Returning from the Funeral, Korea
Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1922
DIMENSIONS: 15 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches
CONDITION: Excellent: Light backing
LITERATURE: Richard Miles, Elizabeth Keith: The Printed Works, 1991, pl.56
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A Temple Kitchen. Diamond Mountains. North Korea
Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1920
DIMENSIONS: 14 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent: Faint residue on reverse from original mount
LITERATURE: Richard Miles, Elizabeth Keith: The Printed Works, 1991, pl.56
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Starlings On A Twig
Ohara Koson (1877–1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 20th Century
DIMENSIONS: 14 ½ x 6 5/8 inches
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Amy Newland et al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, p. 72, cat. K.27.1; full-page illustration on p. 128
$1,200.00
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Ducks in Flight
Ohara Shoson (1877–1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 20th Century
DIMENSIONS: 10 1/8 X 7 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; faint soiling at right
$400.00
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Tancho Crane
Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
EDITION: 377/1,200
DATE: 1988
DIMENSIONS: 12 x 24 1/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no condition problems to note
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Kibatan Parrot
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1926
DIMENSIONS: 16 ½ x 11 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 71
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White Cat
Tomoo Inagaki (1902-1980)
EDITION: 1/10
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1957
DIMENSIONS: 23 1/8 x 12 7/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Tomoo Inagaki Complete Collected Works, Keisho-sha, 1982, pg. 123
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White Birds on a Pomegranate Tree (Night)
Fritz Capelari (1884–1950)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1915
DIMENSIONS: 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches
PUBLISHER: Watanabe, Shozuburo
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Yokohama Museum of Art, Eyes Towards Asia: Ukiyo-e Artists from Abroad, 1996, pl. 81
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Tropical Fish
Isaku Nakagawa (1899–2000)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: Late 1930s/early 1940s
DIMENSIONS: 13 x 12 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; light creasing from printing
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Rakanji Temple in the Rain
Un’Ichi Hiratsuka (1895-1997)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1935
DIMENSIONS: 15 ½ x 13 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Helen Merritt, Bernd Jesse, Hiratsuka Modern Master, 2001
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Rain on Izumibashi
Takahashi Hiroaki (Shotei) (1871-1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1922 (Pre-earthquake)
DIMENSIONS: 6 3/4 x 15 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
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Night Bridge
Kobayashi Eijiro (1870-1946)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1930
DIMENSIONS: 10 1/8 x 7 1/2 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
$800.00
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Naiteiru Ki
Shigeru Hatsuyama (1897–1973)
EDITION: 7/15
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1950s
DIMENSIONS: 16 1/8 x 12 1/2 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; slight waviness in paper
$850.00
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Ladyslipper Orchid
Fujio Yoshida (1887-1987)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1954
DIMENSIONS: 15 7/8 x 10 7/8 inches
CONDITION: Pristine, no condition problems to note
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Kanetsuki Hall Bell Tower, Okayama
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1947
DIMENSIONS: 15 3/8 x 10 1/2 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 501
NOTE: First state; Round 6mm Watanabe seal
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Kabuki Actor
Takumi Shinagawa (1908-2009)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1953
DIMENSIONS: 23 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Oliver Statler, Modern Japanese Prints, Tuttle, 1956, pl. 44
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Jay On Oak Branch
Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 20th Century
DIMENSIONS: 19 ¾ x 8 1/2
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Amy Newland et al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, p. 72, cat. K5.18; full-page illustration on p.39
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Hong Kong Harbor, Night
Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1924
DIMENSIONS: 13 x 16 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent
LITERATURE: Richard Miles, Elizabeth Keith: The Printed Works, 1991, pl.56
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Grey Starling Balancing on a Tree Branch During a Heavy Storm
Ohara Koson (1877–1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 20th Century
DIMENSIONS: 7 7/8 x 14 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, p. 72, cat. K.27.3
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Great Tit in Flight, A Flower Wisteria Above
Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 20th Century
DIMENSIONS: 19 7/8 x 8 5/8
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Amy Newland et al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, p. 72, cat. K29.7
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Eagle in Flight Against a Snowy Sky
Ohara Shoson (1877–1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1933
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Amy Newland et al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, p. 197, cat. No. S13.2
Note: Watanabe D-type seal, first state; exceptional impression with stunning falling snow pattern in the background.
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Chagrin d’Amour: Kusai
Paul Jacoulet (1896–1960)
EDITION: Surimono Postcard
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1948
DIMENSIONS: 6 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent—no problems to note
LITERATURE: Miles, Richard, Prints of Paul Jacoulet
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Calla Lily
Fujio Yoshida (1887-1987)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1954
DIMENSIONS: 15 7/8 x 10 7/8 inches
CONDITION: Pristine, no condition problems to note
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Autumn in Hakkodasan
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876–1950)
DATE: 1929
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches
CONDITION: Pristine, no condition problems to note
PROVENANCE: Yoshida Family Collection
NOTE: Rare early trial printing; pencil signature—lifetime impression; this design was never issued with a Jizuri seal
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Aun's Cats (Green)
Tomoo Inagaki (1902–1980)
EDITION: 15/50
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1973
DIMENSIONS: 23 1/8 x 18 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Tomoo Inagaki Complete Collected Works, Keisho-sha, 1982, pg. 123
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White Peacock
Tsuchiya Rakuzan (1886-1976)
SERIES: Rakuzan Kachou Gafu
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1932
DIMENSIONS: 18 1/8 x 23 7/8 inches
CONDITION: Light wrinkling and smudges to margins
NOTE: First state; gold metallic highlights
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Rainbow Trout
Chiura Obata (1885–1975)
MEDIUM: Japanese mineral pigment on silk
DATE: c. 1930s
DIMENSIONS: 19 ½ x 15 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Rare original work of design used in the Takamizawa series of 1930
LITERATURE: Driesbach, Janice, Obata's Yosemite: Art and Letters of Obata from His Trip to the High Sierra in 1927, Yosemite Conservancy, 1993
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Flowering Kale
Fujio Yoshida (1887-1987)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1954
DIMENSIONS: 15 7/8 x 10 7/8 inches
CONDITION: Pristine, no condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Allen, Lura, A Japanese Legacy: Four Generations of Yoshida Family Artists, Art Media Resources, Chicago, 2002, pg. 169
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Demboin, Asakusa
Unichi Hiratsuka (1895-1997)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1957
DIMENSIONS: 21 x 15 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Helen Merritt, Bernd Jesse, Hiratsuka Modern Master, 2001
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Ueno Toshogu
Takahashi Hiroaki (Shotei) (1871-1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1924-1927
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/8 x 6 7/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
MEDIA: This print was discussed on WBW Episode 106
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