Sold20231854 Opium War Japanese China Qing Ming Sorcery Taiping Shujin Woodblock Print1854 Opium War Japanese China Qing Ming Sorcery Taiping Shujin Woodblock Print An interesting 18th century woodblock-print of Military Tales of the Qing vs Ming by Seiei Shujin written as an account oSee Sold Price
Sold2021Chiura Obata: Lake Basin in High Sierra 1st EdJapanese Woodblock Print, 1929/30, 1st edition (with artist signature at lower left, in image), SIZE IN INCHES: 16 x 20 inches COMENTS: The printing of this work pre-dates the standard Takamizawa issuSee Sold Price
Sold2024Hasui Kawase: Tennoji Temple 1927 1st Ed. WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, Tennoji Temple in Osaka (Osaka Tennoji), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" 1927, 1st Edition published by Shozaburo Watanabe, withSee Sold Price
Sold2023Kawase Hasui: Evening Snow, Edo River 1929 1st Ed WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, 1929, published by Doi SIZE IN INCHES: 15.50 x 10.25 inches COMMENTS: Rare early 1st state printing, publisher's seal reads Doi Teiichi; carved and printed by Endo and MatsusSee Sold Price
Sold2021Konen Uehara: Evening at Dotonbori, Osaka 1928 1st Ed.Japanese Woodblock Print, 1928, 1st edition, published by Shozaburo Watanbe, with publisher's "A" seal (used 1924-1930) in lower right margin SIZE IN INCHES: oban, 10.25 x 15.5 inches COMMENTS: RarelySee Sold Price
Sold2023Kawase Hasui: Snow at Daichi 1st Ed 1925 WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, 1925, 1st Edition published by Isetatsu SIZE IN INCHES: oban, 10.125 x 14.75 inches COMMENTS: Extremely RARE in any condition. KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957) was a Japanese woodbloSee Sold Price
Sold2023Yoshio Okada: Surfer Girl 1974 1st Ed Woodblock LAST COPYJapanese woodblock print, 1974, first and only edition published by Yoshio Okada, dated and numbered 2/100 in pencil in the lower margin, printed by Watanabe SIZE IN INCHES: oban, 17.5 x 13 inches COMSee Sold Price
Sold2021Okada Yoshio: Surfer Girl 1st Ed WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, 1974, 1st edition, numbered 94/100 , SIZE IN INCHES: 13 x 17.5 inches COMENTS: A sensual design of a Japanese beauty in a red bikini surfing on a wave styled after Hokusai. "See Sold Price
Sold2023Yamamura Toyonari (Koka) Dancing Shanghai 1924 1st Ed. WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, 1924, 1st edition, sealed in image at upper left, Koka, and dated 1924; artist's rectangular seal, Toyonari, on upper left margin , published by Yamamura Koka Hanga KankokaiSee Sold Price
Sold2022Yoshio Okada: Surfer Girl 1974 1st Ed. WoodblockJapanese woodblock print, 1974, first and only edition published by Yoshio Okada, dated and numbered 10/100 in pencil in the lower margin. SIZE IN INCHES: oban, 17.5 x 13 inches COMMENTS: A rare and sSee Sold Price
Sold2021Kitano Tsunetomi: Heron Maiden 1st Ed WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, 1925, 1st edition (with artist's red seal in image), unnumbered SIZE IN INCHES: 21.2 x 14.25 inches COMENTS: The heron maiden peers out from her sheltering robes, her face aSee Sold Price
Sold2022Clifton Karhu: Bamboo Forest Woodblock 1st Ed 1989 TriptychJapanese Woodblock Print Triptych, 1989, 1st edition, self published by Clifon Karhu; triptych consists of three separate sheets, numbered 47/100 in pencil SIZE IN INCHES: each panel 11.75 x 28.75 incSee Sold Price
Sold2023Kawase Hasui: Tsuta Spa, Mutsu 1919 1st Ed Pre-EQ WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, 1919, 1st Edition, pre-earthquake edition with publishers 6mm seal, published by Shozaburo Watanabe SIZE IN INCHES: oban, approx. 10.5 x 15.25 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957) was aSee Sold Price
