This is a superb large mezzotint by renowned Japanese printer, Ken Tsuji. It is entitled “Yoru” – Night-Moonlight, and depicts a large moon in the upper left and a giant open clam shell at the bottom. The ground is magnificent dark blue shading to a slightly lighter blue and there are tiny dots of white representing the stars on the dark night.
Original, pencil signed color mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi (1909-2000), titled Field on Deep Blue, 1/35, c. 1985-1992. This print is illustrated at plate 174-6 of “Yozo Hamaguchi Master of Mezzotint”, Mainichi Shumbum, 1990.
This print is in very good shape, with no condition problems to note. The image measures approximately 29 1/8 x 21 1/8 inches, plus full margins. This design was also produced in other colo... Click for details
Original, pencil signed color mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi (1909-2000), titled Bottle with Lemons and Red Wall, 6/45, c. 1983-1989. This print is illustrated at plate 171-2 of “Yozo Hamaguchi Master of Mezzotint”, Mainichi Shumbum, 1990.
This print is in very good shape, with no condition problems to note. The image measures approximately 24 5/8 by 18 ¾ inches, plus full margins. This design was also produced i... Click for details
A very lovely mezzo tint print by Kaoru Saito. Executed in shades of black, greys and white , it portrays a woman with a shawl and, in the background, rippling hills, a bird and a new moon. It is numbered # 36/60 and measures 17 3/8" by 15 1/8" – the image is 11 1/8" by 9 3/4". Mint condition – never framed, dated 1978. Saito Kaoru lives in Kanagawa Prefecture, where he was born. He is basically self-taught in the difficult mezzotint medium. Along with Hamaguchi and Hamanishi, Saito is one o... Click for details
Pencil signed color mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi (1909-2000), titled “Ladybird and Leaf”, xxx/xxx, 1984. The image measures 2 ¼ by 1 ½ inches, plus full margins. There are no condition problems to note. This design is illustrated a plate 173-1 of “The Complete Prints of Yozo Hamaguchi”, published in 2000 by Chuo-Koron Bijutsu Shuppan.
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Pencil signed color mezzotint by Yozo Hamaguchi (1909-2000), titled “Robina's Cherry”, 9/150, 1981. The image measures 3 by 2 ¼ inches, plus full margins. There are no condition problems to note. This design is illustrated a plate 168-1 of “The Complete Prints of Yozo Hamaguchi”, published in 2000 by Chuo-Koron Bijutsu Shuppan.
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A magnificent mezzo tint by Kaory Saito entitled "Yuki no Yoru - Snowy Night". A modern young woman in a plaid scarf is seen against a background of snow falling in the night. The delicacy of the color is a masterful use of the mezzo tint printing technique. The print is in mint, never framed condition and is numbered #75/93 - measurements are 14 7/8" by 14 1/4" - image size is 8 1/2" by 10 1/8". Saito Kaoru lives in Kanagawa Prefecture, where he was born. He is basically self-taught in the diff... Click for details
