All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1920 item #606105 (stock #0032)
Woodcutter pausing for a drink of sake, issued ca. early 1900s

Hirafuku Hyakusui was a noted painter and illustrator in Nihon-ga style, and was a professor at Tokyo School of Fine Arts and a member of Imperial Fine Arts Academy.

Publisher’s information on lower left with the number 21, good condition

Shikishiban: 9 ¼ x 9 ¼ in.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900 item #606092 (stock #0029)
Kabuki actor portrait of Ichimura Uzaiemon VIII, issued 1861

Signed Toyokuni Ga (Toyokuni III) on lower right, very good impression and color, repaired hole on upper left margin, light soiling and wear, penciled on verso (incorrectly), “Toyokuni II 1785-1864”

Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 ½ in.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900 item #606047 (stock #0026)
Five vignettes of designs by Hiroshige, probably issued the year of his death, 1858

Signed Hiroshige, good impression and color, small glue stains on upper corners, very minor wear, small mark on lower right corner, not backed.

Oban tate-e harimaze-e: 8 7/8 x 13 in.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900 item #606046 (stock #0025)
Yoshimori (1830-1884), pupil of Kuniyoshi

Scene depicting a bizarre tale about dolls, issued 1864

Two chuban size images that form one oban tate-e size print

Signed Yoshimori, title and publisher’s seal on right margin, aratame censor’s seal (1864), good impression and color, very minor wear, not backed.

Oban tate-e: 9 ¾ x 14 ½ in.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900 item #606044 (stock #0024)
Interior scene of a courtesan and attendants from the series “Junshoku Sanjuroku Kasen” issued 1881

Signed Toyohara Kunichika hitsu, dated Meiji 14 (1881), good impression and color, not backed.

Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 1/8 in. including margins

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900 item #606042 (stock #0023)
Interior scene of three women in the Winter from the series “Junshoku Sanjuroku Kasen” issued 1881

Signed Toyohara Kunichika hitsu, dated Meiji 14 (1881), good impression and color, very light and even toning, full margins, minor creases to corners, not backed.

Oban tate-e: 9 7/8 x 14 ½ in. including margins

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Horn : Pre 1920 item #605891 (stock #M116)
The body of this antique Miao Chinese powder horn is carved with large spider web, small foo dogs, and clouds. The stopper is carved into a lotus blossom. The Miao believe that passed relatives take the form of spiders to visit and watch family members, so spider webs are left undisturbed in the home. This horn is from Kali area and is in excellent condition. It is 80-90 years old and approx 9" long.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1910 item #605842 (stock #0016)
Album leaf illustrating “antique” textile designs for Tang Dynasty China and later, printed ca. 1900

The characters beside each design describe the motif and type of fabric.

Very good impression and color, vertical center crease, minor wear, remnants of old backing.

Overall Size: 9 ¾ x 14 in.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1910 item #605839 (stock #0015)
Album leaf illustrating “antique” textile designs for Tang Dynasty China and later, printed ca. 1900

The characters beside each design describe the motif and type of fabric.

Very good impression and color, vertical center crease, minor wear, remnants of old backing.

Overall Size: 9 ¾ x 14 in.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900 item #605819 (stock #0010)
Kunisada (1786-1864) collaborating with Hiroshige (1797-1858)

From the series: “Kannon Reigen Ki” (Account of the miracles of Kannon) issued 1859.The larger image by Kunisada depicts a miracle performed by Kannon...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900 item #605816 (stock #0009)
Kunisada (1786-1864) collaborating with Hiroshige (1797-1858)

From the series: “Kannon Reigen Ki” (Account of the miracles of Kannon) issued 1860. Main image by Kunisada depicting the miracle occurance

Signed Toyokuni (III), publisher’s seal and censor’s seal on left margin, very good impression and color, very minor wear and light stains on the margins.

Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 ½ in.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900 item #605812 (stock #0008)

No. twelve from the series: “Ukiyo Juni Ka Getsu” (Twelve Months of the Floating World) issued 1890

Signed Gekko with artist’s seal, dated 1890 in a red cartouche on lower left, margins intact, fine impression and color, some wear and light creasing, very light soiling, not backed.

Oban yoko-e: 9 x 13 in.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900 item #605808 (stock #0007)
From the series: “Twelve New Tales from the Miserable Storehouse” issued 1859

Two uncut horizontal chuban prints – numbers eleven and twelve on one oban leaf. The upper print depicts a warrior battling demon ghosts and the lower is a shrine scene.

Upper and lower prints are both signed Yoshitsuya in red cartouches with aratame and date seal to 1859, good impression, color and condition, remnants of recent hinge paper on upper corners, a new narrow line of old backing paper on ...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900 item #605806 (stock #0006)
Two Kabuki actors in a rather intense moment, issued ca. 1860

Published by Ise-ya Kanekichi, very good impression and color, light rubbing and slight wrinkling to edges, upper corners with small reinforcements, not backed.

Oban tate-e: 9 ¾ x 14 1/8 in.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1910 item #605725 (stock #0005)
Shini-e (memorial portrait) of the Kabuki actor Kikugoro, issued 1903

The actor died at age 60. He is shown holding a Buddhist sutra and his “death poem” in is cursive script above his head.

Signed Utagawa Toyosai, dated: 1903, fine impression and color, left margin slightly trimmed, small brown spot above sutra page, original paper backing possibly from time of issue.

Oban tate-e: 9 ½ x 14 in.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1900 item #605598 (stock #2066)
Galerie Hafner
$750.00
shipping included
Bamboo Brush pot of almost cylindrical form, the front deeply carved in low relief, depicting six scholars riding on mules in a mountainous landscape with pine trees. Backside left undecorated. Condition: One large age crack on the backside, some smaller fissures to the base. Dimensions: 21,3 cm high, 14,7 cm diameter. Weight: 710 gram.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1910 item #602020 (stock #Q061210052)
EL-GALLERY
USD $490.00
This is a Qing dynasty porcelain bee hive shaped water pot. It is sometimes referred to taibo zun or qizhao (chicken coop) in Chinese. The only difference for this piece is that this bee hive water pot does not have a neck with a small mouth. The domed shaped body has a countersunk base which is unglazed exposing the fine white colour porcelain. The pokka dot glazing makes the water pot glazing quite unusual and possibly a scarce item...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Pre 1920 item #600680 (stock #T110)
This is a Tibetan Ritual Celestial Crown also know as a Diadem or Ringga. It is worn by a necromancer or oracle during rituals. The "crown" consists of 5 separate paintings on paper and each painting is backed with thin cardboard for stiffness. The sections are connected with string. When worn, the crown is tied around the head with string. The sections are painted with the five Dhayani, celestial Buddhas, each painted with his traditional color and gesture...