Sold2023Ohno Bakufu: Flying Fish 1938 WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, 1938, from the series "Familiar Fishes of Nippon, published by Nishinomiya SIZE IN INCHES: oban, 16 x 11 inches COMMENTS: Generally considered Bakufu's masterpiece, "Flying FSee Sold Price
Sold2021Iwao Akiyama: Black Cat 1981 1st Ed WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, 1981, 1st edition, pencil signed, titled and numbered 111/150 by Iwao Akiyama SIZE IN INCHES: 11.75 x 17.75 inches IWAO AKIYAMA (1921-2014) was born in a small village in OitSee Sold Price
Sold2021Hokusai Katsushika: The Great Wave WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, Showa era printed from recarved woodblocks, published by Shoichiro Watanabe SIZE IN INCHES: oban, approx. 15.5 x 10.5 inches KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI, who also used the names ShunrSee Sold Price
Sold2023Iwao Akiyama: Assassin Black Cat 1994 1st Ed WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, 1994, 1st Edition, pencil signed, numbered 10/80 and dated SIZE IN INCHES: aiban, 9.5 x 12.5 inches COMMENTS: Iwao Akiyama's prints of cats are easily his most popular subjecSee Sold Price
Sold2021Not Read: Three Cats WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, signed illegibly SIZE IN INCHES: 5.5 x 7.675 inches COMMENTS: Playful contemporary print showing "three" cats. Stongly embossed geometric pattern in background.See Sold Price
Sold2021Sasajima Kihei: Black and White Cats WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, c.1950s, self published SIZE IN INCHES: 10.5 x 14.75 inches COMMENTS: Extremely rare print, made even more so in that it uses color when the vast majority of Sasajima's printSee Sold Price
Sold2021Nishida Tadashige - Shinki Itten Black Cat 106/150 BIGJapanese Woodblock Print, 2020, Limited Edition #106/150, Self-published, pencil titled/numbered/signed/dated bottom margin. SIZE IN INCHES: 13 x 18.5 COMMENTS: Shiney black pigments to body, set agaiSee Sold Price
Sold2018Norikane Hiroto: Black Cat with Yellow Eyes 1990sJapanese Mezzotint Print, 1990s, first edition, pencil signed, numbered 195/300, and titled in Japanese by Norikane Hiroto SIZE IN INCHES: 8.25 x 9.5 NORIKANE HIROTO (b. 1949) is a contemporaty JapaneSee Sold Price
Sold2021Norikane Hiroto: Black Cat Summer 2020 1st Ed MezzotintJapanese Mezzotint Print, 2020, first edition, pencil signed, titled, dated and numbered 27/100 in lower margin. SIZE IN INCHES: chuban, 8.75 x 12.25 inches COMMENTS: Mezzotint is among the most physiSee Sold Price
Sold2021Not Signed: Cat and Bonzai Tree WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, not dated SIZE IN INCHES: 8.5 x 5.5 inches COMMENTS: An anthropomorphic cat spritzes his bonzai tree at night.See Sold Price
Sold2023Norikane Hiroto: Black Cat Summer 2020 1st Ed. MezzotintJapanese Mezzotint Print, 2020, first edition, pencil signed, titled, dated and numbered 31/100 in lower margin. SIZE IN INCHES: chuban, 8.75 x 12.25 inches COMMENTS: Mezzotint is among the most physiSee Sold Price
6 days LeftMetropolitan Auction of Art.-Regis Auction(245) A SET OF TWO HUNDRED FORTY FIVE ENGRAVED WOOD BLOCK PRINTING COLLECTION OF DAOIST TEXTS: 'THEUS$150,000
May 05Arches Royalty Gallery8 Sheets of Antique Japanese Woodblock Print by Tsuji Shokyo from 1914US$34(2 bids)
May 05Arches Royalty Gallery8 Sheets of Antique Japanese Woodblock Print by Tsuji Shokyo from 1914US$10(1 bid)
May 05Arches Royalty Gallery8 Sheets of Antique Japanese Woodblock Print by Tsuji Shokyo from 1914US$11(2 bids)