This is a superb Japanese woodblock print by Kyoshi Saito; depicting a partial lady with hands in mudra, entitled "Tenderness". It is numbered 3/80 and dated 1959, is signed and with seal, and bears the original label "self carved self printed" on verso.

Saito did very few of these somewhat abstract two dimensional prints. The print is very lightly toned and has some slight wrinkling – not examined out of the frame...

This is a fine modern abstract painting by Shoichi Hasegawa, a world-renowned Japanese artist whose works hang in major museums throughout the world...

This is a very well executed drawing on heavy paper of a court lady ,or bijen-ga, done in pencil. It was obviously framed at one point as the framer's marks on still on the piece and that part of the drawing that would have been exposed is lightly toned...

A very rare and fine lithograph by Tsuguharo Foujita (1886-1968) depicting a mother and child. The print is on Japon paper and is an undated artists proof print. His pencil signature and the French for Artists Proof are on the bottom. The colors used are a lovely pastel soft color and the portrait is superb.

The print measures 21 ½ ” by 14 3/4” – the image size is 18 ½” by 13”...

A very lovely mezzo tint print by Kaoru Saito. Executed in shades of black, greys and white , it portrays a woman with a shawl and, in the background, rippling hills, a bird and a new moon. It is numbered # 36/60 and measures 17 3/8" by 15 1/8" – the image is 11 1/8" by 9 3/4". Mint condition – never framed, dated 1978. Saito Kaoru lives in Kanagawa Prefecture, where he was born. He is basically self-taught in the difficult mezzotint medium...

A fine Japanese mezzo tint print of lilies in a woven basket by Shigenu Narikawa, Shigenu (Japan, active, 1960 - 1990). Narikawa's art is well known in both Japan and the United States. One man exhibitions of his mezzotints have been held in Tokyo, Kyoto, Los Angeles, New York and Washington. He has also created original mezzotints for art publishers in both countries. He specialized in still life scenes such as this one. The print measures 17" by 15 1/2" – the image size is 8 7/8" by 6 1/2"...

A lovely print titled "Kimiko" by modern Japanese print maker, Kojima. The print depicts a beautiful lady (Bijin-ga) standing in front of a flowering bush - with a highly stylized branch framing her image. The print dates from 1980 and is an Artist's Proof. It measures 9 7/8" by 9" - the image is 4 3/4" by 3 1/2". Mint condition - never framed or matted.

A mezzo tint by modern master, Kaoru Saito , numbered 16 of 85, dated 1985. The print is 13 inches by 12 1/2 inches – the image measures 4 3/4 inches by 4 5/8 inches. Mint condition. Saito Kaoru lives in Kanagawa Prefecture, where he was born. He is basically self-taught in the difficult mezzotint medium. Along with Hamaguchi and Hamanishi, Saito is one of the finest artists in mezzotint working in Japan today, and his prints have a finish and perfection which would be difficult to equal...

This is a delightfully whimsical mezzo tint print by the modern master, Saito Kaoru. The print is entitled "Kakurennbo - Hide and Seek" and portrays a charming little bunny rabbit peeking out of a box with the words "Mr. Jack" on the side. The print is mint condition, never framed and is number 12 in an edition of 93 - printed in 1991. The image itself measures 7 1/4" by 6 1/2" and the total print with border measures 13 1/2" by 12". Saito Kaoru lives in Kanagawa Prefecture, where he was born...

A mezzo tint by modern master, Ken Tsuji , numbered 16 of 85, dated 1985. The print is 13 inches x 12 1/2 inches and the image measures 4 and three quarters inches x four and five eights inches. Mint condition. The image is a somewhat abstract mezzotint design of three bottles against a skyline and a plaid band at the bottom; with a luminous new moon riding high in the sky...