Tokyo (Tokyo Meisho).
Date: 1879. This edition 1896.
Signed by the artist in black at lower left.
"Shiba" collector's seal on verso.
Publisher: Fukuda Hatsujiro (successor to Fukuda Kumajiro).
Size: Oban. Approximately 13.25 x 9.25 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Very good color and condition. Original center fold reinforced at back.
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Shrouded Moon Over Takanawa, Ushimachi.
From the series Famous places of Tokyo (Tokyo Meisho).
Date: 1879. This edition 1896.
Signed by the artist in black at lower left.
"Shiba" collector's seal on verso.
Publisher: Fukuda Hatsujiro (successor to Fukuda Kumajiro).
Size: Oban. Approximately 13.25 x 9.25 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Very good color and condition. Original center fold reinforced at back.
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item #1381218
(stock #Hasui381)
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Kawase Hasui
Mt. Fuji in Winter
Size: Koban. Approximately 5.75 x 4 inches.
Date: 1930s.
A mid-century edition tipped along the top edge to original cardstock measuring 7 x 4.75 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui oval seal at lower right.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-10.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Mt. Fuji in Winter
Size: Koban. Approximately 5.75 x 4 inches.
Date: 1930s.
A mid-century edition tipped along the top edge to original cardstock measuring 7 x 4.75 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui oval seal at lower right.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-10.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
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item #1380948
(stock #Jacoulet058)
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Paul Jacoulet
Une Belle De Palaos (A Beauty of Palao)
Date: November 4, 1935.
Edition: No. 291/350. Fewer than 275 impressions made.
Size: 18.5 x 14 inches.
Mandarin duck seal. Carver: Maeda. Printer: Honda.
Reference: No. 30 in The Prints of Paul Jacoulet by Richard Miles.
Condition: Excellent.
Note: Miles writes, "This was conceived and printed as a pair with No. 31." Part of the "Flowers" series.
This print is from a recently acquired group havi...
Une Belle De Palaos (A Beauty of Palao)
Date: November 4, 1935.
Edition: No. 291/350. Fewer than 275 impressions made.
Size: 18.5 x 14 inches.
Mandarin duck seal. Carver: Maeda. Printer: Honda.
Reference: No. 30 in The Prints of Paul Jacoulet by Richard Miles.
Condition: Excellent.
Note: Miles writes, "This was conceived and printed as a pair with No. 31." Part of the "Flowers" series.
This print is from a recently acquired group havi...
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item #1380857
(stock #Jacoulet056)
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Paul Jacoulet
Cactus, Mers du Sud (Cactus, South Seas)
Date: November 20, 1941.
Edition: 99/350. Fewer than 250 impressions made.
Size: 19 x 14 inches.
Sparrow seal. Carver: Maeda. Printer: Uchikawa
Reference: No. 79 in The Prints of Paul Jacoulet by Richard Miles
Condition: Excellent.
Note: Miles writes, "one of only three prints that do not contain any human figures....The pale blue background is very fugitive and is rarely found unfaded." That pale bl...
Cactus, Mers du Sud (Cactus, South Seas)
Date: November 20, 1941.
Edition: 99/350. Fewer than 250 impressions made.
Size: 19 x 14 inches.
Sparrow seal. Carver: Maeda. Printer: Uchikawa
Reference: No. 79 in The Prints of Paul Jacoulet by Richard Miles
Condition: Excellent.
Note: Miles writes, "one of only three prints that do not contain any human figures....The pale blue background is very fugitive and is rarely found unfaded." That pale bl...
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item #1380790
(stock #Unidentif103)
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High Bridge at Night
Artist: Not signed.
There is a similar Hasegawa Night Scene by Eijiro as well as a painting by James Whistler.
Size: 14.5 x 6.5 inches.
Date: 1910s-20s.
Publisher: Likely Hasegawa.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print on thick paper.
Condition: Excellent with light spotting on back. Note: Lovely visible woodgrain.
There is a similar Hasegawa Night Scene by Eijiro as well as a painting by James Whistler.
Size: 14.5 x 6.5 inches.
Date: 1910s-20s.
Publisher: Likely Hasegawa.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print on thick paper.
Condition: Excellent with light spotting on back. Note: Lovely visible woodgrain.
