Sold2023Ito Shinsui: Rouge (Lipstick) 1st Ed. 1929 WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, from the series "Twelve Figures of New Beauties", a set of 12 prints issued in editions of 250, this is “Lipstick”, printed in 1929, with limitation seal on the vSee Sold Price
Sold2021Takashi Ito: River At Dawn 1st Ed WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, 1932, 1st edition (with Watanabe "C" type seal), SIZE IN INCHES: 15.25 x 10.25 inches COMMENTS: In this design, we find a traveler crossing a roaring stream on a bridge madeSee 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
Sold2022Soseki Komori: Two Goldfish 1929 1st Ed WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, 1929, 1st edition, published by Kawaguchi and Sakai, signed and sealed Soseki Komori, 1st edition with seals in the left bottom corner in the margin SIZE IN INCHES: 8.5 x 15.See Sold Price
Sold2021Soseki Komori: Two Goldfish 1929 1st Ed WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, 1929, 1st edition, published by Kawaguchi and Sakai, signed and sealed Soseki Komori, 1st edition with seals in the left bottom corner in the margin SIZE IN INCHES: 8.5 x 15.See Sold Price
Sold2023Soseki Komori: Two Goldfish 1929 1st Ed Muller Estate WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, 1929, 1st edition, published by Kawaguchi and Sakai, signed and sealed Soseki Komori, 1st edition with seals in the left bottom corner in the margin SIZE IN INCHES: 8.5 x 15.See Sold Price
Sold2022ITO SHINSUI (Japan, 1898-1972), “Rouge”., Woodblock print, oban tate-e, 16.5” xITO SHINSUIJapan, 1898-1972“Rouge”. Printer/carver seal verso.Woodblock print, oban tate-e, 16.5” x 10.5”. Unframed.See Sold Price
Sold2022Soseki Komori - Two Goldfish 1929 1st ED MULLER EstateJapanese Woodblock Print, 1929, Kawaguchi & Sakai Publisher, First Edition. SIZE IN INCHES: 8.5 x 15.25 COMMENTS: Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading, light "gauffrage" (embossing), light gold pigmeSee 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
Sold2021Ito Shinsui: Clock and Beauty II 1964 WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, 1964, 1st/only edition, published by Shozaburo Watanabe SIZE IN INCHES: oban, 11 x 14.25 inches COMMENTS: The series Clock and Beauty (Tokei to Bijin) was commissioned by theSee Sold Price
Sold2018Japanese Woodblock Print Ito ShinsuiJapanese Woodblock Print by Ito Shinsui Woman in Long Undergarment 1st EditionSee Sold Price
Sold2021Kasamatsu Shiro: Moonrise Nezu 1932 1st Ed Woodblock NRJapanese Woodblock Print, 1932 1st edition, published by Shozaburo Watanabe, with publisher's "C" seal (used 1929-1942) SIZE IN INCHES: oban, 10.5 x 15.25 inches SHIRO KASAMATSU was born in the AsakusSee Sold Price
Sold2022Koson Ohara - Magnolia and Magpie 1931 C-seal 1st Ed NRJapanese Woodblock Print, 1931, Watanabe Publisher, C-seal (used 1929-42), First Edition. SIZE IN INCHES: 10 x 15 COMMENTS: Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading, light "gauffrage" (embossing), highlySee Sold Price
Sold2021Shiro Kasamatsu - Benkei Bridge 1938 C 1st Ed NRJapanese woodblock print. ARTIST: Shiro Kasamatsu SUBJECT: Benkei Bridge Summer DATE: 1938. PUBLISHER: Watanabe Publisher, "C-seal" (1929-42) First Edition. SIZE IN INCHES: 10.25 x 15.25 PROVENANCE:See 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
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
Sold2021Tomio Kinoshita: Faces 3 1959 1st Ed WoodblockJapanese 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: IncSee Sold Price
Sold2021Joichi Hoshi: Night Scene Red 1977 1st Ed WoodblockJapanese 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'sSee 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
Sold2022Hasui Kawase: Tadotsu in Sanshu 1936 1st Ed. WoodblockJapanese Woodblock Print, SIZE IN INCHES: PROVENANCE: Robert O. Muller estate. COMMENTS: From the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansei hen). TadotSee Sold Price
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