Pencil-signed Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled "Mt. Fuji From Mizukubo at Evening" by Takahashi Shotei, also known as Hiroaki (1871-1945). Published by Watanabe in 1936. The artist's black ink signature and red seal are at the lower left. The print is pencil-titled and pencil-signed in English in the lower margin. Later edition dating post World War II. The paper measures about 10 3/8"V x 15 1/2"H (image size: 9 3/8"V x 14 1/2"H). This print is cataloged as #O-17 on the informative web... Click for details
A Very Rare Large Japanese Woodblock Print of London Street Scene by Kojo Kokan (1891-1988) 1930.
17 7/8 x 14 1/2 ins. (45.4 x 36.8 cms) The only reference we can find to this print is the example in the British Museum which is illustrated on the BM website and which was exhibited 2007 Oct 10 - 2008 Feb 17, in the BM Japanese Galleries. According to the BM it is from a series entitled Landscapes and Customs of the World and this design, The Royal Exchange in London, was published in 1930. T... Click for details
Full set of six oban sized Japanese shin hanga woodblock prints from "The Album of Famous Views in Japan" by Tokuriki Tomikichiro (1902-2000), each in to the original folder. Included is the presentation case printed by Uchida Publishing Co. with the titles of all six woodblock prints (see enlargement 3). Published after World War II. Each print bears the title of the image, the publisher's seal, and the signature of the artist in black ink. The paper measures about 11 1/4"H x 16"V (image siz... Click for details
This is one of the famous prints by the shin-hanga painter Kawase Hasui titled “Zentsu-Ji Temple”. It portrays a magnificent temple at To-Ji, Japan for the followers of the branch of Buddhism called Shingon-shū. The print shows visitors with umbrellas going through the main gate to the temple as it is raining . In the misty background the pagoda of the temple can be seen.
This is a Japanese woodblock print by Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950), entitled “Toshogu Shrine”, 1937. This design is illustrated at plate 233, The Complete Woodblock Prints of Yoshida Hiroshi, Abe Publishing Co., Ltd.,(Tokyo, 1987). We have not examined the print out of the print so do not know if it is pencil signed or whether it carries the jizuri mark indicating that it was printed under the supervision of Yoshida himself. ... Click for details
Japanese woodblock print depicting the front of a traditional Japanese shop with spring greenery overhead titled "May" by Katsuyuki Nishijima (b. 1945) dated 2001. This is an original, pencil-signed and kanji titled edition. Paper size 13"V x 10"H (image: 10 3/4"V x 7 3/4"H). Full margins. Excellent condition. Paper slightly wavy.
Japanese woodblock print depicting traditional Japanese roof tops set against a Torii shrine and surrounded by fresh greenery titled "Fresh Green" by Katsuyuki Nishijima (b. 1945) dated 2000. This is an original, pencil-signed and kanji titled edition. Paper size 13"V x 10"H (image: 10 3/4"V x 7 3/4"H). Full margins. Excellent condition. Paper slightly wavy.
Japanese sosaku hanga woodblock print depicting Botandai, Heijo, Korea by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (1895-1997). The artist's red ink Hiratsuka Un'ichi seal is at the lower right. The black ink title and artist's red "Un" seal is at the upper left. This image is believed to date prior to World War II (circa 1930's). Paper size: 9 7/8"V x 12 5/8"H (image: 8 7/8"V x 11 7/8"H). This print was never framed and is in very good overall condition. The upper right corner is wrinkled. Purchased from a Korean ... Click for details
First edition Japanese "shin hanga" woodblock print by Takeji Asano (1900-2002) titled "Rain at Sanjusangendo Temple, Kyoto" dated Showa 28 (1953) in the lower right margin. The artist's black ink signature is at the lower right corner of the image. The right margin also bears the seal of the publisher Unsodo. This is a first edition impression as evidenced by the date seal which was carved off the wood printing block after the first edition. Paper size 10 1/2"V x 16"H (image: 9 3/8"V x 14 1/4"... Click for details
This is a well known Japanese woodblock print by the artist Artist name, " Ichijusai Yoshikazu"(active ca 1850-1870). It depicts a wooden Torii gate off shore in Lake Biwa at the Itsukushima Shrine . The print is framed – it measures 21 ˝” by 15 ˝” in the frame – the image size is 14” by 9 ˝” – standard oban size. It has not been examined out of the frame. The print appears to be in excellent condition with vivid colors and excellent registration. We date the print to the late Edo to early Meij... Click for details