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item #1380266
(stock #YoshidaT005)
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Toshi Yoshida (1911~1995)
Snowy Red Temple
Date: Early 1950s.
Size: 5.5 x 3.75 inches.
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Snowy Red Temple
Date: Early 1950s.
Size: 5.5 x 3.75 inches.
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
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item #1380051
(stock #Hasui379)
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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
In the Snow, Hida, Nakayama-Shichiri Road
Series: Souvenir of Travels, Third Series
Date: 1924.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Edition: First. Tabi no Miyage Dai Sanshu seal Left margin. Watanabe 6mm seal lower left corner.
Reference: Hotei #123.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Restored with tear and chip repairs to margins, including touch-up at upper left edge of im...
In the Snow, Hida, Nakayama-Shichiri Road
Series: Souvenir of Travels, Third Series
Date: 1924.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Edition: First. Tabi no Miyage Dai Sanshu seal Left margin. Watanabe 6mm seal lower left corner.
Reference: Hotei #123.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Restored with tear and chip repairs to margins, including touch-up at upper left edge of im...
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item #1379988
(stock #Ohara164)
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Ohara Koson
Sparrows ad Wisteria
Size: 16.75 x 10.5 inches.
Early 20th century.
Reference: K33.10 and page 142 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Publisher: Nishinomiya Yosaku
Koson signature and seal
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent front. A couple of areas of thinner paper where once adhered to backing. One pinpoint-sized hole in lower sky.
Sparrows ad Wisteria
Size: 16.75 x 10.5 inches.
Early 20th century.
Reference: K33.10 and page 142 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Publisher: Nishinomiya Yosaku
Koson signature and seal
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent front. A couple of areas of thinner paper where once adhered to backing. One pinpoint-sized hole in lower sky.
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item #1379619
(stock #YoshidaT021)
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Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995)
Hope Bay (Antarctica).
Date: ca. 1977.
Edition: 74/600.
Size: 25.25 x 12.25 inches.
Published by the artist.
Pencil signed and numbered. Blue jikoku seal.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Hope Bay (Antarctica).
Date: ca. 1977.
Edition: 74/600.
Size: 25.25 x 12.25 inches.
Published by the artist.
Pencil signed and numbered. Blue jikoku seal.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
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item #1379292
(stock #Kasamatsu028)
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Kasamatsu Shiro (1898-1991)
Shower of Cherry Blossoms at Kanbayashi Hotspring, Shinshu
Date: 1939.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.25 x 10.25 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
First edition. Watanabe sausage seal (in use 1929-42).
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Never displayed.
Shower of Cherry Blossoms at Kanbayashi Hotspring, Shinshu
Date: 1939.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.25 x 10.25 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
First edition. Watanabe sausage seal (in use 1929-42).
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Never displayed.
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item #1378873
(stock #Miller005)
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Lilian Miller
Father Kim of Korea
Date: 1920.
Numbered: 257
Size: Approximately 8 x 6.25 inches.
Self-published.
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Condition: Excellent. Left margin has small nick.
Father Kim of Korea
Date: 1920.
Numbered: 257
Size: Approximately 8 x 6.25 inches.
Self-published.
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Condition: Excellent. Left margin has small nick.
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item #1378579
(stock #Koitsu436)
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Tsuchiya Koitsu
Matsushima
Date: 1930s. First and only edition.
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10 x 7.5 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Seal at lower right.
Koitsu's "Shinsei" seal at lower left.
Koitsu catalog no.: TK-TM-79.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Condition: Excellent color. The back and margins have some discoloration.
Matsushima
Date: 1930s. First and only edition.
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10 x 7.5 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Seal at lower right.
Koitsu's "Shinsei" seal at lower left.
Koitsu catalog no.: TK-TM-79.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Condition: Excellent color. The back and margins have some discoloration.
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item #1378243
(stock #Koitsu435)
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Tsuchiya Koitsu
Sunset at Maiko
Date: 1936. First and only edition.
Size: Mitsugiri-ban. Approximately 15.5 x 7.75 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Seals on front and back.
Signed and sealed by Koitsu at lower left.
Koitsu catalog no.: TK-TM-11
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent with surface scratch near bottom.
Wonderfully preserved color, especially the delicate green of the sky.
Sunset at Maiko
Date: 1936. First and only edition.
Size: Mitsugiri-ban. Approximately 15.5 x 7.75 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Seals on front and back.
