Mosai, Explosion, Japanese Woodblock Print

(lot of 2) Japanese woodblock prints, one by Nagashima Mosai (=Utagawa Yoshitora) active 1850-1870, depicting a scene from a classic literature,'Ashikagaginu no tezome Murasaki'; the other depicting t

TWO WOODBLOCK ACTOR PRINTS19th Century"Scenes from the Chushingura Drama, Act 4", published by Marutetsu in 1863, by Mosai/Yoshitora (Japan, active 1830-1887) and kabuki actor "Nagoya S

Japanese 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 issu

Japanese 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, with

Japanese 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 Matsus

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: Rarely

Japanese 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 woodblo

Japanese 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 COM

Japanese 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. "

Japanese 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 Kankokai

Japanese 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 s

Japanese 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 a

Japanese 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 inc

Japanese 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 a

Japanese 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 F

Japanese Woodblock Print, 1932, early edition of the rarely seen azuri (printed only in shades of blue) variant of this print published by Doi Hangaten with carver/printer "E-seal"; carver: Harada, pr

Japanese Woodblock Print, 1929, very early edition published by Sakai and Kawaguchi, with both publisher's names in the bottom margin, the S&K Chrysanthemum and running water seal in the lower left co

Japanese Woodblock Print, 1978, SIZE IN INCHES: 25 x 30 inches COMENTS: Stunning large-scale design executed with gold metallic pigments

Japanese Woodblock Print, 1959-1961, 1st edition, pencil titled, numbered 417/510, and signed in the bottom margin; self published by Kinoshita SIZE IN INCHES: oban, 10.875 x 15.5 inches COMMENTS: Inc

Japanese Woodblock Print, 1977, 1st edition, signed in pencil, Limited edition of 99/99 SIZE IN INCHES: 19 x 26 inches COMENTS: A fantastic Red Tree design with gold/copper highlights; one of Hoshi's

Japanese woodblock print, 1974, first and only edition published by Yoshio Okada, dated and numbered as an A.P. (Artist's Proof) in pencil in the lower margin. 17.75 x 13 inches (overall). A rare and

Japanese Woodblock Print, 1930, early edition published by Sakai and Kawaguchi from the original wood blocks, with limitation seal on the verso SIZE IN INCHES: COMMENTS: In 1929 the publishers Sakai a

Japanese Woodblock Print Triptych, Showa era printing, printed from re-carved woodblocks, extremely rare in any edition SIZE IN INCHES: each panel 10.5 x 14.75. Overall: 31.5 x 14.75 KUNIYOSHI UTAGAWA

Japanese Woodblock Print, 1930, Sakai & Kawaguchi Publisher (original blocks) Limited Edition #137/350 and Japanese Seal on verso. SIZE IN INCHES: 11.75 x 17 (large oban) PROVENANCE: DK's Lifetime Pri