Sudden Shower at Shono
Ando Hiroshige (1797–1858)
SERIES: Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, Hoeido edition
DATE: 1833–34
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 9 x 13 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; minor trimming to margins as typical for the period; faint centerfold
NOTE: From Hiroshige’s first and most celebrated Tokaido series
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Night View of a Ginza Store
Inoue Yasuji (1864-1889)
DATE: 1882
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 9 ¼ x 13 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; minor toning, light staining and trimming to margins; faint centerfold
NOTE: A luminous nocturnal scene by Inoue Yasuji, a student of Kobayashi Kiyochika, showcasing the Ginza’s early modern identity
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Snow at Suidobashi
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847–1915)
SERIES: Musashi hyakkei no uchi (One Hundred Views of Musashi)
DATE: 1885
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 13 ½ x 9 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; light backing
NOTE: First state, Published by Kobayashi Tetsujiro
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View of Tokyo Ryogoku Fireworks
Anonymous
DATE: 1888
MEDIUM: Lithograph with hand applied pigment
DIMENSIONS: 15 × 19 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; fine detail and strong hand-applied pigment; minor toning at edges consistent with age, light scuffing and soiling on reverse
NOTE: Large format; printed by Arakawa Tobei and published by Tanaka Kichigor0, both of Nihonbashi; Lithograph with hand-colored embellishments
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Woman at Mirror
Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912)
SERIES: True Beauties (Shin Bijin)
DATE: 1897
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 13 7/8 × 9 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; pink ground remarkably preserved
NOTE: Published by Akiyama Buemon, with karazuri (embossing) visible in cloth details
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Snow in Asakusa
Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912)
SERIES: Snow, Moon, and Flowers
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1890
DIMENSIONS: 14 ¾ x 9 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
NOTE: Red pigment has beautifully oxidized
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Persimmon and Crow
Ito Sozan (1884–?)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1910
DIMENSIONS: 15 × 6 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color— with original and delicate orange background intact
NOTE: Large pre-earthquake round Watanabe seal; uncut sheet with kento registration mark visible in left margin
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Crow on Snowy Branch (Gray Background)
Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1910
DIMENSIONS: 15 x 7 1/2 inches
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Amy Newland et al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, Cat K5.7
NOTE: Black lacquer-like pigment on feathers
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Peacock on a Bough of Pine Tree
Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 20th Century
DIMENSIONS: 14 ¼ x 7 ½ inches
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Amy Newland et al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, Cat K38.18
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Crow in Snow
Ohara Koson (1877–1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1910s–1930s
DIMENSIONS: 9 3/8 × 9 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
LITERATURE: Amy Newland et al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, Cat K5.4
NOTE: Excellent; rich, nuanced impression with soft bokashi shading and delicate hand application of gofun snowflakes and black lacquer highlights in feathers
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Egret on a Snow-Covered Branch
Ohara Shoson (1877–1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1910
DIMENSIONS: 15 x 6 3/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Amy Newland et. al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, p. 152, cat. no. 156
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Egrets in the Snow
Ohara Shoson (1877–1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1927
DIMENSIONS: 15 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no condition issues to note
LITERATURE: Amy Newland et. al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, p. 151, cat. no. 154
NOTE: Watanabe C-type seal, early pre-war printing
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Wild Geese
Ohara Shoson (1877–1945)
DATE: 1926
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 ¼ x 10 ¼ in. (38.7 x 26 cm)
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; faint crease
LITERATURE: Amy Newland et. al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, p. 147, cat. no. 149
NOTE: Watanabe C-type seal; early pre-war impression
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Goldfish Bowl and a Cat
Ohara Shoson (1877–1945)
DATE: 1933
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 3/8 × 10 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Amy Newland et. al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, p. 201, cat. no. S41.2
NOTE: Watanabe B-type seal, first state
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Goshawk on Snowy Branch
Ohara Shoson (1877–1945)
DATE: 1937
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/8 × 10 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Amy Newland et. al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, p. 155 cat. no. 159
NOTE: Watanabe C-type seal; first state
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Kobe, 1916
Charles W. Bartlett (1860–1940)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1916
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/8 × 10 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, light waviness to paper
LITERATURE: Honolulu Academy of Arts, A Printmaker in Paradise: The Art and Life of Charles Bartlett, pl. 30
NOTE: Rare pre-earthquake design published by Watanabe
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Rain Blossom, A
Lilian May Miller (1895–1943)
DATE: 1928
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 10 ¾ x 15 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Variant color from the same blocks as Rain Blossom B; edition marked and signed in the margin by the artist
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Rain Blossom, B
Lilian May Miller (1895–1943)
DATE: 1928
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 10 ¾ x 15 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Variant color from the same blocks as Rain Blossom A; edition marked and signed in the margin by the artist
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Korean Junks at Sunset
Lilian May Miller (1895–1943)
DATE: 1928