Signed and sealed by Koitsu at lower left.
Koitsu catalog no.: TK-TM-11
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent with surface scratch near bottom.
Wonderfully preserved color, especially the delicate green of the sky.
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item #1377851
(stock #Hasui350)
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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Kuon Temple at Mt. Minobu
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.25 x 10.25 inches.
Date: 1930.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Watanabe D seal at right margin, indicating printing between 1931 and 1942.
Reference: Hotei #198a.
Condition: Very faint tone line at upper right corner.
Kuon Temple at Mt. Minobu
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.25 x 10.25 inches.
Date: 1930.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Watanabe D seal at right margin, indicating printing between 1931 and 1942.
Reference: Hotei #198a.
Condition: Very faint tone line at upper right corner.
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item #1377804
(stock #Hasui373)
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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Snow at Shiba Park, 1931.
(Shiba Koen no Yuki)
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Watanabe 6 mm seal at lower right, indicating a lifetime edition produced between 1946 and 1957.
Reference: Hotei #244.
Condition: Excellent. Very faint mark near left side of top margin.
Snow at Shiba Park, 1931.
(Shiba Koen no Yuki)
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Watanabe 6 mm seal at lower right, indicating a lifetime edition produced between 1946 and 1957.
Reference: Hotei #244.
Condition: Excellent. Very faint mark near left side of top margin.
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item #1377801
(stock #Hasui372)
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Kawase Hasui
Miyajima Torii at Night
Date: 1930s.
Size: Koban postcard. Approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-52 (W-899).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Unused.
Miyajima Torii at Night
Date: 1930s.
Size: Koban postcard. Approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-52 (W-899).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Unused.
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item #1377799
(stock #Hasui371)
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Kawase Hasui
Miho at Night
Date: 1930s.
Size: Koban postcard. Approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-9 (W-880).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Unused.
Miho at Night
Date: 1930s.
Size: Koban postcard. Approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-9 (W-880).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Unused.
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item #1376484
(stock #Koitsu425)
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Tsuchiya Koitsu
Takanawa Sengakuji Temple
Date: 1930s.
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10.5 x 8.0 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Seals on front and back.
Sealed by Koitsu at lower left.
Koitsu catalog no.: TK-TM-83
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Takanawa Sengakuji Temple
Date: 1930s.
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10.5 x 8.0 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Seals on front and back.
Sealed by Koitsu at lower left.
Koitsu catalog no.: TK-TM-83
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
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item #1376064
(stock #Hasui365)
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Kawase Hasui
Tamon Temple, Hamahagi, Boshu
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.25 x 10.25 inches.
Date: 1934.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Round 6mm seal in lower right corner, indicating a lifetime edition printed between 1946-1957.
Signed and sealed by Hasui at lower left.
Reference: Hotei #349.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Two original drying pinholes in left margin.
- A rarely seen design.
Tamon Temple, Hamahagi, Boshu
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.25 x 10.25 inches.
Date: 1934.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Round 6mm seal in lower right corner, indicating a lifetime edition printed between 1946-1957.
Signed and sealed by Hasui at lower left.
Reference: Hotei #349.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Two original drying pinholes in left margin.
- A rarely seen design.
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item #1375684
(stock #Hasui363)
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Kawase Hasui
Chuzenji, Utagahama
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.25 inches.
Date: 1931. A first edition with Watanabe publisher's seal used between 1929 and 1941.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: Hotei #264.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent with repair to upper left margin.
Chuzenji, Utagahama
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.25 inches.
Date: 1931. A first edition with Watanabe publisher's seal used between 1929 and 1941.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: Hotei #264.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent with repair to upper left margin.
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item #1375615
(stock #Koitsu420)
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Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870 - 1949)
Kameido Tenmangu Shrine.
Date: 1933.
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.75 x 11.25 inches.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten. Also has Doi watermark.
Carver: Harada. Printer: Yokoi.
This seal combination indicates an early post-war edition.
Reference: TK-DH-4.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. We've removed the print from its original folder.
There is also a version of this print in which the shrine is red. Ple...
Kameido Tenmangu Shrine.
Date: 1933.
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.75 x 11.25 inches.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten. Also has Doi watermark.
Carver: Harada. Printer: Yokoi.
This seal combination indicates an early post-war edition.
