Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled "Teahouse in Azalea Garden" featuring a teahouse located in Mishima in Shizuoka Prefecture by Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) dated Showa 13 (1938). 1st edition impression with "jizure" (self-printed) seal in the upper left margin. The artist's black ink brush signature and red seal is at the lower right corner of the image. The print is pencil-signed at the right side of the lower margin. Illustrated in "The Complete Woodblock ...click for details
Large Japanese folk art wooden water bucket of cylindrical form with a notched carrying handle lacquered in black and red and secured by bamboo bands. Early 20th century (early Showa to possibly late Taisho). 19"H x 12 3/4" diameter of bucket (13 3/4" across at top). Very good overall condition with minor losses consistent with its age. Acquired from the Arizona estate of a World War II veteran who purchased the water bucket in Japan in 1954.
Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled "Arashiyama" from the series "Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms" by Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) dated Showa 10 (1935). 1st edition impression with "jizure" (self-printed) seal in the upper left margin. The artist's black ink brush signature and red seal is at the lower right corner of the image. The print is pencil-signed at the right side of the lower margin. Illustrated in "The Complete Woodblock Prints of Yoshida ...click for details
Oversized Japanese “sosaku hanga” woodblock print by Junichiro Sekino (1914-1988) depicting deep snow at Kakegawa dated 1960 from the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road.” The white ink signature of the artist is at the lower right. The artist’s red seal is above the signature. A "Jun Sekino" watermark is in the left margin. The bottom margin contains the title of the image and series (in kanji) followed by a red circular seal. Paper size: 16 5/8"V x 21 1/2"H (i ...click for details
Vintage Korean front opening bandaji (storage chest) decorated with white brass hardware incised with fish and yin/yang designs. The front drops open to reveal three interior drawers and a removable shelf above a large hidden lower compartment. Complete with the original functioning key and lock, which is finely incised with a calligraphy motif. Side carrying handles. Appears to dates from the first half of the 20th century. 31 ½”H x 38 ¼”W x 17”D. Very good overall condition. The chains ...click for details
Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled "Sankeien" by Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) dated Showa 10 (1935). 1st edition impression with "jizure" (self-printed) seal in the upper left margin. The artist's black ink brush signature and red seal is at the lower right corner of the image. The print is pencil-signed in the lower right margin. Illustrated in "The Complete Woodblock Prints of Yoshida Hiroshi," Abe Publications, color plate #191. Paper measures 16" ...click for details
Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled "Hirosaki Castle" by Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) dated Showa 10 (1935). 1st edition impression with "jizure" (self-printed) seal in the upper left margin. The artist's black ink brush signature and red seal is at the lower left and the print is pencil-signed in the lower right margin. Illustrated in "The Complete Woodblock Prints of Yoshida Hiroshi," Abe Publications, color plate #192. Paper measures 16 1/8"V x 11& ...click for details
Rare Japanese first edition Taisho period "shin hanga" woodblock print titled “Arashiyama in Spring” from "The Second Series Selected Views of Kyoto" depicting three young girls in kimono strolling in a park beneath cherry blossoms by Miki Suizan (1887-1957) published in Taisho 14 (1925) by Sato Shotaro in an edition of 200. The black ink signature and red seal of the artist are at the lower right. The red seal of the publisher is on the back (see enlargement 6). Paper measur ...click for details
Large Japanese Kutani porcelain bowl decorated in gilt and overglaze polychrome enamels. A square cartouche in the center of the bowl features two birds perched on flowering tree limbs. A band interspersed with flowers and geometric forms extends around the circumference of the interior and exterior rim. The exterior is decorated with lacquer cups and sprigs of budding foliage. The base is signed in red "Kutani made." Believed to date from the early Showa Period (circa 1926 - 1935). ...click for details
Japanese "sosaku hanga" woodblock print depicting the farming village of Aizu in the summer by Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997). The artist's black ink signature and red seal are at the lower left. Circa 1960's. Unlimited edition. Paper size about 11 5/8"V x 17 1/4"H. Excellent condition.
