Old Chinese beehive or bell form Yixing pottery teapot engraved on one side with a calligraphic inscription and on the opposite side with a floral spray. An impressed mark is on the underside of the lid. The interior pouring hole has a rounded cover with numerous small holes which act as a strainer. Estimated to date from the from the Cultural Revolution period (pre-1980). This teapot measures about 7" in length from the handle to the spout and about 3" high to the top of the lid. Very ...click for details
Japanese woodblock print depicting a blue tree top over gold leaf titled "Small Tree (Blue)" by Joichi Hoshi (1913-1979). Pencil-signed "Joichi Hoshi" and dated '73 at the lower right, with the artist's square red seal above. Pencil-titled in kanji at the lower left. Unlimited edition. Paper size: 12 1/8"V x 12 1/8"H (image: 9 3/4" x 9 3/4"). The print is sunstruck in the margin area but is otherwise in very good overall condition. There is one sma ...click for details
Old Chinese Yixing pottery teapot engraved on both sides with long calligraphic inscriptions. The handle, pouring spout, and lid handle are all in the form of bamboo. A three-character impressed seal is on the underside of the lid (see enlargement). The interior pouring hole has 7 small holes which act as a strainer. Dates from the Cultural Revolution period (circa 1960's to 1970's). Measures about 7 1/2" in length from the handle to the spout and 3 1/2" high to the top of the ...click for details
Solidly potted Japanese Mashiko stoneware rounded square form vase with wide shoulders tapering to the base decorated with abstract brown drips over a whitened kaki brown background. The flat foot rim is unglazed. The base holds an unidentified “Y” form impressed potter’s seal. Mid-20th century. About 9” high by 7 1/2” diameter; weighs about 4 lbs. Very good overall condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs. This vase is from the collection of a Green Valley, Arizona couple who were expatr ...click for details
Solidly potted Japanese Mashiko stoneware teardrop form vase covered overall in a green drip glaze over a brown ground that ends at the unglazed base. The base holds an unidentified impressed potter’s seal. Mid-20th century. 7 3/8” high by about 7” diameter; weighs about 3 lbs. Very good overall condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs. This vase is from the collection of a Green Valley, Arizona couple who were expatriates to Japan in the 1960s and 1970s. It was purchased in Mashiko at th ...click for details
First edition Japanese shin hanga woodblock print by Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991) titled "Summer Night" (Natsu no yo) depicting a large fireworks display above a rural village at night. The left margin contains the kanji date of " Showa 33" (1958), the seal of the publisher Unsodo, and the seals of the carver Okura, and printer Shinmi. The artist's red seal is at the lower right corner of the image. The Unsodo (“Un”) watermark is faintly visible at the lower left margin c ...click for details
Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled "Morning Rain at Hakone" by Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) dated in the right margin "11th month of Showa 13" (1938). The black ink signature and red seal of the artist are at the lower right corner of the image. 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 prod ...click for details
1st edition Japanese shin hanga woodblock print depicting visitors to the interior of a lantern filled temple titled "Ishiyama Temple" by Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995) dated Showa 21 (1946). The artist's "jikoku" (self-carved) seal is in the upper left margin. The print is pencil-signed in the lower right margin. The paper size is about 15 1/2"V x 10 1/2"H (image: 14 5/8"V x 9 1/2"H). Very good overall condition with full margins. This print has been frame ...click for details
1st edition Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled "Tomonoura Harbour" by Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) dated Showa 5 (1930). The artist's "jizure" (self-printed) seal is in the upper left margin. The print is brush signed in the image and pencil-signed in the lower right margin. Illustrated in "The Complete Woodblock Prints of Yoshida Hiroshi," Abe Publications, color plate #141. Paper measures 10 7/8"V x just over 16"H (image size about 9 3/4" ...click for details
Limited edition Japanese woodblock print titled "The Great Dipper (B)" by Joichi Hoshi (1913-1979). Pencil-signed "Joichi Hoshi" and dated '69 at the lower right, with the artist's square red seal above. Pencil-titled in kanji at the lower left and marked with the edition number 98/100. Paper size: 5 7/8"V x 5 5/8"H (image: 5" x 5"). Very good overall condition with no tape or tape stains on the back. There is some barely visible discoloration in t ...click for details