Reference: TK-DH-4.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. We've removed the print from its original folder.
There is also a version of this print in which the shrine is red. Ple...
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item #1375272
(stock #YoshidaH036)
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Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
Grand Canyon (from The United States series).
Date: 1925. First state with jizuri seal, indicating self-printing by the artist.
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.0 x 11.0 inches.
Pencil signed and titled in English. Signed and sealed in Japanese within the image.
Condition: Margin has two numbers noted in pencil and two original drying pinholes.
Grand Canyon (from The United States series).
Date: 1925. First state with jizuri seal, indicating self-printing by the artist.
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.0 x 11.0 inches.
Pencil signed and titled in English. Signed and sealed in Japanese within the image.
Condition: Margin has two numbers noted in pencil and two original drying pinholes.
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item #1375224
(stock #Koitsu418)
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Tsuchiya Koitsu
Nezu Shrine.
Date: 1934.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.50 inches.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten. Doi watermark present at upper left corner.
Carver: Harada. Printer: Yokoi. This seal combination indicates an early post-war edition.
Reference: Koitsu catalogue no. TK-DH-16.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. We've removed the print from its original folder.
Nezu Shrine.
Date: 1934.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.50 inches.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten. Doi watermark present at upper left corner.
Carver: Harada. Printer: Yokoi. This seal combination indicates an early post-war edition.
Reference: Koitsu catalogue no. TK-DH-16.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. We've removed the print from its original folder.
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item #1375078
(stock #Keinen009)
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Imao Keinen (1845-1924)
Crow and Flowering Cherry
Date: ca. 1930
Size: Approximately 15.0 x 7.5 inches.
Publisher: Shima Art.
Provence: Purchased directly from the Robert O. Muller estate.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition. Excellent. Uncirculated.
Crow and Flowering Cherry
Date: ca. 1930
Size: Approximately 15.0 x 7.5 inches.
Publisher: Shima Art.
Provence: Purchased directly from the Robert O. Muller estate.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition. Excellent. Uncirculated.
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item #1374491
(stock #Ohara183)
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Ohara Koson
Cawing Crow
Size: Dai-oban. Approximately 16.5 x 10.5 inches.
Date: Early 20th century.
Reference: K5.15 and page 140 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: the Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Publisher: Believed to be the earlier Daikokuya version alluded to in the catalog. Note the differences with respect to our Nishinomiya Yosaku edition (Ohara083).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Pinhol...
Cawing Crow
Size: Dai-oban. Approximately 16.5 x 10.5 inches.
Date: Early 20th century.
Reference: K5.15 and page 140 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: the Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Publisher: Believed to be the earlier Daikokuya version alluded to in the catalog. Note the differences with respect to our Nishinomiya Yosaku edition (Ohara083).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Pinhol...
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item #1374358
(stock #Hasui359)
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Kawase Hasui
Mount Fuji in Moonlight, Kawaibashi
Date: 1947.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Bears the black 6 mm Watanabe seal in the lower right corner, indicating a first state printed between 1946-1957.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Reference: Hotei #241.
Condition: Paper is lightly toned on front. More heavily on back.
Mount Fuji in Moonlight, Kawaibashi
Date: 1947.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Bears the black 6 mm Watanabe seal in the lower right corner, indicating a first state printed between 1946-1957.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Reference: Hotei #241.
Condition: Paper is lightly toned on front. More heavily on back.
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item #1374312
(stock #Hasui358)
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Kawase Hasui
Kiso River, Inuyama
Date: 1931.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Bijutsusha. One of only eight Hasui designs by this publisher.
Artist's signature and seal lower left.
Reference: Hotei #176.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Lovely woodgrain in sky.
Condition: Right and bottom margins reinforced by conservator. Point-sized surface spot on water.
Note: A small section of the trees above the boat is printed in bla...
Kiso River, Inuyama
Date: 1931.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Bijutsusha. One of only eight Hasui designs by this publisher.
Artist's signature and seal lower left.
Reference: Hotei #176.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Lovely woodgrain in sky.
Condition: Right and bottom margins reinforced by conservator. Point-sized surface spot on water.
Note: A small section of the trees above the boat is printed in bla...
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item #1374104
(stock #Koitsu412)
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Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870 - 1949)
Tokaido Numazu Harbour.
Date: 1940.
