Prints by Western Artists Working in Asia
Like Ukiyo-e, Shin Hanga prints produced by Western artists were executed using a collaborative system where the publisher, such as Watanabe Shozaburo, hired the artist to create a design, and artisans were employed to carve the woodblocks and print the finished work. This system allowed for the mass production of high-quality prints while maintaining traditional techniques alongside modern influences. Western artists played a pivotal role in the development of the Shin Hanga movement, with Fritz Capelari being one of the first to collaborate with Watanabe, helping to forge the tradition of Shin Hanga. Other notable Western artists who contributed to the movement include Charles Bartlett, Helen Hyde, Paul Jacoulet, Elizabeth Keith, Bertha Lum, and Lillian Miller. Their works, which often combined Eastern craftsmanship with Western artistic sensibilities, broadened the international appeal of Shin Hanga. Significant collections of these works have been assembled by notable private collectors as well as public institutions around the world, solidifying their importance in the history of printmaking.
Western Artists Working in Asia
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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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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Mountain I
Clifton Karhu (1927-2007)
EDITION: 8/50
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1967
DIMENSIONS: 13 1/2 x 25 3/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
$2,800.00
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Blossom Time in Tokyo
Helen Hyde (1868-1919)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1914
DIMENSIONS: 19 x 13 inches
CONDITION: Excellent
LITERATURE: Mason, Tim, Helen Hyde (American Printmakers: A Smithsonian Series), pl.115
$2,000.00
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An April Evening
Helen Hyde (1868-1919)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1910
DIMENSIONS: 9 x 12 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, faint wrinkling; tipped onto a mat
LITERATURE: Mason, Tim, Helen Hyde (American Printmakers: A Smithsonian Series), pl.69
$750.00
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A Rainy Night
Helen Hyde (1868-1919)
MEDIUM: Aquatint
DATE: 1906
DIMENSIONS: 14 1/2 x 9 inches
CONDITION: Excellent
LITERATURE: Mason, Tim, Helen Hyde (American Printmakers: A Smithsonian Series), pl.69
$1,500.00
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Dan la Loge Officielle
Paul Jacoulet (1896-1960)
EDITION: 106/150
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1942
DIMENSIONS: 18 5/8 x 14 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: Silver mica highlights
LITERATURE: Miles, Richard, Prints of Paul Jacoulet, pl. 85
$6,800.00
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Geisha
Bertha Lum (1869-1954)
MEDIUM: Woodblock (raised line print)
DATE: 1924
DIMENSIONS: 15 7/8 x 12
CONDITION: Excellent, light tape stains on reverse
LITERATURE: Pulin, Carol, Gravalos, Mary Evans O'Keefe, Bertha Lum (American Printmakers: A Smithsonian Series)
$3,500.00
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Japanese Children of Yesteryear
Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1925
DIMENSIONS: 14 5/8 x 12 3/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent—no problems to note
LITERATURE: Miles, Richard, Elizabeth Keith: The Printed Works, pl. 102
$1,800.00
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Japanese Madonna
Helen Hyde (1868-1919)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1900
DIMENSIONS: 16 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent—tipped onto original mount
LITERATURE: Mason, Tim, Helen Hyde (American Printmakers: A Smithsonian Series)
NOTE: Proof Impression with more pronounced bokashi in woman’s robe
$1,200.00
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Les Perles, Mandchoukuo
Paul Jacoulet (1896-1960)
EDITION: 73/350
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1951
DIMENSIONS: 18 1/2 x 14 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: Silver mica highlights
LITERATURE: Miles, Richard, Prints of Paul Jacoulet, pl. 113
$3,000.00
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Le Mandarin Aux Lunettes Mandchoukuo
Paul Jacoulet (1896-1960)
EDITION: 30/250
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1950
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: Silver mica highlights
LITERATURE: Miles, Richard, Prints of Paul Jacoulet, pl. 106
$3,000.00
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Self-portrait
Clifton Karhu (1927-2007)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1987
DIMENSIONS: 12 3/4 x 9 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; tipped onto original mat folder as issued by artist
$1,200.00
Nikko Garden
Lilian May Miller (1895-1943)
MEDIUM: Pigment on paper
DATE: 1938
DIMENSIONS: 12 5/8 x 12 1/4 inches
CONDITION: Minor staining and foxing to mount—painting itself is in fine condition
NOTE: Dedication and poem on verso
$1,200.00
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The Daruma Branch
Helen Hyde (1868-1919)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1900
DIMENSIONS: 11 3/4 x 8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent—tipped onto original mount
LITERATURE: Mason, Tim, Helen Hyde (American Printmakers: A Smithsonian Series)
NOTE: With original kyôgô-zuri, keyblock print proof; pencil signature
$800.00
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Torii and Lanterns, Miyajima
Hans Luthmann (1888-1945)
MEDIUM: Etching
DATE: c. 1931
DIMENSIONS: 14 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent—no problems to note
$800.00
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Kamakura Buddha
Hans Luthmann (1888-1945)
MEDIUM: Etching
DATE: c. 1931
DIMENSIONS: 17 3/4 x 13 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent—no problems to note
$800.00
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Fujiyama
Hans Luthmann (1888-1945)
MEDIUM: Etching
DATE: c. 1931
DIMENSIONS: 13 x 17 3/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent—no problems to note
$1,200.00
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1999
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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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