Catalog: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian (803)

Ogata Korin
Crows and Moon
Date: Early 20th century.
Size: Approximately 8.75 x 6 inches (22.2 x 15.3 cm.)
Ogata Korin seal at left.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print after a design by Ogata Korin (1658-1716).
Condition: A few edge bumps.
Note: This is an early example dating to the Meiji period (1868-1912). It has more muted color and slightly larger dimensions than later editions.

Takahashi Shotei
Sacred Bridge in Rain, Nikko
Date: 1930s.
Print size: 4 x 3 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Reference: S-17 in Shotei catalog.
Condition: Excellent.

Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki)
Two Paintings of "Tama" Cats - Black and Beige
Date: Not known. There was a June 1924 Tama cat woodblock print (see our Shotei061) in which the white cat is in the reverse orientation.
Size (Black Cat): Paper: 15.5 x 11.375 inches (38.9 x 28.9 cm). Image: 13 x 9.25 inches (32.8 x 23.4 cm).
Size (Beige Cat): Paper size: 15.25 x 11.375 inches (38.8 x 28.8 cm). Image: 13 x 9.25 inches (33.1 cm X 23.5 cm).
Medium: Japanese paintings on paper...

Kawase Hasui
The Wedded Rocks of Futami-ga-ura Near the Grand Shrines of Ise (Meoto Iwa)
Date: 1936. From the 1955 edition of Shinto and Its Architecture by Aisaburo Akiyama.
Print size: Koban 7.25 x 4.875 inches. Paper size: 10 x 6.625 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui seal at lower left.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to original page.
Reference: Hotei Hb-s11.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Sacred Mt. Fuji
Date: 1936. From the 1955 edition of Shinto and Its Architecture by Aisaburo Akiyama.
Print size: Koban 7.25 x 4.875 inches. Paper size: 10 x 6.625 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui seal at lower right.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to original page.
Reference: Hotei Hb-s12.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Wisteria Blossoms at Kameido Shrine, Tokyo
Date: 1936. From the 1955 edition of Shinto and Its Architecture by Aisaburo Akiyama.
Print size: Koban 7.25 x 4.875 inches. Paper size: 10 x 6.625 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui seal at lower right.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to original page.
Reference: Hotei Hb-s3.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Deer Strolling Along Kasuga Shrine, Nara
Date: 1936. From the 1955 edition of Shinto and Its Architecture by Aisaburo Akiyama.
Print size: Koban 7.25 x 4.875 inches. Paper size: 10 x 6.625 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui seal at lower right.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to original page.
Reference: Hotei Hb-s7.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Heian Shrine, Kyoto
Date: 1936. From the 1955 edition of Shinto and Its Architecture by Aisaburo Akiyama.
Print size: Koban 7.25 x 4.875 inches. Paper size: 10 x 6.625 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui seal at lower right.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to original page.
Reference: Hotei Hb-s5.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Cherry Blossoms at Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo
Date: 1936. From the 1955 edition of Shinto and Its Architecture by Aisaburo Akiyama.
Print size: Koban 7.25 x 4.875 inches. Paper size: 10 x 6.625 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui seal at lower right.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to original page.
Reference: Hotei Hb-s1.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
A Walk in the Snow
Date: 1930s. This edition 1950s-60s.
Approximately 6 x 4 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Sealed at lower right.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge to a blank, original 7 x 4.625-inch card.
Reference: Hotei Hp-77.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Figures Walking on Path in Snowy Village
Date: 1930s. This edition 1950s-60s.
Approximately 5.625 x 3.875 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Titled at lower left.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge to a blank, original 7 x 4.625-inch card.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Hiraizumi Konjikido (Hall of the Golden Hue)
Date: 1930s. This edition 1950s-60s.
Approximately 5.625 x 3.625 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Titled at lower left.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge to a blank, original 7 x 4.625-inch card.
Condition: Excellent.
Note: This design is similar to Hasui's Hp-47 in the catalog...

Kawase Hasui
Chuzenji Lake, Nikko
Date: 1930s. This edition 1950s-60s.
Size: Approximately 5.625 x 3.625 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Not sealed by artist. Sealed examples exist.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge to a blank, original 7 x 4.625-inch card.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Arashiyama
Date: 1930s. This edition 1950-60s.
Size: 5.75 x 3.75 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Sealed and titled at lower right.
Reeference: Hotei Hp-41.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge to a blank, original 7 x 4.625-inch card.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Evening Snow at Terajima Village
Date: 1950-60s.
Size: 5.75 x 3.75 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Not sealed by the artist. We've had a later sealed example.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge to a blank, original 7 x 4.625-inch card.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Mt. Fuji in Winter
Size: 6 x 4 inches.
Date: 1930s. This edition 1950s-60s.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui oval seal at lower right.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-10.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Sacred Bridge, Nikko
Date: 1930s. This edition 1950s-60s.
Size: 6 x 4.125 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui seal lower left.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge to a blank, original 7 x 4.625-inch card.
Reference: Hotei Hp-40.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Evening at Miyajima
Date: 1950s-60s
Size: Approximately 5.375 x 3.5 inches.
Hasui oval seal and title at lower left.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to blank, original 7 x 4.625-inch card.
Condition: Excellent.