Size: Oban. Approximately 17 x 11.25 inches.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten. Publisher's watermark at upper left margin.
Carver: Harada. Printer: Yokoi. This seal combination indicates an early post-war edition.
Reference: TK-DH-63.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Paper is slightly toned.
Tokaido Numazu Harbour.
Date: 1940.
Size: Oban. Approximately 17 x 11.25 inches.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten. Publisher's watermark at upper left margin.
Carver: Harada. Printer: Yokoi. This seal combination indicates an early post-war edition.
Reference: TK-DH-63.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Paper is slightly toned.
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item #1373577
(stock #Hasui356)
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Kawase Hasui
Mount Inari, Nagano Prefecture (Nagano-ken, Inariyama)
Date: 1947.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.25 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Black 6 mm Watanabe seal in the lower right corner, indicating a first state printed between 1946-1957.
Stamped "Original Works of Art", a seal that sometimes appears on the verso.
Reference: Hotei #500.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Mount Inari, Nagano Prefecture (Nagano-ken, Inariyama)
Date: 1947.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.25 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Black 6 mm Watanabe seal in the lower right corner, indicating a first state printed between 1946-1957.
Stamped "Original Works of Art", a seal that sometimes appears on the verso.
Reference: Hotei #500.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
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item #1372770
(stock #Hasui352)
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Kawase Hasui
Deer Strolling Along Kasuga Shrine, Nara
From the series, Shinto and Its Architecture.
Date: 1936.
Size: Koban. Approximately 7.5 x 5.25 inches.
Provenance: The Robert O. Muller estate.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Reference: Hotei #Hb-s7
Condition: Excellent.
Deer Strolling Along Kasuga Shrine, Nara
From the series, Shinto and Its Architecture.
Date: 1936.
Size: Koban. Approximately 7.5 x 5.25 inches.
Provenance: The Robert O. Muller estate.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Reference: Hotei #Hb-s7
Condition: Excellent.
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item #1371926
(stock #Hasui347)
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Kawase Hasui
Title: Himeji Castle
Date: 1950s - early 1960s.
Size: Approximately 5.75 x 3.50 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
The print is tipped along its top edge to original cardstock.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Title: Himeji Castle
Date: 1950s - early 1960s.
Size: Approximately 5.75 x 3.50 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
The print is tipped along its top edge to original cardstock.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
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item #1371420
(stock #Ohara181)
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Ohara Koson
Crow on Cherry Branch
Size: Approximately 6.25 x 4.25 inches.
Date: ca. 1930s.
Unsigned as originally issued.
Reference: page 175 of Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
"Made in Japan" stamped on back.
Condition: Excellent. Uncirculated. One pencil point-sized dot in sky.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Provenance: The Robert O. Muller estate.
Crow on Cherry Branch
Size: Approximately 6.25 x 4.25 inches.
Date: ca. 1930s.
Unsigned as originally issued.
Reference: page 175 of Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
"Made in Japan" stamped on back.
Condition: Excellent. Uncirculated. One pencil point-sized dot in sky.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Provenance: The Robert O. Muller estate.
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item #1370450
(stock #Hasui338)
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Kawase Hasui (1883~1957)
Riverside Village in Snow
Size: Koban. Approximately 5.5 x 3.75 inches.
Date: 1930s. This edition 1950s-60s.
Bears the oval Hasui seal.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Print is tipped along the top edge to a postwar greeting card.
Condition: Excellent.
Riverside Village in Snow
Size: Koban. Approximately 5.5 x 3.75 inches.
Date: 1930s. This edition 1950s-60s.
Bears the oval Hasui seal.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Print is tipped along the top edge to a postwar greeting card.
Condition: Excellent.
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item #1370404
(stock #Hasui337)
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Kawase Hasui
Chuzenji, Utagahama
Date: 1930s.
Size: Koban postcard. Approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Reference: Hotei #Hp-50 (W-900).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Light crease near bottom of torii. Unused.
Chuzenji, Utagahama
Date: 1930s.
Size: Koban postcard. Approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Reference: Hotei #Hp-50 (W-900).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Light crease near bottom of torii. Unused.
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item #1370358
(stock #Hasui336)
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Kawase Hasui
Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine, Kamakura
Date: 1930s.
Size: Koban postcard. Approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-51
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Unused.
Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine, Kamakura
Date: 1930s.
Size: Koban postcard. Approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-51
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Unused.
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Toko Shinoda (b. 1913)
Title: Autumnal
Size: Approximately 28.5 x 20.5 inches.
Date: 1990s-2000s.
Edition: 16/38.
Medium: Lithograph with brushstrokes.
Condition: A very slight difference in the tone of the white outside the image area. The print was once matted.
Title: Autumnal
Size: Approximately 28.5 x 20.5 inches.
Date: 1990s-2000s.
Edition: 16/38.
Medium: Lithograph with brushstrokes.
Condition: A very slight difference in the tone of the white outside the image area. The print was once matted.
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item #1369091
(stock #Sadao002)
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Sadao Watanabe
Look at the Birds of the Air
From the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:26)
Stencil on momigami paper.
Date: 1968.
Edition: 40/50.
Signed and dated by the artist.
Image size: 21 x 17.75 inches. Paper size: 26 x 23 inches.
Condition: Paper edges wrapped to thin backing. Margin outer edges toned from previous framing.
Look at the Birds of the Air
From the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:26)
Stencil on momigami paper.
Date: 1968.
Edition: 40/50.
Signed and dated by the artist.
Image size: 21 x 17.75 inches. Paper size: 26 x 23 inches.
Condition: Paper edges wrapped to thin backing. Margin outer edges toned from previous framing.
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item #1369079
(stock #Hasui334)
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Kawase Hasui
Rain at Shinobazu Pond
Date: 1929.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. A lifetime edition bearing the Watanabe 6 mm seal faintly on the bench to the right of the Hasui seal.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Top back margin has two pieces of tape.
Rain at Shinobazu Pond
Date: 1929.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. A lifetime edition bearing the Watanabe 6 mm seal faintly on the bench to the right of the Hasui seal.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Top back margin has two pieces of tape.
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item #1368868
(stock #YoshidaH034)
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Hiroshi Yoshida
Kamogawa in Kyoto (The Kamo River)
Date: 1933.
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.0 x 10.75 inches.
Signed and sealed in the image. Titled and signed in pencil.
Jizuri seal at upper left margin indicating a first edition self-printed by the artist.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Reference: Abe catalog #186.
Condition: Light toning and fading. Top margin corners are thin. Two original drying pinholes in to...
Kamogawa in Kyoto (The Kamo River)
Date: 1933.
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.0 x 10.75 inches.
Signed and sealed in the image. Titled and signed in pencil.
Jizuri seal at upper left margin indicating a first edition self-printed by the artist.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Reference: Abe catalog #186.
Condition: Light toning and fading. Top margin corners are thin. Two original drying pinholes in to...
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item #1368334
(stock #Ohara172)
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Ohara Koson
Torii with Lantern and Deer
Size: Yoko chu-tanzaku. Approximately 14.5 x 5.50 inches.
Date: 1900-1910.
Bears Koson signature and seal.
Publisher: Kokkeido. Bears Kokkeido seal.
Reference: K44.12 and plate 28 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Some foxing (stabilized). Four small wear holes visible when held to light.
Torii with Lantern and Deer
Size: Yoko chu-tanzaku. Approximately 14.5 x 5.50 inches.
Date: 1900-1910.
Bears Koson signature and seal.
Publisher: Kokkeido. Bears Kokkeido seal.
Reference: K44.12 and plate 28 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Some foxing (stabilized). Four small wear holes visible when held to light.
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item #1368189
(stock #Ohara171)
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Ohara Koson
Sparrow on Hortensia (Blue Hydrangea)
Size: O-tanzaku. Approximately 14.5 x 7.5 inches.
Date: ca. 1920s.
Bears Koson signature and seal.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Publisher: Daikokuya (20)
Reference: K33.13 and plate 52 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Very good. Some faint foxing (stabilized).
Sparrow on Hortensia (Blue Hydrangea)
Size: O-tanzaku. Approximately 14.5 x 7.5 inches.
Date: ca. 1920s.
Bears Koson signature and seal.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Publisher: Daikokuya (20)
Reference: K33.13 and plate 52 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Very good. Some faint foxing (stabilized).
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item #1367804
(stock #Ohara170)
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Ohara Koson
Snow-capped Mount Fuji
Size: O-tanzaku. Approximately 14.5 x 7.5 inches.
