Pencil-signed Japanese mid-century sosaku hanga woodblock print titled "Moonlight Night" depicting a sleeping owl by Kaoru Kawano (1916-1965) dating circa 1950 to early 1960s. The artist's pencil signature and red seal are at the lower left section of the image. Paper: 11" x 16 1/2" (image: 9 1/4” x 14 3/4”). Very good overall condition with full margins. There are a few short soft creases at the lower left and there is a small scuff mark above the red seal...

Japanese sosaku hanga woodblock print depicting a solitary seated cat typically titled "Cat" (aka "Steady Gaze") by Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997) dating circa 1950s. Unlimited edition. Paper: 16" x 10 7/8" (image: 14 1/8" x 8 7/8). Very good overall condition with full margins and clean back. The print is lightly faded and the paper is a little wavy. Minor soiling is evident on the margins and the margins are slightly thinned on back...

Japanese double-oban sized limited edition sosaku hanga woodblock print titled "Sacred Crane (B)" by Kaoru Kawano (1916-1965) dating circa 1950s. The artist's pencil signature and red seal are at the lower right section of the image. The bottom margin contains the edition number 74/200, the title in kanji and English, and the name of the artist. A "self-carved self-printed" label with red seal is attached at the upper back. Paper: 23 1/2" x 18" (image: 22 1/2” x just over 16”)...

Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled “Flycatchers in Snow” by Ohara Koson (1878-1945), also known as Shoson, published by Watanabe in 1929. The print depicts two blue and white flycatchers on nandina covered in red berries and snow. Post WWII edition with a red Watanabe 6mm circular seal (used 1946-1957) at the lower left corner beneath the artist's signature and seal. Paper: 14 5/8" x 9 13/16" (image: 14 3/16" x 9 7/16"). Very good overall condition...

Pencil-signed Japanese shin hanga woodblock print by Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995) titled "Sea Horses" and dated in the left margin 1952. A "jikoku" seal (self-carved) is at the upper left margin and the artist's pencil-signature is at the lower right margin. Paper size: 15 3/4" x 10 5/8" (image: 14 1/2" x 9 1/2"). Very good overall condition with full margins and clean back. Fading is evident and there is a faint thin mat line extending around the margin.

Japanese Meiji period shikishiban format kacho-e woodblock print depicting a bird of prey catching a smaller bird by Tsukioka Kogyo (1869-1927) published by Daikokuya (Matsuya Heikichi) circa 1900-1910. The artist's black ink signature and red seal is at the lower left. Paper: 9 1/16" x 9 3/8". Very good overall condition and color with a few distressed fibers at the upper section.

Japanese Meiji period shikishiban format kacho-e woodblock print titled "Bird on Rock" by Tsukioka Kogyo (1869-1927) published by Daikokuya (Matsuya Heikichi) circa 1900-1910. The artist's black ink signature and red seal is at the lower right. Paper: 9 5/16" x 9 13/16". Very good color and overall condition with only minor soiling evident.

Pencil-signed Japanese shin hanga woodblock print by Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995) titled in kanji and English "Plum Tree and Blue Magpie" and dated in the left margin 1951. The artist's Yoshida seal is at the lower right with the pencil-signature below. Paper size: 10 3/4" x 15 7/8" (image: 9 5/8" x 14 5/8"). Good overall condition. The print appears to have been previously framed and there is toning evident in the margin areas and reverse...

Japanese Meiji period kacho-e (bird and flower) woodblock print of a sulphur-crested cockatoo perched on a magnolia branch by Imao Keinen (1845-1924). The print is titled in kanji at the top "No 25" and is from the spring volume of "Keinen's Album of Birds and Flowers" (Keinen Kacho Gafu) published by Nishimura Sozaemon in 1891-1892. Paper: 14 1/4" x 9 1/2" (image: 12 5/8" x 8 3/4"). Very good, clean overall condition with nice color. It does not appear to have been previously framed...

