Kawase Hasui
Wakanoura
Date: 1930s.
Size: Koban. Approximately 6.25 x 4.25 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
"Made in Japan" on verso.
Hasui seal at upper left.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Surface mark at lower right. Top back margin has two pieces of tape.
Provenance: From a California collector.

Kawase Hasui
Pagoda in Rain (Inoruga no Ame)
Date: 1930s.
Size: 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Title and Hasui seal at lower right.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Reference: Hotei #Hp-62.

Condition: Excellent.
Provenance: From a California collector.

Kawase Hasui
Snow in Kaga, Hatta
Date: 1930s.
Size: Koban. Approximately 7.375 x 5.0 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Artist's oval seal and title at left.
A rare print that is not in the Hotei guide.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Eisho Narazaki (1862-1936)
Interior of Asakusa Kannon Temple
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.25 x 10.375 inches.
Date: 1932
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Watanabe 6mm seal at lower right, indicating a 1946-57 printing.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Toned paper. Light waviness near margins. Tape at top back.
There is so much to look at in this lively, superbly printed image.
. Compare with our Narazaki005.

Frank Brangwyn and Yoshijiro Urushibara
In the Docks
Series: "Ten Woodcuts" No. 8.
Date: 1924.
Paper size: Approximately 11 x 9.25 inches.
Image size: Approximately 8.625 x 6.875 inches.
Edition: No...

Hiroshi Yoshida
Shirahama
Date: 1927.
Size: Oban. Approximately 14 x 10.75 inches.
Signed and sealed in the image. Titled and signed in pencil.
Jizuri seal at left margin indicating a first edition self-printed by the artist.
Self-published by the artist.
Reference: Abe catalog #214.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Note: Features embossed waves.
Condition: Toned paper. Pencil notes at bottom margin...

Hiroshi Yoshida
Kameido
Series: Twelve Scenes of Tokyo.
Date: 1927.
Size: Oban. 15.5 x 10.75 inches.
Brush signed and sealed in the image.
Jizuri seal at upper left margin indicating a first edition self-printed by the artist.
A rare early example for the Japanese market, hence no pencil signature in English.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Publisher: Hiroshi Yoshida
Reference: Abe catalog #62.
Condition: Excellent color...

A framed woodblock print by the artist Clifton Karhu. The print is labeled “Onomichi - Japan” and depicts a large stone temple lantern in front of a traditional building.

Clifton Karhu became one of the most successful contemporary Western artists working in the Japanese woodblock style. Karhu lived permanently in Kyoto, Japan, where he was the head of the Kyoto branch of the renowned Japan Print Society. The print is signed in pencil and numbered 65/80...

Antique original woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. This scene captures Nitta Shiro Tadatsune, a renowned samurai of the Kamakura period, standing in front of a cave engulfed in flames. He is dressed in an elegant patterned robe with a brown cloak, his sword tucked into his obi, and a traditional court cap on his head...

An original Antique Japanese woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892). The image showcases a fierce samurai in elaborate red and blue armor, gripping the railing of a burning ship. His dynamic posture and wild hair emphasize his determination and urgency. Below, another warrior, clad in darker armor, is in a defensive stance near the turbulent waters, reinforcing the chaos of battle...

Kawase Hasui
Ulmil Pavilion, Pyongyang - Blue Sky
Series: Korean Prints.
Size: Koban. Image size: 7 x 4.5 inches. Paper size: 9.0 x 5.875 inches.
Date: 1939 (This example 2018). Produced in 2018, when a limited edition of this print was commissioned by Ukiyoe-Gallery, who discovered Hasui's little-used original set of blocks. This example is an artist's proof.
Printer: Atsushi Kawai...

Kawase Hasui
Ulmil Pavilion, Pyongyang - Grey Sky
Series: Korean Prints.
Size: Koban. Image size: 7 x 4.5 inches. Paper size: 8.25 x 5.875 inches.
Date: 1939 (This example 2018). Produced in 2018, when a limited edition of this print was commissioned by Ukiyoe-Gallery, who discovered Hasui's little-used original set of blocks. This example is an artist's proof.
Printer: Atsushi Kawai...

Kawase Hasui
Nagao Pass (actual Japanese title in image)
(aka Mount Fuji in Spring and Mount Fuji from a Mountain Pass)
Size: Koban. Approximately 5.625 x 3.75 inches.
Date: 1930s.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui seal lower left.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Reference: Hotei Hp-2.
Condition: Excellent. Inconspicuous point-sized indentations at upper left corner.

Kawase Hasui
Lake Shoji
Size: Koban. Approximately 7.5 x 5 inches.
Date: 1930s.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui seal lower right. Title at upper right.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Reference: Hotei Hp-14.
Condition: Marks on back.

Kawase Hasui
Autumn at Shiobara
Date: 1930s.
Size: Koban. Approximately 7.75 x 5.0 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Artist's oval seal and title at upper right.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-36.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Mt. Fuji in Rain (Ame no Fuji)
Size: Koban. Approximately 7.75 x 5.125 inches.
Date: 1930s.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-7.
Condition: Excellent. Original drying pinhole at upper right corner margin.
This print features silver mica streaks of rain.

Kawase Hasui
Mount Fuji from Misaka Pass
Date: 1930s. This edition 1947-59.
Size: Koban. Approximately 5.75 x 3.75 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-5.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to an original holiday card from the Governor of Tokyo, Seiichiro Yasui, to a Pauline Mazen.
Condition: A couple of faint, small dots in sky.

Kawase Hasui
Evening View of a Village
Date: 1930s
Size: Koban. Approximately 7.625 x 5.125 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
"Made in Japan" stamp on verso.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-67.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.