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: Each panel 15 5/8 x 15 1/2 inches; 15 5/8 x 31 inches overall (diptych)
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression, minor soiling in image
NOTE: Rarely offered diptych design—panels not attached; signed and dated by artist in black pen at lower left
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Chinese Lady
Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1934
DIMENSIONS: 14 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Richard Miles, Elizabeth Keith: The Printed Works, 1991, pl.27
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Inokashira Park
Noel Nouet (1885–1969)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1936
DIMENSIONS: 15 ½ x 10 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent; deep, rich color with crisp lines and full margins; no condition issues to note
NOTE: Published by Doi
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Nakayama-shichiri Road, Hida
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
SERIES: Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1924
DIMENSIONS: 10 ¼ x 15 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent; notation on reverse written in ballpoint pen
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 123
NOTE: Watanabe B-type seal, early pre-war printing
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Zojoji Temple, Shiba
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
DATE: 1925
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/8 × 10 3/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 147
NOTE: Watanabe A-Type Seal; first state
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Takino River
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
DATE: 1929
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 × 10 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; rich color and impression, minor trimming to margins
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 160
NOTE: Watanabe A-type seal, first-state
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Winter Moon over Toyama Plain
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
EDITION: Published by Doi Teiichi
DATE: 1931
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 ¼ x 10 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl.260
NOTE: Published by Doi Teiichi with corresponding early seal; first state
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Spring Night at Inokashira Park
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
DATE: 1931
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 ¼ x 10 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 250
NOTE: Watanabe D-type seal, early pre-war impression
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Snow at Godaido, Matsushima
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
DATE: 1932
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 291
NOTE: Watanabe C-type seal, first state
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Shinobazu Pond at Night
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1932
DIMENSIONS: 10 3/8 x 15 1/4 inches
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 278
NOTE: Published by Doi Sadakazu, first state
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Lingering Snow in Urayasu
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1932
DIMENSIONS: 15 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and colors; faint residue on reverse
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 274
NOTE: Watanabe C-type seal, first state
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Boshu, Kamo River
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
DATE: 1934
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 3/9 × 10 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 348
NOTE: Watanabe E-type seal, early pre-war impression
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Clearing After a Snowfall, Yoshida
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
DATE: 1944
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 14 5/8 × 19 7/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 471a
NOTE: Published by Watanabe, (Suri) Ono Gintaro seal on lower right margin; first state
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Evening Rain in Kawarago
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1947
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/8 x 10 3/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; light toning to the reverse
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 504
NOTE: Round 6mm Watanabe seal; first state
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Konjiki Hall at Hiraizumi
Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
DATE: 1957
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 ½ x 10 3/8 inches
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
NOTE: With Hasui’s “Zeppitsu” (final work) seal on the left margin, as well as the carver’s, printer’s, and publisher’s seals on the right; numbered 158/350 on verso
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 613
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Grand Canyon
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1925
DIMENSIONS: 10 1/2 x 15 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 40
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Jungfrau
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
DATE: 1925
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 11 x 15 3/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 13
NOTE: Brush signature; early large brown jizuri seal at left margin
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Niagara Falls
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
DATE: 1925
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 10 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 12
NOTE: Script signature; early large red jizuri seal in left margin
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Venice
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
DATE: 1925
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 5/8 x 10 7/8 inches
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 21
NOTE: Brush and pencil signatures; jizuri and shizuri (trial) seals at left margin; trial proof in variant color scheme
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Sailing Boat, Forenoon
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1926
DIMENSIONS: 21 3/8 x 15 3/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, light toning to margins and on reverse; faint residue from previous mount on revere top margin
NOTE: Early lifetime impression; jizuri seal and pencil signature
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 40
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Sumida River, Afternoon
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876–1950)
DATE: 1926
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 11 × 16 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; fine impression with delicate color transitions; no condition issues to note
