Shotei Takahashi (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)
Hunting Fireflies in Cool Breeze
Date: Pre-1923.
Size: Oban. 14.25 x 9.75 inches.
Shotei seal at left.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: O-41 in Shotei catalog.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Upper left corner rebuilt by conservator. Scuff in sky near tree...

Shotei Takahashi (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)
Itako
Date: Pre-1923.
Size: Chuban. 10 x 7 inches.
Shotei seal at left.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: C-17 in Shotei catalog.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Creasing visible in side light (see photo). Invisible wear line near top margin viewable in back light (photo)...

Shotei Takahashi (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)
Onagi River
Date: Pre-1923.
Size: Mitsugiriban. 15 x 6.625 inches.
Shotei seal at lower right.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: M-118 in Shotei catalog.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Two pieces of tape at back margin. Slight toning.
- The blocks for this rare print depicting a soba noodle stand were destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.

Shotei Takahashi (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)
The Pond of Senzoku
Date: Pre-1923.
Size: Mitsugiriban. 15 x 6.75 inches.
Shotei seal at left.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: M-108 in Shotei catalog. Watanabe #684. Ota-ku 2005 Catalog #62.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Two pieces of tape at back margin. Light toning. Fray at top left margin...

Shotei Takahashi (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)
Snow in Uchikawa
Date: Pre-1916.
Size: Mitsugiriban. 14.625 x 6.375 inches.
Shotei seal at right.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (#682). S-81 in Shotei catalog.
Reference: Shotei cat. M-116. Ota #60. Watanabe #682. Ota-ku Folk Museum notes date this print 1907-1915.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Fading and toning. Spotting in snow. Chip at lower right edge and corner...

Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki)(1871-1945)
Packhorse in Snow
Print size: Approximately 3.75 x 2.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Shotei seal at lower left.
Date: Pre-1923 earthquake. Original blocks destroyed.
Reference: Shotei catalog S-129.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print tipped along its top edge to original card.
Condition: Excellent.

Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki)(1871-1945)
Title: Totsuka
Print size: Approximately 6.825 x 4.825 inches (17.4 x 11.8 cm). Dimensions without borders: 16.2 x 10.9 cm.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Shotei seal at upper right.
Date: Prior to the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, in which the original blocks were destroyed...

Shotei Takahashi (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)
Shotei catalog title: Plum Tree Takes a Boat Ride
Japanese title: Sakigake Bune
Date: Pre-1923.
Size: Approximately 25.9 x 12.8 cm. 10.25 x 5 inches.
Shotei seal at upper right.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: S-135 in Shotei catalog.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent...

Shotei Takahashi (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)
Riverside at Furukawa
Series: Famous Views of the Eastern Capital
Date: Pre-1923.
Size: 10 x 5 inches.
Shotei seal at lower right.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: S-81 in Shotei catalog.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Two small pieces of tape at back margin. Left margin has spot.
- The blocks for this rare print were destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.

Shotei Takahashi (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)
Spring at Sensoji
Date: Pre-1916. Pre-earthquake.
Numbered edition: Numbered "48" inside fan seal at lower left corner. Part of the kanji character "8" is off the edge.
Size: 19.625 x 8.5 inches.
Shotei signature and seal at left.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: O-36 in Shotei catalog.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Laid down to board...

SHOTENGAI 1952

Early postwar Japanese oil painting on canvas, 'Town of Wakamatsu', May, 1952, by Ueno Haruka (1896-1978), 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm (20.86 x 17.91 x 0.78in), probably as a rare scene of vibrant retro local market street of Wakamatsu in Kita-Kyushu region well-known for the biggest domestic coal shipping port at that time...

A pair of Japanese hibachi vessels with dark-brown and black lacquer.

Hibachi is a traditional Japanese heating device.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, Mid-20th Century
Size: Height 22 C.M. / Width 25.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

SHRINE AND MONKEY

Well-matched assortment of a naturally soot-colored wooden zushi (household shinto altar) with such blackened depth and a votive seated stone monkey sculpture in the ‘gassho’ praying pose with folded hands in such mountain-like well-abstracted silhouette due to aging.

Shrine: H 29.7 x W 19.3 x D 13.5cm (11.69 x 7.59 x 5.31in), Edo period, 19th century, Japan
Monkey: H 10.7 x W 8.4 x D 7.4cm (4.21 x 3.30 x 2.91in), Meiji period...

Oversized Japanese woodblock print by Shufu Miyamoto (b. 1950) titled "Water Weeds at Hiroshima." The lower margin is pencil-titled in kanji and English, pencil-signed, and dated '84. It is numbered in pencil 5/150 at the lower left below the artist's red seal. Paper: 17 5/8" x 22 3/4" (image: 15 1/4" x 21 5/8"). Very good overall condition. There are some minor wrinkles in the paper at the margin edges and there is a small mark in the margin at the upper left corner.

種字不動明王図 / SHUJI FUDO MYOO

Japanese esoteric Buddhist hanging scroll mounted with woodblock print of 'Fudo Myoo' (Acala as the God of Fire) expressed with 'Shuji' (Monosyllabic Sanskrit character that symbolizes its particular Buddhas), Edo period, 19th century, approx...

Japanese limited edition lithograph with gold leaf by Shuji Wako (b. 1953) titled “Maze” dated circa 1984. The image features a maze resting upon a luxurious textured textile decorated with taiko drums, all set against a black velvet background. The print is pencil-signed “S. Wako” at the lower right margin and numbered 18/35 in the lower left margin. The lower right edge holds the title. The paper measures about 19 5/8” x 23” (image: 16 1/2” x 20 1/8”)...

Ota Shumin (1884-1950, Japanese)
Boats on River (given title).
Date: 1930s.
Size: Oban. 17.25 x 12.625 inches.
Signed "Shumin" by the artist.
Medium: Japanese watercolor.
Condition: Tonal difference at edges where formerly matted. Light creasing visible in side light.
Note: Shumin participated in a painting event at the 1936 Olympics.

SHUNGA

Hand-drawn comical 'shunga' (pornographic picture) scroll like cartoon, Showa period, 20th century, Japan...