A Japanese Folding Woodblock Printed Fan by Yamamoto Shunkyo 1871-1933
Ht. of fan 10 3/4 ins. (27.3 cms) Max. width opened 17 7/8 ins. (45.5 cms) This beautifully printed fan is by Shunkyo, a major figure on the Kyoto art scene and member of the Imperial Art Committee. It is one of a small collection of Taisho fans recently found in Kyoto and is it excellent unused condition, The reverse is gold with a cracked ice pattern. Note the pierced bamboo outer sticks...
A Japanese Folding Woodblock Printed Fan by Tessai 1837-1924.
Ht. of fan 12 3/4 ins. (32.4 cms) Max. width opened 19 1/2 ins. (49.5 cms) This flamboyant fan is designed by the celebrated Nanga painter,Tomioka Tessai, and is in his customary Chinese style. The calligraphy gives the date as Taisho 10 (1921) and his age as 86. It is one of small collection of woodblock printed fans found recently in Kyoto and is in excellent unused condition. The reverse is spattered with metallic flakes...
A Japanese Folding Woodblock Printed Fan by Takeuchi Seiho 1864-1942
Ht. of fan 10 3/4 ins. (27.3 cms) Max. width of opened fan 16 3/4 ins (42.5 cms). Seiho was one of the greatest painters and designers of his era. His fan designs are scarce if they have been mounted as a folding fan. This fan is part of a small collection of Taisho period fans recently found in Kyoto and is in excellent unused condition. The design is of a sparrow frightened off by a bird scarer...
A Rare Japanese Folding Fan by Kitano Tsunetomi (1880-1947)
Ht. of fan 11 1/2 ins (29.3 cms) Max. width opened 18 1/2 ins. (47 cms). Tsunetomi was mainly known as a painter and did comparatively few print designs, the best know being the "Heron maiden". This fan design is a rare survivor as most folding fans, if much used, soon become very worn and were usually discarded. The fan is published in a Japanese book on Tsunetomi where is is dated to Taisho 9 (1920) ....see photo...
A Fine Japanese Woodblock Print Hiroshige 1846 Edo Period
14 1/4 x 9 1/2 ins. (36.3 x 24.2 cms) This beautiful design is from the series Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi Hodogaya (53 Pairs of the Tokaido Road) which was designed by Kuniyoshi, Toyokuni 3rd. and Hiroshige who contributed around 20 designs to the series. This print is No. 48, the Station of Seki. The series dealt with various legends associated with each of the 53 Stations...
Japanese Woodblock Print by Gototei Kunisada 1820s
15 x 10 1/4 ins. (37.8 x 26 cms) This striking design shows the onnagata actor Ichikawa Danzo in an elaborate kimono holding a lantern. The condition is very good with no damage and no repairs, the bottom right corner is slightly ragged. It was published in the 1820s by Marusei.
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PRINTING NOT A FACSIMILE OR REPRINT
A Japanese Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi 1847. Edo Period
14 1/4 x 9 1/2 ins. (36.3 x 24.2 cms) This beautiful design is from the series Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Comparison of the Ogura One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each)...
A Japanese Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi 1847. Edo Period
14 1/4 x 9 1/2 ins. (36.3 x 24.2 cms) This beautiful design is from the series Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Comparison of the Ogura One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each). The series was designed by Hiroshige (35 prints), Kuniyoshi (51) and Kunisada (14). This design is no. 16 in the series, the poem is by Ariwara no Yukihira (818-893) and the scene portrays Chiyo, the wife of Matsuōmaru (attendant to Fujiwara no Shihei/Tokihira 87...
A Japanese Woodblock Print by Gototei Kunisada 1820s
14 1/2 x 10 1/8 ins. (36.5 x 25 cms) This powerful design shows onnagata actor Iwai Kumesaburo in role holding an umbrella which has a large split in it. The print was published by Eikyudo in the 1820's. It has un-faded colour, there is surface soiling mainly to left hand bottom corner, neatly repaired worm damage to bottom right (see photos below) and a very small repair to top right corner. There is some red pigment on the face and on t...
A Japanese Woodblock Print by Kochoro Toyokuni. Ca, 1847 Edo Period
14 1/2 x 9 7/8 ins. (36.8 x 25.3 cms) Toyokuni 3rd. designed at least two series of prints based on the Chushingara, the famous story of the 47 Ronin. The present design is of a scene in Act 9 of the play, details of the various acts can be found easily on Google. The print is in good condition and of good colour. There is some surface soiling and a small repaired worm hole of the bottom frame line. The right margin has 5 ver...
A Very Rare Japanese Woodblock Print by Hokusai. Ca. 1804. Edo Period.
14 3/8 x 9 3/4 ins. (36.5 x 24.8 cms) Around 1800 Hokusai designed a series of long narrow surimono about 52.2 cms. in length. Although striking and very interesting the rather unwieldy dimensions would presumably be expensive to print and difficult to present. The object was obviously to invoke the appearance of a makimono. According to Charlotte Van Rappard-Boon in "Hokusai & his School" published by the Ryksmuseum in A...
A Fine Japanese Woodblock Print Hiroshige Ca.1847 Edo Period
14 1/4 x 9 1/2 ins. (36.3 x 24.2 cms) This beautiful design is from the series Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Comparison of the Ogura One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each). The series was designed by Hiroshige (35 prints), Kuniyoshi (51) and Kunisada (14). This design is no. 18 in the series, the poem is by Fujiwara no Toshiyuki Ason and shows the courtesan Akoya , the mistress of Taira no Kagekiyo, before her interrogation by Hatakeyama...