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 57
Hakuba San
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
DATE: 1926
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 10 3/4 × 15 ¾ iches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 28
NOTE: Pencil and script signature; early brown jizuri seal in right margin
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Fujiyama, First Light of Dawn
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1926
DIMENSIONS: 23 1/8 x 29 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; faint toning to margins and on reverse
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl.48
MEDIA: This print was discussed on Woodblock Wednesday Episode 98
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Hodakayama After Rain
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
DATE: 1927
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 23 3/4 x 31 1/2 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; faint abrasion at the margins
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 99
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Fujiyama from Gotemba
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
DATE: 1929
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 10 3/8 × 15 3/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 125
NOTE: Brush and pencil signature; this design was not issued with a jizuri seal
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Avenue of Cherry Trees
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
DATE: 1935
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 10 ¾ x 16 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 198
NOTE: Brush and pencil signatures; jizuri seal at left margin
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Fuji New Grand Hotel, Lake Yamanaka
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
DATE: 1937
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 16 x 10 3/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 255
NOTE: Brush and signature in ballpoint pen; this design was commissioned by the hotel and not issued with a jizuri seal
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Dainan Gate in Mukden
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876–1950)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1937
DIMENSIONS: 10 ¾ x 16 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; fine impression with delicate color transitions; no condition issues to note
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 212
NOTE: Pencil and script signature, jizuri seal
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Flock of Crows in the Snow
Takahashi Hiroaki (Shotei) (1871–1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. early 1920s
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/8 × 6 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Rare pre-earthquake design; strong early impression with strong woodgrain visible
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Night Rain on Izumi Bridge
Takahashi Hiroaki (Shotei) (1871–1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1909–1923
DIMENSIONS: 6 ¾ x 14 7/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: Rare pre-earthquake impression
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Izumi Bridge in Rain
Takahashi Hiroaki (Shotei) (1871–1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1930
DIMENSIONS: 6 5/8 × 14 7/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
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Temple of Kannon at Asakusa
Takahashi Hiroaki (Shotei) (1871–1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1936
DIMENSIONS: 15 × 6 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent; deep, saturated color; no condition issues to note
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White Cat with Red Ruffled Collar (Tama)
Takahashi Hiroaki (Shotei) (1871–1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1924
DIMENSIONS: 10 ¼ x 14 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; finely preserved impression with crisp linework, deep black background, and brilliant vermilion collar; no problems to note
NOTE: Watanabe C-type seal, early pre-war impression
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Pug on a Cushion
Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1926
DIMENSIONS: 10 5/8 x 15 1/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Round Watanbe 6mm seal, with artist’s red seal at lower left corner margin; early post war impression; silver mica background
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Mt. Fuji from Hakone
Takahashi Hiroaki (Shotei) (1871–1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1930
DIMENSIONS: 10 ½ x 15 3/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no condition problems to note
NOTE: Watanabe C-type seal, first state
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The Foothills of the Mountains, Atagoyama
Takahashi Hiroaki (Shotei) (1871–1945)
DATE: 1932
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 21 × 14 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Oversized, dai oban format; published by Fusui Gabo; first and only edition
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Lake Ashi in Rain
Takashi Ito (1894-1982)
DATE: 1929
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 10 ¼ x 15 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Watanabe B-type seal, first state
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Mt. Kashimayari from Mt. Hachimine
Takashi Ito (1894-1982)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1932
DIMENSIONS: 10 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Watanabe C-type seal, first state
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River at Dawn
Takashi Ito (1894-1982)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1932
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Nostalgic scenery: Woodblock prints by Takashi Ito; Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art; 1997
NOTE: Watanabe D-type seal, first state
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Matsumoto Koshiro VII as Benkei
Natori Shunsen (1886–1960)
DATE: 1935
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 3/8 × 21 ¼ (as assembled)
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Published by Watanabe Shozaburo; diptych format
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Notre Dame from the Banks of the Seine
Kazue Yamagishi (1891-1984)
DATE: c. 1930
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 16 ¾ x 12 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
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Moon Over Kusatsu on the Tokaido
Eisho Narazaki (1864–1936)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1930s
DIMENSIONS: 15 × 6 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
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Bay Bridge, San Francisco
Chiura Obata (1885–1975)
DATE: c. 1935
MEDIUM: Watercolor on paper
