Western Style Dancing
Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (1899–1948)

MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: 1934
EDITION:
DIMENSIONS: 17 1/8 x 10 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: Watanabe D-type seal at lower left, first state
LITERATURE: The Female Image, pl. 200

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Pink Kimono
Ohira Kasen (1900-1983)

SERIES: Twenty-Four Figures of Charming Women
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1931
DIMENSIONS: 17 3/8 x 11 3/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: Mica background; metallic pigments

$3,500.00

Shinbashi Bridge
Rokuro Muto (1907-1995)

MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: 1932          
DIMENSIONS: 11 x 15 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
PROVENANCE: Ono Tadashige Museum

$2,000.00 <RESERVED>

Black Cat Restaurant
Matsuki Manji (1906–1971)

MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: 1930
DIMENSIONS: 7x 5 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Design appeared in the sosaku hanga magazine, Kitsutsuki Club Magazine Vol. 2
LITERATURE: Chiba Museum of Art, Japanese Prints: 1921-1930, pl. 306-2

$950.00 <RESERVED>

Imperial University (Waseda University) in Autumn Light
Shizuo Fujimori (1891–1943)

SERIES: Twelve Views of Greater Tokyo
MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: 1934
DIMENSIONS: 10 ¼ x 13 1/2 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note

$1,500.00

Early Winter in Front of Prefectural Office
Takeji Asano (1900–1998)

MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: 1931
DIMENSIONS: 10 × 13 7/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note

$1,500.00

Ryogoku Bridge
Noel Nouët (1885-1969)

SERIES: Scenes of Tokyo, Twenty-four Views
MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: 1936
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Published by Doi Eiichi
LITERATURE: Scenes of Tokyo, Twenty-four Views

$3,000.00

View of Yagishima
Kazuma Oda (1882-1956)

MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: c.1920
DIMENSIONS: 10 3/8 × 15 7/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Numbered 40/100 on the reverse

$3,500.00 <RESERVED>

Akasaka at Night
Riichirō Kawashima (1886–1971)

MEDIUM: Oil on panel
DATE: 1935
DIMENSIONS: 10 ¾ x 8 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Titled and dated on reverse

$2,500.00

Picnic
Maekawa Senpan (1888–1960)

MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: 1928
DIMENSIONS: 9 3/8 x 12 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note

$1,200.00

Yanagibashi Bridge
Sakuichi Fukazawa (1896–1947)

SERIES: One Hundred Views of New Tokyo
MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: 1929
DIMENSIONS: 7 ¾ x 10 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent, paper and adhesive remnants on reverse

$2,500.00

Woman Listening to a Record
Sotaro Yasui (1888-1955)

SERIES: Twenty-Four Figures of Charming Women
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1931
DIMENSIONS: 17 3/8 x 11 3/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note

$2,500.00 <RESERVED>

Tissues (Kaishi)
Ohira Kasen (1900-1983)

SERIES: Twenty-Four Figures of Charming Women
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1931
DIMENSIONS: 17 x 11 3/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: Mica background and metallic pigments
LITERATURE: Light in Darkness, pl. 70

$3,000.00

Bored
Ishikawa Toraji (1875–1964)

SERIES: Ten Types of Female Nudes
MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: 1935
DIMENSIONS: 15 x 19 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; faint soiling to margins and on the reverse
LITERATURE: The Female Image, pl. 244
NOTE: First state; silver mica background

$2,000.00

Portrait of my Wife, Teruno, 1923
Unichi Hiratsuka (1895–1997)

MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: 1923
DIMENSIONS: 11 ¾ x 8 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Rare early work
LITERATURE: Hiratsuka: Modern Master, pl. 5

$1,000.00

Rest
Koshiro Onchi (1891–1955)

MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: 1928
DIMENSIONS: 18 1/8 × 14 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
LITERATURE: Prints of Onchi Koshiro, Tokyo: Keishosha, 1975, pl. 118

$20,000.00

Bathers at Beach
Koshiro Onchi (1891–1955)

MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: c. 1930
DIMENSIONS: 5 x 7 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Previously unrecorded; rare self-printed example with hand-written label on verso

$3,500.00

Set of Four Modern Life Postcards

ARTIST: Dazai Atsuo (act. early 20th century)
DATE: Late 1920s–Early 1930s
MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DIMENSIONS: Postcard format (each approximately 14 x 9 cm)
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: A rare series of four woodblock-printed promotional postcards issued by Isetan; silver mica background

$450.00

Moga
Kaichi Kobayashi (1896-1968)

MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: 1925-26
DIMENSIONS: 6 x 4 inches each
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Complete set of 4 designs with original folder; published by Kyoto Kyogoku Sakuraiya

$1,200.00

Motorcar and Mount Fuji
Unknown Artist

MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: c. 1930
DIMENSIONS: 15 x‍ 20 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Very good; faint creasing, light soiling and staining on reverse

$800.00

Obi and Kimono Textile Ad
Unknown Artist

MEDIUM: Offset lithograph
DATE: c. 1930
DIMENSIONS: 43 x 31 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note

$3,500.00

Japan – Japanese Government Railways Ad
Munetsugu Satomi (1904–1996)

MEDIUM: Offset lithograph
DATE: 1937
DIMENSIONS: 39 x 25 inches
CONDITION: Exceptional state of presentation with fresh and vibrant colors

$10,000.00

Nagoya Exposition Poster, Tsuruma Park
Unknown Artist

MEDIUM: Offset Lithograph
DATE: 1926
DIMENSIONS: 37 x 24 inches
CONDITION: Faint staining at top
NOTE: Exceptionally rare

$4,500.00

Nude
Saichiro Tanaka (1900-1967)

MEDIUM: Oil on canvas
DATE: c. 1930s
DIMENSIONS: 28 × 20 ½ inches (canvas size)
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Framed

$25,000.00

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Seaside
Saichiro Tanaka (1900-1967)

MEDIUM: Oil on canvas
DATE: c. 1950s
DIMENSIONS: 18 × 20 1/2 inches (canvas size)
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Framed

$10,000.00

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Reclining Courtesan Painting
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

MEDIUM: Pigment on paper
DATE: c.1802
DIMENSIONS: 11 5/8 x 17 5/8 (painting); 47 1/4 x 18 3/4 inches (with mount)
CONDITION: Excellent
NOTE: Sealed, Kimo Dasoku; Signed, Gakyojin Hokusai-ga
LITERATURE: See extensive publication list below
MEDIA: This work was discussed on Woodblock Wednesday, Episode 76
PROVENANCE: Upon Request

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In a Light Summer Kimono
Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)

MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1922
DIMENSIONS: 17 ¼ x 10 3/8 inches
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Tadasu Watanabe, Ito Shinsui: All the Woodblock Prints, 1992, pl. 34
NOTE: Numbered 16/100 on reverse

$18,000.00

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A Passing Rain
Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)

MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1917
DIMENSIONS: 17 ½ x 12 inches
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Tadasu Watanabe, Ito Shinsui: All the Woodblock Prints, 1992, pl. 4
NOTE: Numbered 1/100 on reverse

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After a Bath
Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)

MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1917
DIMENSIONS: 18 x 12 inches
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Tadasu Watanabe, Ito Shinsui: All the Woodblock Prints, 1992, pl. 4
NOTE: Numbered 6/100 on reverse


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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

$1,200.00

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