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Brocade Carp (Higoi)
Bakufu Ohno (1888–1976)
SERIES: Familiar Fishes of Japan, Volume I
MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: 1937
DIMENSIONS: 10 × 15 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: First edition; gold metallic pigment
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Rock Sea Bream (Ishidai)
Bakufu Ohno (1888–1976)
SERIES: Familiar Fishes of Japan, Volume II
MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: 1939
DIMENSIONS: 10 × 15 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: Early second edition; gold and silver metallic pigment
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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
Price 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
PRICE UPON REQUEST
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
$1,500.00
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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
$1,500.00
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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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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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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
$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
$2,500.00
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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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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
$2,000.00
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Sea Bass (Suzuki)
Bakufu Ohno (1888–1976)
SERIES: Familiar Fishes of Japan, Volume II
MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: 1939
DIMENSIONS: 10 × 15 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: First edition; silver metallic pigment
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