DIMENSIONS: 15 5/8 × 20 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; faint scuff in paper at bottom
NOTE: Signed with Obata’s seal and Western signature in ink lower right
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Autumn in Berkeley
Chiura Obata (1885–1975)
DATE: c. 1935
MEDIUM: Watercolor on paper
DIMENSIONS: 15 5/8 × 20 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent color; no problems to note
NOTE: Signed in ink lower right with artist’s red seal and Romanized signature
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Grand Canyon
Chiura Obata (1885-1975)
MEDIUM: Mineral pigment on silk
DATE: 1940
DIMENSIONS: 21 ½ x 18 inches (silk)
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Framed
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Grand Canyon
Chiura Obata (1885-1975)
MEDIUM: Sumi on paper
DATE: June 8, 1940
DIMENSIONS: 20 ½ x 14 3/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
PROVENANCE: Obata Family Collection
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Evening Moon at Yosemite
Chiura Obata (1885–1975)
EDITION: Published by Takamizawa under the direct supervision of the artist
DATE: 1930
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 17 1/8 × 12 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color
NOTE: Published by Takamizawa under the direct supervision of the artist
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Silence, Last Twilight on an Unknown Lake, Johnson Peak
Chiura Obata (1885–1975)
DATE: 1930
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 12 ½ x17 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color
NOTE: Produced by Takamizawa in Japan under direct supervision of the artist in 1930
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Death’s Grave Pass
Chiura Obata (1885–1975)
DATE: 1930
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 13 ½ x18 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Published by Takamizawa under the direct supervision of the artist
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Death’s Grave Pass and Tenaya Peak
Chiura Obata (1885–1975)
DATE: 1930
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 13 ½ x 18 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Published by Takamizawa under the direct supervision of the artist
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Storm; Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, Santa Clara County, California
Chiura Obata (1885–1975)
DATE: 1930
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 13 ½ x 18 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Published by Takamizawa under the direct supervision of the artist
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Clouds, Upper Lyell Trail, along Lyell Fork
Chiura Obata (1885–1975)
DATE: 1930
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 13 ½ x18 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Published by Takamizawa under the direct supervision of the artist
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Rainbow Falls, Inyo National Forest
Chiura Obata (1885–1975)
DATE: 1930
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 18 1/8 × 13 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Published by Takamizawa under the direct supervision of the artist
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Spring Rain, Berkeley California
Chiura Obata (1885–1975)
DATE: 1930
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 18 1/8 × 13 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
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Madame Talia Savanieva
Chiura Obata (1885-1975)
DATE: 1930
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 16 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (finished print); 19 x 13 inches (trial prints)
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: Suite of 7 prints; silver mica highlights
$17,500.00
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Foggy Morning, Van Ness Ave, S.F.
Chiura Obata (1885–1975)
DATE: 1930
MEDIUM: Color woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 12 ¾ x 18 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; faint soiling to margins
NOTE: Silver mica highlights
$5,000.00
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Leaping Horse (Right)
Chiura Obata (1885–1975)
DATE: 1930
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 20 ½ x 15 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
NOTE: Brush signature and seal of the artist lower left
$800.00 <RESERVED>
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Leaping Horse (Left)
Chiura Obata (1885–1975)
DATE: 1930
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 20 ½ x 15 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
NOTE: Brush signature and seal of the artist lower left
$800.00 <RESERVED>
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Morning Mist at Nara Park
Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991)
DATE: 1937
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 5/8 × 10 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Watanabe E-type seal, first state
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Sunrise at Shizuura
Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991)
DATE: 1940
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 10 3/8 x 15 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: Watanabe C-type seal, first state
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Red Lantern at Asakusa Temple
Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991)
DATE: 1953
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 ¾ x 10 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: A rare variant printed by the artist himself in Sosaku Hanga style, marked by reduced palette and heightened tonal atmosphere
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Into the Woods
Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991)
EDITION: 10/100
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1955
DIMENSIONS: 16 3/8 × 10 7/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no condition issues
NOTE: Self-carved and self-printed; hand numbered on reverse
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Deep Autumn
Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991)
EDITION: 6/100
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1979
DIMENSIONS: 16 ¾ x 11 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no condition problems to note
NOTE: Self-carved and self-printed
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Waterfall
Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991)
EDITION: 42/100
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1964
DIMENSIONS: 16 5/8 × 11 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Self-carved and self-printed
$1,500.00
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Old Kamaguchi Water Gate
Hayashi Tamotsu (b. 1925)
DATE: c. 1950
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 12 5/8 × 16 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression, color, and condition; no issues to note
$950.00
