Japanese Edo period woodblock print diptych by Osaka artist Utagawa Yoshitaki (1841-1899) dating 1862. The print features the actors Arashi Kichisaburo III as Sato Imasuke and Onoe Tamizo II as Fudesuke in a scene from the kabuki play Hanafubuki Hakone no Akebono. Each chuban-sized sheet measures 9 9/16" x 6 13/16". Very good color and overall condition with gauffrage and lacquer highlights...

Japanese Edo period woodblock print quadriptych (four panels) by Osaka artist Utagawa Yoshitaki (1841-1899) dating circa 1860s. Each panel features an actor standing against an embossed, checkered background. The black ink signature of the artist is in the lower section of each panel. Each chuban-sized sheet measures 9 1/2" x 6 7/8". Very good color with gauffrage and lacquer highlights. The panels are trimmed and mulberry paper album backed with old tape residue along the back edges...

Japanese Edo period woodblock print depicting the Osaka actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII (1810-1863) in street attire standing in front of a row of shops and tea houses by Gosotei Sadahiro (active 1830-1853) dating circa 1848. Briefly a pupil of Kunisada, Sadahiro produced woodblock prints in Osaka in the 1830s and 1840s. On his head is a white band holding the actor's crest which identifies him. The artist's signature is in black ink at the lower left...

Tsuchiya Koitsu
Kyoto KiyomizuTemple
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Round Takemura seal.
Date: 1930-40s.
Size: 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Titled and sealed by the artist.
Reference: TK-TM-140.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent

Tsuchiya Koitsu
Kyoto Maruyama
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Square Takemura seal.
Date: 1930-40s.
Size: 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Titled and sealed by the artist.
Reference: TK-TM-130.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Uji Bridge (aka Bridge on a Starry Night)
Note: But are the stars fireflies? The Uji Bridge and River are known for fireflies.
Date: 1930s.
Size: Koban. Approximately 7.75 x 5.25 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui's oval seal at lower left.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-24.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Kiso River (catalog title: Mt. Fuji with Sailboat)
Date: 1930s.
Size: Koban. Approximately 7.75 x 5.125 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Artist's oval seal at lower left.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-1.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Shien
Pagoda in Snow
Date: 1930s-1950s.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Size: Approximately 6 x 4 inches.
Sealed by the artist.
Print is tipped along its top edge to original holiday card with message inside.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Notch in top margin.

Tsuchiya Koitsu
Hakone Nagao Pass
Size: 5.5 x 3.625 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo.
Date: 1930s.
Koitsu seal at lower left.
Koitsu catalog no.: TK-TM-133.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Tsuchiya Koitsu
Asakusa Temple (Sensoji) Main Gate
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Round Takemura seal lower right.
Date: 1930s.
Size: 5.5 x 3.625 inches.
Title and Koitsu's Kiyoshi seal at left.
Koitsu catalog no.: TK-TM-136.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Tsuchiya Koitsu
Lake Chuzenji in Nikko
Size: 5.625 x 3.625 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo.
Date: 1930s.
Koitsu's Shinsei seal at lower left.
Koitsu catalog no.: TK-TM-121.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Kyoto Kinkakuji
Artist not identified.
Date: 1930s-40s
Print size: Approximately 5.625 x 3.625 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Shoda Koho (1871-1946)
Given title: Persimmons, Man, and Bull
Size: Tanzaku. 8.125 x 3.5 inches.
Date: 1930s.
Publisher: Nishinomiya Yosaku. Publisher's stamp and "Made in Japan" stamp on back of woodblock print.
Sealed "Koho" by artist.
Catalog #1824 on verso of card. Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to original card.
Condition: Excellent.
Very Rare: The only example we could find.

Shoda Koho (1871-1946)
Given title: Horned Owl Ornaments and Persimmons
Size: Tanzaku. 8 x 3.375 inches.
Date: 1930s.
Publisher: Nishinomiya Yosaku. Publisher's stamp on verso of woodblock print.
Sealed "Koho" by artist.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to original card.
Condition: Excellent.
Very Rare: The only example we could find.

Shoda Koho (1871-1946)
Given title: Children Fishing in Stream
Size: Tanzaku. 8 x 3.375 inches.
Date: 1930s.
Publisher: Nishinomiya Yosaku. Publisher's stamp and "Made in Japan" on verso of woodblock print.
Catalog #1820.
Sealed "Koho" by artist.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to original card.
Condition: Excellent. Card has corner crease.
Very Rare: The only example we could find.

Shoda Koho (1871-1946)
Given title: Woman, Child, and Chickens
Size: Tanzaku. 8.125 x 3.5 inches.
Date: 1930s.
Publisher: Nishinomiya Yosaku
Sealed "Koho" by artist.
Catalog #1823 on verso of card. Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to original card.
Condition: Excellent.
Very Rare: The only example we could find.

Tsuchiya Koitsu
Four Small Woodblock Prints
Titles: Kiyomizu Temple, Arashiyama, Kawaguchi Lake, and Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni
Date: 1940s-50s.
Size: Approximately 3.5 x 2.25 inches.
Publisher: Shobido Tanaka.
Koitsu catalog nos. TK-SB-50, TK-SB-51, TK-SB-52, TK-SB-53.
These woodblock prints are tipped at the top edge to the covers of blank bridge tallies.
Condition: Excellent.

Pencil-signed Japanese shin hanga woodblock print by Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995) titled "Morinji in Spring" 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 7/8" x 16" (image: 9 11/16" x 14 5/8"). Good overall condition. The print is slightly sun struck as evidenced by a mat line in the margins. A tiny faint spot is in the sky to the left of the flying birds...