Date: ca. 1900s-1923.
Bears Koson seal.
Publisher: Daikokuya (6)
Reference: K44.8 and plate 103 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Lower right corner reinforced. Tone line at bottom edge. Some fading.
- A well-known and rarely seen Koson design.
Snow-capped Mount Fuji
Size: O-tanzaku. Approximately 14.5 x 7.5 inches.
Date: ca. 1900s-1923.
Bears Koson seal.
Publisher: Daikokuya (6)
Reference: K44.8 and plate 103 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Lower right corner reinforced. Tone line at bottom edge. Some fading.
- A well-known and rarely seen Koson design.
Masao Ido
Zuihou-In III (Rock garden)
Date: 1990.
Size: Approximately 18 x 13 inches.
Edition: 27/180
Signed in pencil and sealed by the artist.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Faint matte line in margin.
Zuihoin is part of Daitoku-ji Temple in Kyoto.
Zuihou-In III (Rock garden)
Date: 1990.
Size: Approximately 18 x 13 inches.
Edition: 27/180
Signed in pencil and sealed by the artist.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Faint matte line in margin.
Zuihoin is part of Daitoku-ji Temple in Kyoto.
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item #1367275
(stock #Jacoulet053)
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Paul Jacoulet
Le Tresor, Coree (The Treasure, Korea)
Date: May 21, 1940.
Size: Approximately 18.25 x 14 inches.
Jacoulet signature and watermark with butterfly seal.
Edition: 155/250.
Carver: Maeda. Printer: Honda.
Reference: Print #66 in The Prints of Paul Jacoulet by Richard Miles
Condition: Excellent.
"This classic scene of mother and child is one of Jacoulet's best received prints." - Miles
Le Tresor, Coree (The Treasure, Korea)
Date: May 21, 1940.
Size: Approximately 18.25 x 14 inches.
Jacoulet signature and watermark with butterfly seal.
Edition: 155/250.
Carver: Maeda. Printer: Honda.
Reference: Print #66 in The Prints of Paul Jacoulet by Richard Miles
Condition: Excellent.
"This classic scene of mother and child is one of Jacoulet's best received prints." - Miles
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item #1367128
(stock #Jacoulet052)
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Paul Jacoulet
Hokkan-zan, Seoul, Coree (Hokkan Mountains, Seoul, Korea)
Date: December 6, 1937.
Size: Approximately 18.25 x 14 inches.
Jacoulet signature and watermark with tea jar seal.
Edition: 144/350.
Carver: Maeda. Printer: Honda.
Reference: Print #45 in The Prints of Paul Jacoulet by Richard Miles
Condition: Excellent color and condition. The back margin edges are toned. The back top margin has three pieces of archival tape.
Hokkan-zan, Seoul, Coree (Hokkan Mountains, Seoul, Korea)
Date: December 6, 1937.
Size: Approximately 18.25 x 14 inches.
Jacoulet signature and watermark with tea jar seal.
Edition: 144/350.
Carver: Maeda. Printer: Honda.
Reference: Print #45 in The Prints of Paul Jacoulet by Richard Miles
Condition: Excellent color and condition. The back margin edges are toned. The back top margin has three pieces of archival tape.
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item #1366634
(stock #Ohara169)
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Ohara Shoson (Koson)
Egret in Rain
Size: Tanzaku. Approximately 15.25 x 10.25 inches.
Date: 1928.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
First edition bearing the Watanabe D seal (sausage seal) in the right margin as in the catalog example.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Bears Shoson signature and seal.
Reference: S14.3 (cat. #157) in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Con...
Egret in Rain
Size: Tanzaku. Approximately 15.25 x 10.25 inches.
Date: 1928.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
First edition bearing the Watanabe D seal (sausage seal) in the right margin as in the catalog example.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Bears Shoson signature and seal.
Reference: S14.3 (cat. #157) in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Con...
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item #1365388
(stock #Koitsu370)
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Tsuchiya Koitsu
A Long Spell of Rain
Date: 1930s.
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10 x 7.25 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo.
Reference: Koitsu catalog no. TK-TM-060.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent color. A couple of scuffs and a very light crease near top.
A Long Spell of Rain
Date: 1930s.
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10 x 7.25 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo.