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High Bridge at Night
Eijiro Kobayashi (1870–1946)
DATE: c. 1910s–1920s
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 10 × 7 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
NOTE: Published by Hasegawa, pre-earthquake impression
Lobster
Bakufu Ohno (1888–1976)
SERIES: Familiar Fishes of Japan Volume I
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1938
DIMENSIONS: 11 1/8 × 15 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent; vibrant and vivid colors; no problems to note
NOTE: Second edition
$950.00
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File-Fish (Kawahagi)
Bakufu Ohno (1888–1976)
SERIES: Familiar Fishes of Japan Volume I
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1938
DIMENSIONS: 11 1/8 × 15 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent; crisp impression with vivid color and silver mica background; no problems to note
NOTE: First edition, with publisher’s circle and rectangular seals
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Flying Fish
Bakufu Ohno (1888–1976)
SERIES: Familiar Fishes of Japan Volume I
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1938
DIMENSIONS: 11 1/8 × 15 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent; crisp impression with vivid color and silver mica highlights; no problems to note
NOTE: First edition, with publisher’s circle and rectangular seals
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Swallows Perched on a Willow Branch
Daiko (active c. 1930s)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1930
DIMENSIONS: 15 ¾ x 10 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
$1,500.00
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Heron Maiden (Sagi Musume)
Kitano Tsunetomi (1880–1947)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1920s–30s
DIMENSIONS: 18 × 11 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note:
NOTE: Delicate hand-applied gofun and mica background
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Self-Portrait with Cat
Tsuguharu Foujita (Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, 1886–1968)
DATE: c. mid-20th Century
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 14 5/8 × 12 inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Published by Adachi
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The Wind Through the Pines
Yoshio Okada (Japanese, 20th Century)
SERIES: Scroll of the Tale of Genji
DATE: 1978
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 13 ¼ x 11 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; No problems to note
NOTE: Published by Yuyu, complete with original folder
$2,800.00
Peking Girl (Peking no Shojo)
Masahide Asahi (1900-1956)
EDITION: Process proof set (complete suite of 10 stages)
DATE: c. 1931
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 13 ¾ x 10 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; impression #3 has a small puncture from the printing block
NOTE: A complete 10-stage progressive proof set demonstrating the full sequence of block impressions used to create the final portrait
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Half Moon Bridge
Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995)
DATE: 1941
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 8 × 10 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Lifetime impression, signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin
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From the Ryogoku Bridge
Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995)
DATE: 1939
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 8 ¼ x 10 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Lifetime impression, signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin
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Umbrella
Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995)
DATE: 1941
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 10 5/8 × 7 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Lifetime impression, signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin
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Heirinji Temple Bell
Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995)
DATE: 1951
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 16 × 10 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Lifetime impression, signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin
$2,000.00
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Ishiyama Temple
Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995)
DATE: 1946
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 ½ x 10 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Early lifetime impression—signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin; rare color variant
$1,500.00
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Morinji in Spring
Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995)
DATE: 1951
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 10 7/8 × 16 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Lifetime impression, signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin
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Monument Valley
Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995)
DATE: 1971
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 14 ¼ x 21 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression, very fine gradation in the sky (bokashi), pristine margins
NOTE: Pencil signature, lifetime edition; printing blocks were carved by the artist
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Valley of the Gods (Utah)
Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995)
EDITION: 53 /150
DATE: 1976
DIMENSIONS: 16 x 47 inches
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Pencil signature, lifetime edition; the printing blocks were carved by the artist; rare oversized composition, among the artist’s largest works
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Snowing
Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995)
EDITION: Artist’s Proof (A.P.)
DATE: 1977
MEDIUM: Woodblock and Copperplate
DIMENSIONS: 12 ¾ x 25 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Pencil signature, lifetime impression
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Gentoo Penguins
Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995)
EDITION: Numbered 174/600
DATE: 1977
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 12 ¼ x 25 inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Pencil signature, lifetime impression
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Hope Bay
Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995)
EDITION: Numbered 249/600
DATE: 1977
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 12 3/8 × 25 inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Pencil signature, lifetime impression; printing blocks carved by the artist
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Kilimanjaro, Morning
Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995)
EDITION: Artist’s Proof (A.P.)