Japanese shin hanga mitsugiri format woodblock print titled "Eagle" depicting an eagle standing on a rocky ledge over crashing waves by Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) dating circa 1930s. The artist's signature and red seal are at the lower right. The offset markings of the publisher Doi Hangaten, printer Yokoi, and carver Harada are in the lower left margin dating this impression sometime between 1950 and 1963. The Doi publisher’s watermark is at the upper left margin corner...

Japanese Meiji period woodblock print by Kono Bairei (1844-1895) titled "Sasanqua (camellias) and Grey Herons" from "Bairei's Album of Birds and Flowers" (Bairei kacho gafu) dated in the left margin Meiji 16 (1883). The series title is along the top edge and the publisher's information is along the bottom edge. Bairei's red seal is in the sky at the upper right side. 14 3/8" x nearly 9 1/2." Very good color and overall condition with only minor soiling evident...

Japanese Meiji period woodblock print by Kono Bairei (1844-1895) titled "Lily and Keu Birds" from "Bairei's Album of Birds and Flowers" (Bairei kacho gafu) dated in the left margin Meiji 16 (1883). The series title is along the top edge and the publisher's information is along the bottom edge. Bairei's red seal is in the sky at the upper left side. 14 3/8" x nearly 9 1/2." Very good color and overall condition with only minor soiling evident. Japanese paper album backed and with two tiny ...

Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled “Egrets in Rain” by Ohara Koson (1878-1945), also known as Shoson, published by Watanabe in 1926. This is a post-war edition with the Watanabe 6mm circular seal (used 1946-1957) at the lower right corner beneath the artist's signature and seal. Paper: 15 3/8" x 10 3/8" (image: 14 3/8" x 9 1/2"). Very good overall condition with embossed highlights in the egrets' wings. Very faintly sunstruck. The upper margin corner is slightly thinned in a fe...

Japanese limited edition woodblock print by Tadashige Nishida (b. 1942) depicting a white cat set against a vibrant red background. This is an early 1999 printing of this design. In pencil, the bottom margin contains the title "Cat (Look Back) 2w," the edition number 59/120, the artist's signature "T. Nishida," and the date '99 together with the artist's red seal. Paper: 15" x 12 3/4" (image: 11 3/4" x 9 1/2"). Very good overall condition. The large margin has a faint roll in the paper on t...

Japanese limited edition woodblock print by Morihiro Sato (b. 1943) depicting white bellflowers. A student of Joichi Hoshi who was influenced by Hoshi's use of metallic pigments, the artist set the flowers and partial moon (or sun) against a metallic background. Depending upon the lighting conditions (see image taken with flash) the background appears either golden or silver. The print is pencil-titled in kanji "Autumn (Bellflowers)" and numbered 3/55 at the lower left. It is signed and date...

Japanese sosaku hanga woodblock print depicting an alert dog lying in rest set against a lacquered patterned background titled "Dachshund (A)" by Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997). Signed in white ink and with the artist's red seal at the lower right. Circa 1950s. Unlimited edition. Paper size: 11 1/2" x 17 1/4” (image size: 10 3/16" x 15 1/8”). Very good overall condition. There are three small areas of tape residue on the back upper edge at the center and corners.

Antique Japanese surimono woodblock print by Hokkei (1780-1850) entitled "The Chomonju - Snake and Melons". A snake entwined with a tray of melons. The poem above speaks of how the snake will become a dragon which will make clouds of white cherry blossoms in the mountains. Snakes and dragons are closely associated with water. The poems alludes to a wish for rain and the blossoming of Spring.

Dimensions: Unframed: 21.2 cm x 17.7 cm. Framed: 15 1/4" x 15 1/4"

Print entitled "Angeles Time" by Mayumi Oda depicting a baby angel sitting on top of a turnip or similar root vegetable. Little hands are clasped in prayer and an exuberance of leaves reaches upwards. "Angels live in the garden...you can call on them anytime!" - Mayumi Oda. This print is signed and titled in pencil. It is print #35 of a series of 66. Framed.

Printed in 2003

Dimensions: Framed: 20 3/8" high x 15 1/2" wide Art: 20 3/8" high x 15 1/2" wide