Historically important Japanese woodblock print triptych depicting the landing of foreigners of the “Five Treaty Nations” in Yokohama by Utagawa Yoshikazu (flourished 1850-1870). The print features soldiers and civilians from America, England, France, Russia, and The Netherlands grouped together with their respective flag and label. Two Chinese compradores, who facilitated trade, are in the foreground and western ships line the harbor in the background. The print is signed “Issen Yoshikazu” a ...click for details
Japanese Meiji period Yokohama woodblock print depicting Okiyo, the daughter of a gardener in Mukojima, meeting with a foreigner who desired her to be his concubine. This print is illustration no. 661 from the newspaper series “Yubin Hochi Shimbun” (Postal News) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) published by Kinshôdô (Kumagai) the 4th month of 1875. 14 1/2"V x 9 3/4"H. Excellent color and very good overall condition with margins evident. The print has been stored away from sunlight ...click for details
19th century Japanese Yokohama woodblock print depicting the famous Italian painter and printmaker Titian showing a bust portrait to a patron. This image is from a series of anonymous educational prints published in the early Meiji period that related to important Westerners. The print is unsigned and undated. 13 1/2"V x 9 7/8"H. Very good overall condition with margins evident. The print is not backed and has been stored away from sunlight. As the picture of the back shows, this ...click for details
Rare Japanese Meiji period woodblock print triptych of the Tokyo-Ueno/Yamashita Train and Ueno Station from the series “Famous Places in Tokyo” by Utagawa Kunitoshi (flourished 1847-1899) dated 1st month of Meiji 22 (1889). The triptych is bound in the original folder and has not been exposed to sunlight. "Enlightenment" prints of the 1880's - 1890's promoted modernization and illustrated the westernization of Japan. The Japanese built their first railroad in 1872. It becam ...click for details
9 1/2" high late Meiji period (19th century) Japanese cloisonne vase superbly decorated around the circumference with a dense pattern of scrolling lotus flowers and leaves set against a black background. Copper rims are at the mouth and foot. The traditional blue counter-enamel is in the interior and base. Excellent overall condition with no dents, losses, chips, or cracks. There is normal pitting consistent with the period of production. This is an excellent example of the craft for any ...click for details
8 3/8" high Japanese treebark vase decorated on the front with a landscape motif. Tree-bark (Jitaisome Jippo) is a form of ceramic cloisonne in which the colors are done using lacquer rather than enamel. Using lacquer to cover the porcelain jar to resemble treebark, the wires are set into the lacquer to form the designs and the cells are filled with lacquer and polished. This lacquer is not fired. Dates from the Taisho to early Showa period. There is a very worn unidentified stamped mark on ...click for details
Cement mortar block print pencil-titled "Poem 71-82" (indicating production in 1971) by Maki Haku (1924-2000). Limited edition print numbered 40/202. Pencil-signed in the lower margin. The artist's square red seal is at the lower left corner of the image. This print features the highly embossed ideographs characteristic of Maki's work. The designs were created by inscribing on wet cement. Paper size: 12"V x 8 3/4"H (image size: 10 1/2"V x 7 1/4"H). Very good ...click for details
Chinese late Qing dynasty white monochrome bronze form porcelain vase with fine incised underglaze pale blue floral decoration. The two brown applied flying insects on opposing sides are characteristic of brown etched wares produced between 1880-1920. The brown decoration is believed to have been intended to imitate bronze metal elements. The vase has a brown-dressed base. Measures 9 3/8” in height and diameter at its widest point. This heavy, solidly potted vase is in very good overall con ...click for details
Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled "Spring Snow at Maruyama, Kyoto" by Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) dated in the right margin "3rd month of Showa 11" (1936). The black ink signature and red seal of the artist are at the lower left. The title and date are printed in the lower right margin. The seals of the publisher Doi Hangaten, printer Yokoi, and carver Harada are in the left margin. Prints with the Doi Hangaten and Harada/Yokoi offset markings were produced sometime b ...click for details
Chinese Yuan dynasty (1250-1350) blue-green qingbai (yingqing) shallow form dish, possibly used as a scholar's porcelain brush washer, with flat glazed base and unglazed rim finely decorated with a central impress-moulded pair of fish swimming among water plants within a patterned band. Significant traces of the metal band that once protected the porcelain remain on the rim. There are tiny hairline cracks around the interior cavetto which appear to be from the original production. These are ...click for details