DATE: 1977
MEDIUM: Woodblock and zinc plate
DIMENSIONS: 12 × 25 inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Pencil signature, lifetime impression; rare AP impression with stronger coloration
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Sea Gull of Antarctic
Toshi Yoshida (1911–1995)
EDITION: Numbered 75/1200
DATE: 1987
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 12 ¼ x 24 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Pencil signature, lifetime impression
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Lumberyard
Ishii Hakutei (1882–1958)
DATE: 1914
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 10 x 7 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: A landmark early Sosaku Hanga design by one of the movement’s founding figures; exceedingly scarce
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Bather
Kyokichi Tanaka (1892-1915)
DATE: 1914
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 10 ¼ x 7 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; faint pigments from printing at margins
NOTE: Rare self-printed work
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Nubuo in a Blue Kimono
Koshiro Onchi (1891–1955)
DATE: c. 1916
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas
DIMENSIONS: 29 × 24 ½ inches (framed)
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
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Self-Portrait
Koshiro Onchi (1891–1955)
DATE: July, 1915
MEDIUM: Ink on paper
DIMENSIONS: 5 × 5 inches
CONDITION: Paper slightly toned with age; ink rich and unbroken
NOTE: Signed and dated by the artist lower right; a rare early self-portrait from Onchi’s formative years
PROVENANCE: Juda Collection; Ruth Nelkin Collection
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Untitled
Koshiro Onchi (1891–1955)
DATE: c. 1918
MEDIUM: Ink on paper
DIMENSIONS: 5 5/8 × 3 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent; to problems to note
NOTE: From a rare and early series of geometric ink drawings exploring abstraction, executed circa 1918
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Lyric on Musical Composition, Debussy, Golden Fish
Koshiro Onchi (1891–1955)
DATE: 1936
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 11 × 7 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and expressive printing; no problems to note
NOTE: From the artist’s visionary Lyric series, this print responds visually to Debussy’s composition Poissons d’or (“Golden Fish”); an exemplary work of Japanese abstraction in dialogue with Western music
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Lyric No. 9, Distant Hope
Koshiro Onchi (1891–1955)
EDITION: Limited to 20 impressions
DATE: 1950
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 14 ½ x 10 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Published for the 1950 Ichimokushu (First Thursday Collection), marking the final year of the Ichimokukai (First Thursday Society)
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Women’s Hat Store
Toshiro Maeda (1904-1990)
DATE: Circa 1930s
MEDIUM: Linocut
DIMENSIONS: 8 ¼ x 14 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
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Snowy Village
Kazuma Oda (1882-1956)
DATE: 1929
MEDIUM: Lithograph
DIMENSIONS: 15 × 20 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
$3,000.00
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Mt. Jodo and Mt. Tate
Kazuma Oda (1881-1956)
MEDIUM: Lithograph
DATE: 1949
EDITION: 8/10
DIMENSIONS: 12 1/8 x 18 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
$3,200.00 <RESERVED>
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Chichibu Nagatoro
Un’ichi Hiratsuka (1895–1997)
DATE: 1935
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 9 ½ x 12 Inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Rare and early design
$850.00
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Stone Buddha of Usuki
Un’ichi Hiratsuka (1895–1997)
DATE: 1940
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 16 ½ x 19 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
$1,500.00
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Lakeside at Byodo-In
Un’ichi Hiratsuka (1895–1997)
DATE: 1960
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 18 ½ x 12 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: This design was included in James Michener’s The Modern Japanese Print; this is a rare standalone impression
$1,200.00
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Autumn in Mountain Cottage
Susumu Yamaguchi (active mid-20th century)
DATE: c. late 1940s
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 9 3/8 × 12 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
$750.00
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Cat Making Up
Tomoo Inagaki (1902–1980)
DATE: 1955
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 25 × 18 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Rare trial impression with hand-applied colors, reverse has traces of printing from the keyblock
PROVENANCE: Ruth Nelkin Collection
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Cat Whisper
Tomoo Inagaki (1902–1980)
DATE: 1959
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 22 5/8 × 18 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; minor soiling at margins
NOTE: Exhibited in 1959 in a showing Sosaku Hanga
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Cat Reconciliation
Tomoo Inagaki (1902–1980)
DATE: 1965
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 25 × 18 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; faint soiling at margins
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Whale
Yoshiro Nagase (1891–1978)
DATE: c. 1925
MEDIUM: Wood Engraving (Woodblock Print)
DIMENSIONS: 18 3/4 × 13 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: This impression was executed c. 1950
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Untitled (South of France — Likely Nice)
Inosuke Hazama (1895–1977)
DATE: c. Early 1950s
MEDIUM: Lithograph
DIMENSIONS: 22 × 30 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Signed by the artist in pencil at the bottom margin
$1,500.00
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Fresh Verdure (Shinryoku)
Maekawa Senpan (1888–1960)
DATE: 1939
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 20 5/8 × 18 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
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Baseball Game
Sumio Kawakami (1895-1972)
DATE: 1932
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 12 × 14 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; light waviness in paper at margins
