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1920s Natori Shunsen Kabuki Actor Woodblock
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Pre 1930 item# 92860 (stock# 121145)
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First edition Japanese woodblock print by Natori Shunsen (1886-1960), titled Nakamura Utayemon as
Yodogimi, 1926. This print is illustrated at pl. 26 of Natori Shunsen Catalogue Raisonne, Kushigata Municipal Shunsen Museum,
1991.
This print is has wonderfully fresh colors and is in very good condition, with nice baren work, and lacquer and mica highlights. There are
some pinholes in the top margin, faint toning in the margins and reverse and two printing creases in the top margin. The image measures approximately 14 ¾ by 10 inches, plus margins.
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Early Edition Hasui Woodblock: Zozoji in Snow
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Pre 1930 item# 92857 (stock# 120902)
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First edition Japanese woodblock print by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), titled Zozoji Temple in the
Snow, from the series Twenty Scenes of Tokyo, 1925. Arguably Hasui's most popular design, it is illustrated at plate 147 of Kawase
Hasui Mokuhangashu (Kawase Hasui Catalogue of Woodblock Prints), Narazaki, Muneshige, ed., (Tokyo: Kodansha & Mainichi
Shinbun, 1979). There is an A Watanabe seal in the lower right margin, signifying that this is a first edition printing of the design. For more information about dating Watanabe prints by the type of publisher's seal used see http://floatingworld.com/watanabeseals.html.
This print is has wonderfully fresh colors and is in very good condition, aside from some faint toning on the reverse and residue/thinning from a prior mount in top reverse margin. The image
measures approximately 14 1/4 by 9 3/8 inches, plus margins.
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Early Edition Koitsu Woodblock: Zozoji - Snow
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Pre 1940 item# 92849 (stock# 340355)
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First edition Japanese woodblock print by Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949), titled Zozoji Temple in Snow,
1933. The seals in the left margin indicate that the print was published by Doi Hangaten, carved by Harada and printed by Yokoi. Since
Yokoi worked for Doi until approximately 1945, this print was clearly made during Koitsu's lifetime
This print is has wonderfully fresh colors and is in very good condition, aside from some pinholes in the top margin. The image measures
approximately 14 1/4 by 9 3/8 inches, plus margins.
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Keisuke Serizawa Stencil
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Pre 1980 item# 92611 (stock# 110631)
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Original Japanese print by Keisuke Serizawa (1895-1984), titled depicting a village scene. Serizawa is the recognized master of Japanese stencil prints; a medium also used by Sadao Watanabe and Yoshitoshi Mori. His works are prized by both woodblock print collectors and fans of mingei (folk art). This print comes with a separate ceriticate that translates as follows:
Artist: Serizawa Keisuke
Stencil: Stenciled by Kogawa
Certified: Serizawa Chosuke
(followed by a a red seal)
This print is in very good condition. There is some minor creasing in the bottom margin and a few spots of foxing . The image measures approximately 9 by 15 inches, plus full margins.
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Roof and FlagsWoodblock by Jun'ichiro Sekino
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Pre 1970 item# 89469 (stock# 111119)
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Original signed Japanese woodblock print by Jun'ichiro Sekino (1914-1988), 14/120. This
design in neither titled, date nor illustrated in the seminal reference book for the artist, Jun'ichiro Sekino: The
Prints, Sekino, Katsuko (ed.), 1994. Sekino is one of the leading artists of the sosaku hanga school, and was a
pupil of Koshiro Onchi.
This print is in very condition, with strong colors. There is light creasing in right margin and tape residue on top and
bottom margins. The artist's name is blind stamped in the bottom margin. The image measures approximately 21 ? by 18 inches, plus margins.
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New York Woodblock by Jun'ichiro Sekino
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Pre 1970 item# 89468 (stock# 110528)
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Original signed Japanese woodblock print by Jun'ichiro Sekino (1914-1988), titled Flowers
and New York, 5/100, 1960. This design is illustrated at plate 260 of Jun'ichiro Sekino: The Prints, Sekino,
Katsuko (ed.), 1994. Sekino is one of the leading artists of the sosaku hanga school, and was a pupil of Koshiro
Onchi. This print depicts the Manhattan skyline of the late 1950's, seen from across the river and through a field of
sunflowers.
This print is in very good condition, with strong colors. There are handling creases as a result of the size of the print, a ¼ inch tear in center of bottom margin, repaired
from the reverse, and adhesive tape residue on reverse. The image measures approximately 22 ¼ by 33 ¼ inches, plus margins.
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Paul Jacoulet Woodblock - Unknown Genius
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Pre 1960 item# 88291 (stock# 101521)
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Wonderful Paul
Jacoulet woodblock. It is titled Le Genie
sans Noms. Coree (The Unkown
Genius. Korea), published January 15,
1953. It is pencil signed and bears the
Peony seal on the front and an elaborate PJ seal on the reverse. This design is illustrated at plate
127 of Miles, Richard, The Prints of Paul Jacoulet, 1982. The image measures approximately
15 ½ by 11 ¾ inches, plus full margins. What appears to be a nick in the bottom margin on the
right was actually done intentionally at the time of printing to assist in the alignment of the wood
blocks, and is indicative of untrimmed margins.
This print is in excellent condition and the colors are very fresh and intense. It came from a
collection that had never been matted or framed!
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Tattooed Actors Woodblock by Hirosada
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Pre 1900 item# 87947 (stock# 120393)
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Four panel (quadraptych) Japanese woodblock print by Konishi Hirosada (fl. 1820-1860). It depicts a scene from a Kabuki drama, and what makes it particularly interesting is that two of the actors have tattooes.
This print has very good color. The two center sheets are attached, while the two outer sheets are not. The design is out of an album, and, accordingly, has the typically creasing and folding along the vertical edges, as well as some staining and glue residue. It is not backed. The fully assembled image measures approximately 9 5/8 by 27 3/8 inches.
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Early Edition Hasui Woodblock – Gionbashi
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Pre 1930 item# 87162 (stock# 120903)
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First edition
Japanese woodblock print by Kawase
Hasui (1883-1957), titled Gionbashi
Bridge, Asakusa, from the series
Selection of Scenes of Japan, 1924. This
design is illustrated at plate 113 of Kawase Hasui Mokuhangashu (Kawase Hasui Catalogue
of Woodblock Prints), Narazaki, Muneshige, ed., (Tokyo: Kodansha & Mainichi Shinbun,
1979). It is part of a series of 36 aiban format prints that were published by Watanable Color
Print Co. between 1922 and 1926 (Narazaki plates 82 -117). While this design bears a circular
Watanabe seal in the lower right corner of the image, savvy Hasui collectors know that the
post-earthquake designs from this series are an exception to the general rule of determining the
state of post-earthquake/pre-war designs by the presence of a publisher's cartouche in the
margin.
This print is has wonderfully fresh colors and is in very good condition, with no condition issues
to note, aside from some faint toning reverse and thinning on the top reverse corners. The image
measures approximately 11 by 8 1/8 inches, plus margins.
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