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
Vintage Korean apothecary chest, or Yak Jang, with 16 drawers, each carved with two ideographs to indicate a particular herbal remedy. An open shelf extends across the top section. Two doors at the bottom open to reveal a storage area lined with old Korean paper. Decorated with brass hardware. The drawers are lined in red fabric and were used to hold silverware by the previous owner. This chest was purchased by expatriates to Korea in the early 1980s and is believed to date from the mid-20th c ...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.
A rarely encountered Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled "Lantern Maker" by Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) dated Taisho 15 (1925). 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 left edge of the image. The print is pencil-signed at the right side of the lower margin. Illustrated in "The Complete Woodblock Prints of Yoshida Hiroshi," Abe Publications, color plate ...click for details
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
Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled "Fuji From Musashino" from the series "Ten Views of Mount Fuji" by Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) dated Showa 3 (1928). 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 corner of the image. The print is pencil-signed at the right side of the lower margin. The series title is in the upper right margin. Illustrated in ...click for details
Japanese woodblock print over gold leaf titled "Clump of Trees in Winter" by Joichi Hoshi (1913-1979) dated 1976. Pencil-signed "J. Hoshi" and dated '76 at the lower right, with the artist's square red seal above. Pencil- titled in kanji at the lower left. Paper size: 12" x 12" (image: 9 5/8" x 9 5/8"). Excellent condition. Two tiny pieces of tape on the back at the top.
A rare Japanese oversized limited edition "sosaku hanga" woodblock print titled "Black Cat, Three Kittens & Butterfly" dated 1967 by Tokuriki Tomikichiro (1902-2000). The artist's black seal is at the lower left and his black ink signature is at the lower right. The print is titled and dated in kanji in the upper right margin. Numbered 14/200 in the lower right margin in pencil. The paper measures 16"V x 21 3/8"H (image size: 15"V x 19 1/2"H). ...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
Japanese oversized limited edition sosaku hanga abstract woodblock print titled "Landscape 69-B" by Fumio Fujita (b. 1933). The bottom margin contains in pencil the title of the print (in kanji), the date 1969, edition 21/200, and the artist's signature. The image is also signed at the upper left. Paper measures 18 1/2"V x 12 1/2"H (image: 15 1/2"V x 10 3/4"H). Very good overall condition with full margins. The left margin has a tiny tear and there are a few s ...click for details