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Nanbanesque Behavior
Sumio Kawakami (1895-1972)
DATE: 1955
MEDIUM: Woodblock print with hand-applied colors
DIMENSIONS: 18 × 24 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
$3,500.00
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Landscape with Bear
Tadashige Ono (1909-1990)
DATE: 1938
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 20 ½ x 24 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression, color, and condition; light wrinkling to paper
NOTE: Exceedingly rare and early work, possibly unique; silver and gold metallic highlights
PROVENANCE: Ono Tadashige Museum
$4,000.00
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River at Hiroshima
Tadashige Ono (1909-1990)
DATE: 1966
EDITION: 4/10
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 22 3/4 × 17 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression, color, and condition; no problems to note
NOTE: Attached to original backing sheet with signature, title, and edition added by artist
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May
Kiyoshi Saito (1907–1997)
EDITION: 17/30
DATE: 1950
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 21 ½ × 31 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Rare early work; printed on exceptional presentation-quality paper, likely for exhibition
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Miroku
Kiyoshi Saito (1907–1997)
EDITION: 34/50
DATE: 1957
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 23 × 13 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: A rare early work from Saito’s Buddha series; silver mica background
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White Porcelain
Kiyoshi Saito (1907–1997)
EDITION: 1/80
DATE: 1957
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 21 × 28 inches
CONDITION: Superb color and impression; excellent preservation of texture; no problems to note
NOTE: Rare early design
$4,500.00
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Kōzan-ji (D)
Kiyoshi Saito (1907–1997)
EDITION: 27/100
DATE: 1977
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 18 × 23 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
$2,500.00
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Hikers Among Mountains
Umetaro Azechi (1902–1999)
DATE: Late 1930s–1940s
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 10 7/8 × 8 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Rare early work bearing Azechi’s original block-printed signature
$1,500.00
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Village Man
Umetaro Azechi (1902–1999)
EDITION: 28/50
DATE: 1954
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 17 ½ x 12 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression, thickly applied pigment with strong surface texture, no problems to note
NOTE: Rare early, self-printed impression; markedly different from later studio-printed editions
$1,500.00
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Moonlit Mountains
Kazuyoshi Otani (1943–1997)
EDITION: E.A. (Épreuve d’Artiste)
DATE: 1981
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 11 ¾ x 14 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
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Eiheiji Temple at Night
Junichirō Sekino (1914–1988)
EDITION: 56/128
DATE: 1984
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 18 × 24 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
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White Peony
Okiie Hashimoto (1899–1993)
EDITION: A.P.
DATE: 1941
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 10 ¼ x 12 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Rare early work
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Red Peony
Okiie Hashimoto (1899–1993)
DATE: 1948
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 16 ¼ x 12 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Rare early work
$1,200.00
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Waterfall
Okiie Hashimoto (1899–1993)
EDITION: Artist’s Proof (A.P.)
DATE: 1950
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 31 ½ x 22 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression, color, and condition; No problems to note
NOTE: Rare large scale and early work
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Three Masks (Kamen 3)
Tomio Kinoshita (1923-2014)
DATE: 1957
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 23 × 30 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression; small flaws in paper from printing process—thin spot in image only noticeable with light in background
NOTE: Earliest black and white version of this design; first state and as is typical with no signature, date or edition; executed on poor quality paper as was the cause with his earliest b & w designs executed before Kinoshita was a professional artist; important historical work
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Three Masks (Kamen 3)
Tomio Kinoshita (1923-2014)
DATE: 1970
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 23 × 30 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Colored version with red/orange pigment in design
$2,000.00
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Germination No. 5
Hideo Hagiwara (1913–2007)
EDITION: 83/210
DATE: 1965
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 29 × 19 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
NOTE: Pencil signed, titled, dated, and numbered by the artist in the margin
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Fairy of the Night
Hideo Hagiwara (1913–2007)
EDITION: 6/50
DATE: 1967
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 19 ½ x 26 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
NOTE: Pencil signed, titled, dated, and numbered by the artist
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Quiet Night
Hideo Hagiwara (1913–2007)
EDITION: 13/20
DATE: 1979
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 5/8 × 13 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
NOTE: Pencil signed, titled, dated, and numbered by the artist in the margin
$900.00
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Ichome Bridge in Snow
Katsuhira Tokushi (1904–1971)
SERIES: 12 Views of Akita
DATE: 1937
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 9 × 11 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Self-carved and printed by artist
Night View of the Great Bridge in Akita
Katsuhira Tokushi (1904–1971)
SERIES: 12 Views of Akita
DATE: 1937