Reference: Koitsu catalog no. TK-TM-060.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent color. A couple of scuffs and a very light crease near top.
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item #1364972
(stock #Ohara162)
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Ohara Hoson (Koson)
Monkey surrounded by four young, carrying a persimmon
Size: Oban. Approximately 14.75 x 10.75 inches.
Date: 1930s.
Publisher: Kawaguchi and Sakai. Publisher's seal in right margin. Carver and printer seals in left margin.
Bears Koson's "Hoson" signature and seal.
Reference: AH.1 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent with very faint matte ...
Monkey surrounded by four young, carrying a persimmon
Size: Oban. Approximately 14.75 x 10.75 inches.
Date: 1930s.
Publisher: Kawaguchi and Sakai. Publisher's seal in right margin. Carver and printer seals in left margin.
Bears Koson's "Hoson" signature and seal.
Reference: AH.1 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent with very faint matte ...
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item #1362625
(stock #Hasui310)
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Kawase Hasui
Morning at Okayama Castle, 1955
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Bears the red 6 mm seal (lower right corner), which is consistent with a first edition.
This seal was used between 1946 and 1957.
Reference: Hotei #605.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Lower left margin corner has faint spot. Original drying pinholes at left margin.
Morning at Okayama Castle, 1955
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Bears the red 6 mm seal (lower right corner), which is consistent with a first edition.
This seal was used between 1946 and 1957.
Reference: Hotei #605.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Lower left margin corner has faint spot. Original drying pinholes at left margin.
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item #1362356
(stock #ItoS003)
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Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)
Early Spring.
Date: 1930-1931.
Size: Approximately 14.5 x 9.75 inches.
This famous woodblock print was an insert of the Jiji Newspaper Company.
Artist's signature and seal.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: A few spots in the background as shown. Still faintly has the original center folds.
Early Spring.
Date: 1930-1931.
Size: Approximately 14.5 x 9.75 inches.
This famous woodblock print was an insert of the Jiji Newspaper Company.
Artist's signature and seal.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: A few spots in the background as shown. Still faintly has the original center folds.
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item #1361958
(stock #Ohara159)
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Ohara Koson
Fishing Boats at Twilight
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10.5 x 8.25 inches.
Board measures 14.0 x 11.75 inches.
Date: ca. 1910.
Publisher: Daikokuya.
Koson signature and seal.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Reference: K44.26 and cataog image #132 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Condition: Laid down to board. Some dots and light scratches in the sky
Note: This is the rarely seen chuba...
Fishing Boats at Twilight
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10.5 x 8.25 inches.
Board measures 14.0 x 11.75 inches.
Date: ca. 1910.
Publisher: Daikokuya.
Koson signature and seal.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Reference: K44.26 and cataog image #132 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Condition: Laid down to board. Some dots and light scratches in the sky
Note: This is the rarely seen chuba...
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item #1361797
(stock #Hasui308)
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Kawase Hasui
Arashiyama
Date: 1950s ~ 1960s.
Size: 5.75 x 3.75 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Bears the artist's oval seal.
Reference: Hotei Hp-41.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Tipped at top to original cardstock.
Arashiyama
Date: 1950s ~ 1960s.
Size: 5.75 x 3.75 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Bears the artist's oval seal.
Reference: Hotei Hp-41.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Tipped at top to original cardstock.
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item #1361474
(stock #Hasui305)
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Kawase Hasui
The Chunum Temple, Mt. Chiri, Korea
(Chôsen Chirizan Sen'in-ji) - Views of Korea.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Date: 1940. A lifetime edition bearing the black Watanabe 6 mm seal (used between 1946-1957) within the image at the lower left corner.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Top back margin has a piece of tape.
The Chunum Temple, Mt. Chiri, Korea
(Chôsen Chirizan Sen'in-ji) - Views of Korea.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Date: 1940. A lifetime edition bearing the black Watanabe 6 mm seal (used between 1946-1957) within the image at the lower left corner.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Top back margin has a piece of tape.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940
item #1360641
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Kawase Hasui
A Yangban (Korean Official)
Date: August 1935 (First and only edition)
Size: Dai-oban. Approximately 17 x 12 inches.
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: Hotei #357.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
A Yangban (Korean Official)
Date: August 1935 (First and only edition)
Size: Dai-oban. Approximately 17 x 12 inches.
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: Hotei #357.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.