A Japanese bronze vase featuring a Ryū dragon in relief, depicted as it grasps the sacred Buddhist jewel (tama). Signed Maruki Sei in relief under the base, with a second engraved signature on the side. Period: Meiji, late 19th century Dimensions: 49 × 25 cm Weight: 7.8 kg Condition: Excellent condition

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.

A striking vase by renowned Japanese artist Ono Hakuko (1915–1996). One of Japan’s foremost 20th-century ceramic artists, this piece exemplifies her mastery of traditional yūri-kinsai (gold leaf overglaze) techniques and innovative vessel forms...

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.

NUDE GOLFER 1971

Bronze sculpture by Kisaburo Matsuda (1917-1996), 1971, Japan, Total with marble pedestal: H 50.5 x 21.7 x 19 cm (19.88 x 8.54 x 7.48in). Aged deterioration as is. *Club and pedestal are removable...