Sold2018Japanese-American artist Chiura Obata, UC Berkeley artHeading: (Japanese-American California artist) Author: Obata,Chiura Title: The Seasons at California Place Published: Berkeley, California Publisher:California Monthly: Date Published: 1940<See Sold Price
Sold2017Chiura Obata sumi painting of rabbitsChiura Obata (Japanese/American, (1885-1975)) Chiura Obata Great sumi painting on paper by Japanese / American artist Chiura Obata. Obata is well known and highly regarded for his sumi-e paintings andSee Sold Price
Sold2018Chiura Obata, famed Japanese-American artist, 1st bookHeading: (Japanese-American California artist) Author: Marsh, George Turner and Ronald Temple Title: The Lords of Dawn, A Novel Place Published: San Francisco Publisher:John J. Newbegin Date PublSee Sold Price
Sold2020Chiura Obata "In the clouds" ink wash on paperCHIURA OBATA (American / Japanese 1885-1975) "In the Clouds" Ink was on paper. Sight: 10 x 15 1/4 inches 18 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches. Signed and dated lower right: Chiura Obata 1948 with artist chop mark iSee Sold Price
Sold2021Yoshimoto Gesso - Red Pagoda woodblock c1920-30 NRJapanese Woodblock print. Artist: Yoshimoto Gesso Subject: Red Pagoda. Date: c1920-30's. Publisher: Hasegawa/Nishinomiya (original/vintage pre-War printing). Size: 3 x 14.5 inches. Condition: ExcellenSee Sold Price
Sold2022Works on paper, Chiura Obata(lot of 2) Chiara Obata (American/Japanese, 1885-1975), Abstract and Egret above Water, ink washes on cards, each signed and stamped lower right, sheets: 7.75"h x 4.25"w/7.75"h x 3.5"w, cards (folded)See Sold Price
Sold2022Work on paper, Chiura ObataChiara Obata (American/Japanese, 1885-1975), Sheep with Distant Mountain, ink wash on card, signed and stamped lower left, sheet (tissue): 6.5"h x 3"w, card (folded): 8"h x 4"wSee Sold Price
Sold2021American Antique Modernist Pre-War Abstract ArtistJoachim Aviron, Russian/American, 1902-, Dated 3-1940, Mixed-Media Painting, SLL, titled, "Inter-Expression", image- 8 3/4 x 12 1/2", framed-18 x 21".Joachim Aviron was a Modernist artist, poet and coSee Sold Price
Sold2017Tsuchiya Koitsu: Kyoto Kiyomizu Temple, 1st EdTsuchiya Koitsu: Kyoto Kiyomizu Temple, Pre-war first edition. Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Bears round Takemura seal. Date: 1930s. Bears the artist’s seal. Size: 5.5 x 3.5 inches .Medium: Japanese woSee Sold Price
Sold2021Koitsu Kiyomizu Temple - Pre-war 1st ed.Title: Kyoto Kiyomizu Temple - Pre-war 1st ed. Artist: Tsuchiya Koitsu Printing Date: 1930s-40s Medium: Japanese woodblock print Size/Format:3.5 x 3.5 inches Publisher: Takemura Hideo Additional Info:See Sold Price
Sold2022Perfection Toys North American IndiansPre war issue. Made in Japan. 3 pieces. Excellent condition. Box fair (missing one top end, and one bottom end).See 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
Sold20167 Japan Tin Cars & TankOne Pre-War penny toy, tank, woman driving sports car, various 5 & Dime tin cars. 3-5 inches long.See Sold Price
Sold2019Large Pre-War Celluloid Wind Up African AmericanPre-war Japan. Works; it vibrates with offset weight to move. Eyes move and head turns. Small dent in foot. Toy is excellent. 7-1/2".Condition: Dimensions: 7 - 1/4" x 3".See Sold Price
Sold2021Tsuchiya Koitsu - Kiyomizu Temple in SnowArtist: Tsuchiya Koitsu Title: Kiyomizu Temple in Snow Printing Date: 1930s. Pre-war first edition. Medium: Japanese woodblock print Size/Format: 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Publisher: Takemura Hideo. PublisherSee Sold Price
Sold2023Helen Wagner Malta Lithograph WPA Era Signed #18Helen Wagner Malta Lithograph WPA Signed #18, 2/10, circa 1938, 6 1/4 x 8 1/2" image size, 8 3/4 x 11 1/2" overall, Helen Wagner Malta is a pre and post-war artist. Helen Wagner Malta is a american feSee Sold Price
Sold2022CHIURA OBATA (JAPANESE/AMERICAN, 1885-1975)CHIURA OBATA (JAPANESE/AMERICAN, 1885-1975)Ink wash and watercolor, one signed with chop mark. Companion studies of rearing horses, identically framed. Frames: 22" height, 18" widthSee Sold Price
Sold2017Woodcut, Chiura Obata, 1930Chiura Obata (American/Japanese, 1885-1975), "Silence/Last Twilight on an Unknown Lake, Jhonson (Johnson) Peak, High Sierra, California, U.S.A.," 1930, woodcut and color, signed/stamped and dated loweSee Sold Price
Sold2023Print, Chiura ObataChiura Obata (American/Japanese, 1885-1975), "Storm on Lyell Mountain (from the World Landscape Series)," 1930, woodcut print in colors, printed at Takamizawa print studio with printer's label verso,See Sold Price
Sold2023Print, Chiura ObataChiura Obata (American/Japanese, 1885-1975), "Upper Lyell Fork (from the World Landscape Series)," 1930, woodcut print in colors, printed at Takamizawa print studio with printer's label verso, sight:See Sold Price
Sold2023Print, Chiura ObataChiura Obata (American/Japanese, 1885-1975), "Evening at Clark Inn (from the World Landscape Series)," 1930, woodcut print in colors, printed at Takamizawa print studio with printer's label verso, sigSee Sold Price
Sold2024Chiura Obata, Ships in the Sea, watercolorCHIURA OBATA (Japanese/American, 1885-1975), Ships in the Sea, 1946, watercolor on paper, (approximate dimensions - sheet: 10 1/4 x 15 12 inches), signed, dated, and two stamps at lower right. ConditiSee Sold Price
Sold2022Work on paper, Chiura ObataChiura Obata (Japanese/American, 1885-1975), Angel Island, ink wash on paper, signed and stamped lower right, sheet (unframed): 15"h x 20.5"w. Note: In this historically significant view, the tugboatSee Sold Price
Sold2021John William Benson, American Artist, AbstractJohn William Birger Benson (1904-1978), American Artist, Abstract Expressionist work, pre-war modernism, signed lower right (SLR), mixed media, 1941. Exhibited with: Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY, sSee Sold Price
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