Well hollowed and nicely carved jadeite vessel with lid. The bright green stone with darker green inclusions and few brownish veins. The lion head handles with movable rings. With wooden stand. Condition: one ring was broken in two, now mended. Dimension: 9.2 cm high without stand. 8.5 cm wide, weight: 238 g.
A porcelain bowl, the exterior finely painted with three ladies in the Qianjiang style in polychrome enamels, the reverse with Chinese characters in black, gilt rims. Interior with a flower. The base with stamped iron red mark. Condition: very good, little rubbing to gilding and enamels. Dimension: 17.9 cm diameter, 6.5 cm high.
A porcelain bowl, the exterior finely painted with three ladies and a boy in the Qianjiang style in polychrome enamels, the reverse with Chinese characters in black, gilt rims. Interior with a bat and peaches. The base with stamped iron red mark "Jiangxi....". Condition: very good, minor rubbing to gilding and enamels. Dimension: 17.9 cm diameter, 6.7 cm high.
A porcelain bowl, the exterior painted with three ladies and a boy in the Qianjiang style in polychrome enamels, the reverse with Chinese characters in black, gilt rims. Interior with the Hehe Erxian twins and a toad. The base stamped with iron red mark "Jiangxi....". Condition: very good, minor rubbing to gilding and enamels. Dimension: 17.6 cm diameter, 6.7 cm high.
An original color woodblock print in oversize by the Japanese Modern Print artist Fumio Kitaoka (1918 - 2007). Showing the coast of Shimamaki. Hand-signed, titled, dated '73 and edition no. 87/100 in pencil. Condition: very good impression and color, very faint discoloration on the margins from prior matting, right margin slightly rubbed off, mounted on paper. Dimension: image: 40 cm x 55 cm, paper: 48 cm x 64 cm.
A vintage color stencil print (katazome) in a large size by the Japanese Modern Print artist Kawada Kan (1927 - 1999). Showing traditional buildings in the city of Kurashiki. Hand-signed, titled, dated '73 and edition no. 32/50 in pencil. Condition: very good impression and color, very faint discoloration on the margins from prior matting, mounted on paper. Dimension: image: 39 cm x 59.5 cm, paper: 47.2 cm x 64.6 cm.
An original color woodblock print in the oban size by the Japanese Sosaku Hanga artist Kiyoshi Saito (1907 - 1997). Unlimited, dating from the 1950's/60's. Hand signed in white ink and sealed. Depicting a tea house in Kyoto. Condition: very good impression and color, quite invisible mat line, left margin white two tiny losses, slightly trimmed. Dimension: image: 26 cm x 38.7 cm, paper: 29.2 cm x 44.1 cm.
A color woodblock print by Kaoru Kawano (1916 - 1965). Depicting a little girl with butterflies around her head, holding white flowers. With red seal and black seal on the verso. Condition: fine color and fine impression, back with few traces of former mounting. Dimension image: 38.1 cm x 23.4 cm, paper: 42.6 cm x 28.8 cm.
An original Japanese color woodblock print in the large oban size by the Shin Hanga artist Kawase Hasui (1883 - 1957). Rare prewar print of the second limited edition, published by Sakai-Kawaguchi. Signed and sealed, lower margin with title "Lake Chuzenji, Nikko" and dated 1930. Left margin with carver seal of Maeda and printer seal Komatsu, right margin with Kawaguchi seal, on the verso with limitation stamp of Sakai-Kawaguchi with handwritten number 55. Hasui's prints with the pub ...click for details
Rare original woodblock print by Gakusui Ide (1899 - 1992). Depicting misty Mount Fuji. Red seal Gakusui, dated 1958 and hand signed G. Ide in pencil. Condition: fine color and impression, the ends little creased. Dimension paper: 23.5 cm x 63.4 cm.