![Watanabe NOBUKAZU (1874-1944): Viewing the Moon: Artist: Watanabe NOBUKAZU (1874-1944) Title: Viewing the Moon Date: 1891 Medium: Woodblock print Size/Format: triptych (13 7/8 x 28 inches Condition: EXCELLENT impression, color and condition. With ar](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331816/178999208_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530659)
Japanese Antiques
![Watanabe NOBUKAZU (1874-1944): Viewing the Moon: Artist: Watanabe NOBUKAZU (1874-1944) Title: Viewing the Moon Date: 1891 Medium: Woodblock print Size/Format: triptych (13 7/8 x 28 inches Condition: EXCELLENT impression, color and condition. With ar](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331816/178999208_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530659)
![19th C. Japanese Meiji Flower Basket (Ikebana Hanakago): East Asia, Japan, Meiji period, ca. 19th century CE. A wonderful ikebana hanakago or flower basket woven from strips of sooted bamboo, known as susutake, in the form of a double gourd and placed on a](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179540255_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717794190)
![Utagawa KUNISADA, The Tama River at Chofu (now Tokyo Metropolis): Artist: Utagawa KUNISADA Title: The Tama River at Chofu (now Tokyo Metropolis) Series: Publisher: Daikoku-ya Heikichi Date: 4/1854 (this impression) Medium: Woodblock print Size/Format: oban triptych](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/330455/178180642_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716926243)
![Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Limited Edition of 500 Skate Decks: Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Set of 3 individual decks. Limited Edition of 500 Screenprint on wood. Infinity Mirror Skate Decks Provenance: Acquired directly from the Museum of Modern Art, Jessica Le](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8873/328969/177493209_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717387094)
![Kunisada: Tokaido Stations Minakuchi-Ishibe: Artist: KUNISADA Subject: Stations Minakuchi-Ishibe Series: Tôkaidô Gojûsan Tsugi no uchi Publisher: Kiyo Sojirô Signature: Toyokuni Date: 3/1857 Format: ôban, 25 x 36.4 cm Condition: Fine impres](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331816/178999224_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530659)
![Kunisada: Ichikawa Danjuro VII: Artist: KUNISADA (1786-1865) Subject: Ichikawa Danjûrô VII Signature: Gototei Kunisada Date: 1810s Format: ôban, 24.3 x 37 cm Condition: Fine impression, color and condition; paper repair to upper](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/330455/178180564_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716926243)
![Porcelain Cigar Humidor Sailor in Barrel: Porcelain cigar humidor. In the shape of a sailor in a barrel. Marked on bottom. See photos. Measures 8". Domestic shipping $12.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7135/325611/176970622_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716514712)
![Tokuriki: Hozu River: Artist: Tomikichirô TOKURIKI (1902-1999) Subject: Hozu River Series: The Four Seasons Publisher: Self Signature: T. Tokuriki in pencil, Tomi with seal Date: 1970s Format: chûban, 27 x 29.3 cm Condit](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331816/178999268_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530659)
![Yoshiiku: Ichikawa Danjuro III as Kagekiyo: Artist: Utagawa YOSHIIKU (1833-1904) Subject: Ichikawa Danjûrô III as Kagekiyo Series: Nazorae Kyu Sei Ichikawa Kei Fu Publisher: (Akiyama Buemon) Seal: Yoshiiku Date: 1894 Format: chûban, 20 x 30](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331816/178999219_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530659)
![Kokunimasa: Emperor and Empress: Artist: KOKUNIMASA Subject: Emperor and Empress Signature: Kokunimasa Date: March 1894 Format: ôban triptych, 71.1 x 35.4 cm Condition: Fine impression and color, album backing, soil Reserve: $100.00](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331816/178999228_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530659)
![Tokuriki: Kiyomizu Temple: Artist: Tomikichirô TOKURIKI (1902-1999) Subject: Kiyomizu Temple Series: Kyoto Hakkei (Eight Scenic Views of Kyoto) Publisher: Uchida Signature: Tomikichiro Date: 1942 Format: chûban, 29 x 21.5 cm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/330455/178180582_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716926243)
