Japanese woodblock print depicting the kabuki actor Otani Tomoemon in the role of the spirit of snow. Created 1951 by the shin hanga artist Natori Shunsen (1886 - 1960). Printed by the publisher Watanabe Shozaburo (black circular seal). Condition: Fresh colors. Slightly yellowed, margins with 4 pinholes. On reverse some buying annotations (Tokyo 1954) in pencil. Dimension: Oban (39,7 x 27,8 cm.)
Japanese woodblock print depicting the kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke in the role of a sanbaso dancer wearing a black kimono. Designed in 1952 by the shin hanga artist Natori Shunsen (1886 - 1960). Printed by the publisher Watanabe Shozaburo (black circular seal). Condition: Fresh colors, margin with 6 pinholes and a small loss, slightly toned and creased. On reverse traces of former mounting and some annotations in pencil. Dimension: Oban (39,6 x 27,4 cm.)
Japanese woodblock print showing the Hikone Castle among pines, by the sosaku hanga artist Okiie Hashimoto (1899 - 1993). Commissioned work in a limited edition by the UBS, Switzerland. Signed, titled "Matsu to Shiro", numbered 603/1300, 1972 in pen. Dimensions: approx. 29.1 cm x 39.1 cm. Condition: Very good, except upper right margin with some light stockflecks: used printing paper not completely acidfree.
