An extreme photograph of a Penguin mounted as a hanging panel by Horitani Shoichi signed on back and numbered 1/15. It is 36 x 53.5 x 3 cm (14-1/2 x 21-1/2 x 1 inches) and is in perfect condition, mounted on a wooden panel elevated from the wall.
After joining a printing company in 1989, he was responsible for print production management in the publishing industry. In 1996, he transitioned to an advertising agency, where he produced automotive catalogs...

An extreme photograph of the arching curve of a Flamingo wing mounted as a hanging panel by Horitani Shoichi signed on back and numbered 1/15. It is 54.5 x 36 x 3 cm (21-1/2 x 14-1/2 x 1 inches) and is in perfect condition, mounted on a wooden panel elevated from the wall.
After joining a printing company in 1989, he was responsible for print production management in the publishing industry. In 1996, he transitioned to an advertising agency, where he produced automotive catalogs...

Japanese framed print of thatched farm houses and fields by artist Tanaka Ryohei, born in 1933 in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture. He has appeared in numerous art exhibits all over the world and his collections may be viewed in many museums such as the Cincinnati Art Museum, Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, and the Shanghai, China Museum. The medium used for this print is copperplate etching. Signed in pencil and dated ’82...

An extreme photograph of a Macaw by Horitani Shoichi mounted as a panel signed and numbered on back. According to Shoichi “I am captivated by the fascinating surfaces of animal bodies. They resemble beautiful landscapes, continuously altering with environmental conditions...

Japanese framed print of thatched rooftops and a persimmon tree by artist Tanaka Ryohei, born in 1933 in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture. He has appeared in numerous art exhibits all over the world and his collections may be viewed in many museums such as the Cincinnati Art Museum, Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, and the Shanghai, China Museum. The medium used for this print is copperplate etching...

KIMONO DESIGN SAMPLES

4 pieces set of the specimens with test printings of kimono patterns. Washi paper. 1930-40s, Japan. 83 x 117 cm (32.67 x 46.06in) each.


selected by Jinta




* Please understand that EMS shipping fee is additionally charged, and also confirm our Sales Policy before purchase, since your order will be assumed to have fully acknowledged our Sales Policy under any circumstances...

Four sheets of chiyo-gami which is washi (handmade paper) with block printed Japanese traditional patterns. Chiyo-gami is originated in Kyoto and developed in Edo later. It is used for paper dolls and paper crafts etc. The first half of the 20th century. In condition. All sheets are in plastic bags for protection. W:53cm, L:38cm

Only for adults:

This book is out of print and highly sought after by collectors of Japanese ceramics and Japanese photography. First edition of the art book "On the verge of Shadow" from 2020.

It would be difficult to find other two artists as individualistic and controversial while at once so deeply Japanese in their work. With his loud, monumental projects Nobuyoshi Araki has set trends and pushed back boundaries in world photography...

A small Japanese leporello album with lacquer covers, containing 46 hand-colored and mounted photographs (albumen prints). Mostly from Japan including topographic views, scenes with geishas, temples and landscapes, four photos are showing views of Shanghai, China. Dimension: total: c. 19.8 x 15.4 x 4.3 cm, photos: c. 8.6 x 12.6 cm. Condition: the album with traces of age, the mounts with light foxing, some added notes in ink. The photos faded and with wear.

Kawase Hasui
Mitsutoge (Fuji in Mist)
Date: 1945. ("Sendai Japan, Christmas 1945")
Size: 5.625 x 3.625 inches.
Medium: Lithograph.
Condition: Excellent.
Note: An uncatalogued koban-sized woodblock version of this print exists.

Antique Japanese hand-colored photograph of two beautiful young ladies in a garden. One uses a bamboo ladle to scoop water from a fountain. The other stands on the path behind her. Tall bamboo fences and manicured pants enclose the scene.

Meiji period (c. 1870)

Dimensions: Frame: 25 3/4" high x 19 1/2" wide. Image: approx. 10" high x 8" wide

SEVEN GYOTAKU 1938

Gyotaku (Fish rubbing) as a traditional art form of Japanese fishermen, originated to be started by samurai warrior in the Edo period, 19th century and believed to have such the common discipline and spirituality of Bushido (Samurai’s chivalry). Here is rare old seven pieces set of gyotaku on washi Japanese papers, with the original signs of date as Showa 13 (1938). Some expected damage due to age as seen...

Ohara Koson
Bird and Flowers (given title)
Image size: 5.5 x 3.625 inches.
Matte window size: 6.25 x 4.25 inches.
Etching paper size: 8.0 x 5.875 inches.
Paper frame size: 8.5 x 7.375 inches.
Date: ca Early twentieth century.
Very small Koson signature and seal at lower right.
Features gofun embossing on bird and flowers.
Medium: Etching.
Condition: Toned and soiled paper. Margin corner chip...

Cyrus leRoy Baldridge (1889-1977)
Soo-Chow Canal
Date: 1944.
Size: 16.5 x 12.25 inches.
Signed, titled, and dated by the artist.
Medium: Etching.
Condition: Creasing primarily in margins. Please see last photo. Marks in margin. Small tear at mid-right margin.
Note: Cyrus Baldridge was also a woodblock print artist. See examples in our gallery.

signed in pencil, titled and numbered 17/200 screenprint in colors on wove paper image: 11¾ by 13¾ in. 209 by 350 mm. Executed in 2000; this impression is number 17 from the edition of 200 plus 20 artist's proofs, published by Serpentine Gallery. NOTE: The print has been cut from the sheet, the edition number, title and signature in pencil are below. The image is in excellent condition...

Seiji Fujishiro 藤城清治 (born 1924)
Fairies in a Tree (Playing Instruments) 木の上の妖精たち
Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches (24 x 16 cm)
Frame size: 17.5 x 15.75 inches (44.5 x 39.5 cm)
Not dated.
Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist.
Edition 119/500. With certificate of guarantee on back.

Japanese limited edition copperplate etching titled “Kyoto #7: Kozan-ji” by Tanaka Ryohei (1933-2019). Pencil-signed, dated '96, and numbered 141/150 in the lower margin. The title in kanji is at the bottom left margin. Paper: 11 5/8" x 10 1/4" (image: 6 3/8" x 8"). Very good overall condition with a possible faintly visible smudge in the upper left margin corner. There are a few distressed fibers on the back, but the print does not appear to have been previously framed.

Japanese limited edition copperplate etching titled “Lake Landscape” by Tanaka Ryohei (1933-2019). Pencil-signed, dated '99, and numbered 37/150 in the lower margin. The title in kanji and the number 630 is at the bottom left margin. Paper: 10 3/16" x 11 7/8" (image: 6 1/2" x 8"). Very good overall condition with only a tiny bend in the very edge of the upper left margin. Never framed.