![Tsukioka KOGYO, The Noh play 'Tomonaga': Artist: Tsukioka KOGYO Title: The Noh play 'Tomonaga' Series: A hundred Noh Plays Publisher: Daikoku-ya Date: July 1926 (this impression) Medium: Woodblock print Size/Format: oban tate-e (c. 15 x 10 i](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/330455/178180589_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716926243)
![JAPANESE SPEAR POINT YARI: Edo period, before 1868. 14 1/8" length, 7 1/8" triangular section point with red pigmented groove each side. Quite crisp. Tapered tang with a single mounting hole. Tang mostly rusted as typical.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982261_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![Keisuke SERIZAWA: Calendar of the year 1984: Artist: Keisuke SERIZAWA Title: Calendar of the year 1984 Series: A stencil-dyed calendar with twelve prints, one for each month, plus printed envelope. Date: 1984 Medium: woodblock printed on thick '](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331816/178999291_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530659)
![Number 39 Okazaki--Yahagi Bridge: Number 39 Okazaki--Yahagi Bridge. Date: 1833. From the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido. 15 x 10 inches, 38 x 25 cm. Running along the Pacific coastline, the Tkaid road was interrupted by many rivers](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/330455/178771260_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716926243)
![Bairei: Pheasant: Artist: BAIREI Subject: Pheasant Series: Bairei Gadan Publisher: Unsodo Seal: Bairei Date: 1913 Format: chûban, 26 x 21.6 cm Condition: Fine impression, color and condition, slight handling wrinkles](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331816/178999210_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530659)
![JAPANESE SAMURAI WAR ARROWHEAD: Edo Period. 4 3/4" length. Willow leaf form. Especially long of full section for armor-piercing. Used for opening battles with the hail of arrows at a distance, these were mounted on slightly thicker](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982306_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![Yasuji Inoue: Kyodo Risshi no Motoi: Artist: YASUJI Inoue (1864-1889) Subject: Men around a Fire Series: Kyodo Risshi no Motoi Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi Signature: Inoue Tanaka Date: 1879 Format: ôban, 24.5 x 35.5 cm Condition: Fine i](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331816/178999217_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530659)
![JAPANESE SAMURAI WAR ARROWHEAD: Edo Period. 6 3/8" length. Fine togari form, the point crisp and bright. Tang surface rusted as typical. Exceptional example.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982408_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![Fukutaro Terauchi: Winter Village: Artist: Fukutaro TERAUCHI (1891-1964) Subject: Winter Village Signature: Fukuta Date: 1920s-30s Format: koban, 9.4 x 14.2 Condition: Fine impression, color and condition Reserve: $70.00 Shipping: Dome](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/330455/178180633_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716926243)
![JAPANESE SAMURAI ARROWHEAD, EDO PERIOD: Edo period, before 1868. 5 1/4” length. Thick armor-piercing sparrow bill form, tsube me guchi, Stone 862 #28. Tapered tang.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982260_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![Okuyama: Yagiri Ferry Landing: Artist: Gihachiro OKUYAMA (1888-1976) Subject: Yagiri Ferry Landing Publisher: Self Seal: Gihachiro Date: 1950s Format: 24 x 12 cm Condition: Fine impression and condition Reserve: $80.00 Shipping:](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/330455/178180613_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716926243)
![Kunio Kaneko (B. - 1949): White Tree: Artist: Kunio Kaneko (B. - 1949) Title: White Tree Date: 1988 Medium: Woodblock Print Edition: Size: The print image measures 6 1/8 X 6 1/4 inches plus margins Condition: The print is in excellent, ne](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/330455/178180588_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716926243)
![Tokuriki: Tea House: Artist: Tomikichirô TOKURIKI (1902-1999) Subject: Tea House in the Snow Series: Thirty Views of Kyoto Publisher: Uchida Bijutsu Shoshi Signature: Tomikichirô Date: 1936 Format: shikishiban on board,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331816/178999258_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717530659)
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