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 9 × 11 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Self-carved and printed by artist
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Pastoral
Ay-O (b. 1931)
EDITION: 9/10
DATE: 1956
MEDIUM: Color Lithograph
DIMENSIONS: 21 ½ × 31 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; registration notches in margins are original to the artist’s early printing method; no problems to note
NOTE: Dedicated in pencil by the artist to Masuo Ikeda (1934–1997)
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Erupting Mt. Fuji — South Wind, Rainbow Clear Sky
Ay-O (b. 1931)
EDITION: 24/300
DATE: 1982
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 11 7/8 × 16 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
NOTE: Published by Adachi
$2,500.00
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Rokuhara Enjo (Burning of Rokuhara), from the series Heike Monogatari (The Tale of the Heike)
Yoshitoshi Mori (1898–1992)
DATE: 1973
MEDIUM: Stencil Print (kappazuri-e)
DIMENSIONS: 22 ½ x 27 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
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Night Scene (Blue)
Joichi Hoshi (1913–1979)
EDITION: Numbered 8/99
DATE: 1977
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 18 1/2 x 26 inches
CONDITION: Superb color and impression; no problems to note
NOTE: Silver might highlights in background
LITERATURE: Joichi Hoshi - Catalogue of all Tree Woodblock Prints - 1970 to 1979, 1988, Kato Gallery, pl. 361
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Tree Scene - 12
Hajime Namiki (b. 1947)
EDITION: 25/150
DATE: 1990
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print with gold leaf
DIMENSIONS: 14 ½ x 26 1/2 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
NOTE: Pencil signed, titled, dated, and numbered by the artist
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Riding Horse in the Afternoon, C
Tadashi Nakayama (1927–2014)
EDITION: 44/85
DATE: 1977
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 28 ¼ x 22 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
NOTE: Gold and bronze metallic pigments
$3,000.00
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Ginza
Gihachiro Okuyama (1907–1981)
DATE: c. 1950
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 19 ¼ x 9 7/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
NOTE: Signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin; first state of the design with darker coloration
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Snow Is Coming No. 1
Ryohei Tanaka (1933–2019)
EDITION: Numbered 40/100
DATE: 1973
MEDIUM: Etching and Aquatint
DIMENSIONS: 13 3/8 × 13 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
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Asamiya No. 2
Ryohei Tanaka (1933–2019)
EDITION: 17/50
DATE: 2012
MEDIUM: Etching and Aquatint
DIMENSIONS: 12 ¼ x 10 ½ inches
CONDITION: No problems to note
NOTE: Superb impression with delicate color highlights
$2,500.00
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Christ Carrying the Cross
Sadao Watanabe (1913–1996)
EDITION: 42/70
DATE: 1978
MEDIUM: Color stencil print (kappazuri-e) on handmade mulberry paper
DIMENSIONS: 26 ¾ x 23 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression, color, and condition; no problems to note
NOTE: Among the artist’s most desirable designs
$2,500.00
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The Last Supper
Sadao Watanabe (1913–1996)
DATE: 1990
MEDIUM: Color stencil print (kappazuri-e) on handmade mulberry paper
DIMENSIONS: 24 × 29 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression, color, and condition; no problems to note
NOTE: Among the artist’s most desirable designs
$2,500.00
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Poem 68-53
Haku Maki (1924–2000)
EDITION: 73/84
DATE: 1968
MEDIUM: Woodblock print with deep relief (cement block printing)
DIMENSIONS: 19 ½ x 13 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no condition issues to note
$950.00
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Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion)
Clifton Karhu (1927–2007)
DATE: 1980
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 18 ½ x 29 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
$3,500.00
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Blue Moon
Clifton Karhu (1927–2007)
DATE: 1999
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 19 ¼ x 19 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
NOTE: Rare round format
$3,000.00 <RESERVED>
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Street Scene
Masahiro Shimizu (b. 1914)
EDITION: 3/5
DATE: 1984
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 24 × 18 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; small spots of pigment splatter in image from the time of production, as is often the case with the work of this artist
$1,500.00
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Downpour Over Mt. Fuji
Paul Binnie (b. 1967)
EDITION: 35/40
DATE: 2001
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 7 5/8 × 8 3/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
NOTE: Pencil signed and numbered by the artist; self-printed
$900.00
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Snow—Missing Day
Kazuyuki Ohtsu (1935–2020)
EDITION: 38/77
DATE: 2001
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 24 × 18 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no issues to note
NOTE: Rarely seen snow scene
$2,000.00
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Surface Is the Between—Between Gravity and Stain
Shoichi Ida (1941–2006)
EDITION: 4/18
DATE: 1980
MEDIUM: Mixed media with woodblock print on handmade paper
DIMENSIONS: 32 ½ x 22 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent; deckled edges; subtle tone variation inherent to the artist’s materials and process
NOTE: Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil by the artist; a reflective work exploring surface, presence, and impermanence
$5,000.00
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Diary Feb. 12th ‘06
Tetsuya Noda (b. 1940)
EDITION: A.P. (Artist’s Proof)
DATE: 2006
MEDIUM: Woodblock and silkscreen on handmade paper
DIMENSIONS: 14 ½ x 20 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent impression and color; no problems to note
$1,200.00
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20th Century
$35,000
Transient
Toko Shinoda (1913-2021)
MEDIUM: Pigment on paper
DATE: 20th Century
DIMENSIONS: 22 x 30 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
$35,000.00
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