Large format Japanese limited edition woodblock print depicting a path through traditional buildings titled in kanji at the lower left "Kashiwabara" (station 60) from the series "Kisokaido" by Katsuyuki Nishijima (b. 1945). Pencil-signed and with the artist's red seal at the lower right margin. Numbered 1/500 at the lower right margin corner. "Kisokaido" is printed in kanji at the center of the bottom margin. Paper size 14 3/4" x 20 3/4" (image: 12 3/8" x 18 3/8")...

Large format Japanese limited edition woodblock print depicting the wall and entrance to a traditional building titled in kanji at the lower left "Nagakubo" (station 27) from the series "Kisokaido" by Katsuyuki Nishijima (b. 1945). Pencil-signed and with the artist's red seal at the lower right margin. Numbered 6/500 at the lower right margin corner. "Kisokaido" is printed in kanji at the center of the bottom margin. Paper size 14 3/4" x 20 3/4" (image: 12 3/8" x 18 3/8")...

Contemporary Japanese limited edition etching titled “Twilight” by Ryoko Hirone depicting a woman drinking a cup of tea observing a scene outside her window with a coyote and rabbit among leafless trees. Pencil-signed, titled, and numbered 7/30 in the lower margin. Paper size: 9 5/8" x 13 7/8" (image: 7 1/2" x 6 3/4"). Very good overall condition. An exhibit of mezzotints and etchings by Ryoko Hirone was held in Japan at Gallery Saoh & Tomos in 2003...

Contemporary Japanese limited edition etching titled “Secretary” by Ryoko Hirone depicting a secretary seated before a glass window in an office building observing lively scenes in adjacent offices. Pencil-signed, titled, and numbered 3/30 in the lower margin. Paper size 13 3/4" x 9 3/4" (image: 9 1/2" x 7 5/8"). Very good overall condition with some very faint foxing spots evident within the large margins. The tip of one corner is wrinkled...

One of dozens of drawings by this artist that I recently acquired, (ask to see others, many not yet added to my shop), this is a fine image in charcoal with some faint red color added, executed on thin, inexpensive slightly browned paper, 12" by 17", unframed, signed at lower right, undated but likely late 1950's, by the California and Massachusetts listed artist DAISY MARGUERITE HUGHES (1882-1968)...

SPECIMEN OF TISSUE BUTTERFLIES

Tissue-butterfly specimen in the wooden box hand-made by an old man as a famous antique dealer in Tokyo.
"Freedom is..." in Sanskrit on the tag instead of the dates or the place of record. One and only. No substitute.

Box: approx...

A truly charming painting on canvas, 19 1/2" by 26" (28 1/2" by 34 1/2" in distressed style wood frame), the subject French school children singing as a group led by their teacher/conductor, in front of an audience presumably of parents and friends; perhaps a graduation or awards ceremony for the kids. Title apparently is "Distribution de la Prix". The setting is patriotic, with the French Tricolor flying prominently...

Color print featuring King David on horseback, 16 by 13" (26 1/2" by 18 3/4" framed), pencil signed at lower right, and numbered by the famed Israeli artist REUVEN RUBIN (1893-1974). The work is numbered in pencil at lower left 19/200. Rubin was the first Israeli artist to achieve international recognition, and his fine important oil paintings have reached well into the mid six figures at major auctions in Europe and the United States...

This is a dramatic rendering of the Chinese character for stone 石 by the Japanese artist Haku Maki. It's a large print, a Big Green, in the words of Daniel Ttretiak, who called Maki's large red depictions of characters (kanji) Big Reds. Please contact ldtnbj@gmail.com

Proportion 10 is an exciting Maki offering—white kanji on bright yellow. This use of yellow was fairly rare in Maki’s work. It is a square print—13.625 sq inches—in excellent condition. A ray of sunshine in any collection, on any wall. Please contact ldtnbj@gmail.com

17th century Old Master-Portrait of a Elegant Woman- Oil painting. oil painting on canvas-circa 1660/80s -Unsigned frame size 27 x 36" canvas size 19 x 27"

Oil on board painting of waves at a rocky coastline, unframed, 15 3/4" by 20", likely by a listed artist but unsigned. The work was executed sometime around 1950 I would surmise. Condition is good and this should fit nicely into an easy-to-find standard size 16" by 20" frame.

By listed Southern California artist BERTHA TOWNSEND COLER (1865-1948), a large, bulk group of unframed works that came from the liquidation of the contents of a Pacific Palisades home, the owners related to the artist. There were many, many works by the artist at the liquidation (see the framed oils elsewhere in my shop), a number of which I procured. Offered here as a group are 23 watercolors (5 double-sided), and one unstretched oil landscape. TWELVE of the works are signed...

Acquired as one of a number of works by late Bozeman, Montana artist MARION "MAL" LEWIS (1925-2010), this is a crayon drawing of a landscape with trees and a small body of water, 8" by 11", (loosely attached to a white mat), likely dating to late in the artist's life. While traveling through Montana I came upon a group of mostly collage, abstract works by this artist, though there is at least one non-abstract work, a New Mexico drawing, that I have listed...

Acquired as one of a number of works by late Bozeman, Montana artist MARION "MAL" LEWIS (1925-2010), this is a fine mixed media collage work, 8 3/4" by 7", (detached from loose mat), likely dating to late in the artist's life. While traveling through Montana I came upon a group of mostly collage, abstract works by this artist, though there is at least one non-abstract work, a New Mexico drawing, that I have listed. The work signed in pencil at lower right in capital letters. The collage is strip...

Acquired as one of a number of works by late Bozeman, Montana artist MARION "MAL" LEWIS (1925-2010), this is a fine mixed media collage work, 8 3/4" by 10 3/4", (detached from loose mat), likely dating to late in the artist's life. While traveling through Montana I came upon a group of mostly collage, abstract works by this artist, though there is at least one non-abstract work, a New Mexico drawing, that I have listed. The work signed in pencil at lower right in capital letters. The collage is ...

An oil on Masonite painting of a classical nude mail, signed lower left by noted California artist BEN CARRE (1883-1978) The work measures and as framed . Carre was born in Paris and was an early set painter for the Paris Opera, Comedie Francaise, and Covent Garden. He became an early art director for the Gaumont Film Studios, painting trompe l'oeil backgrounds at a time in early film making when props were rare and expensive. By 1912 Carre was in the New York area, in Ft. Lee, New Jersey, wo...

An adorable tabby cat drawn in pastels directly on an old soft board, probably early 20th century or even turn of the century, in an old octagonal mat. This cat was loved, as evidenced by the blue ribbon tied as a bow in the neck area. Approximate dimensions inside the mat 10" by 8 1/2" (18" by 15 3/4" as framed). Sure to please the cat aficionado.

Fine Tibetan antique bronze figure with traces of red orange paint. The sculpture shows Vajradhara ( Manjushri), in his tantric aspect in embrace with his consort, Shakti, in a position of sexual union known as Yab-Yum literally Father-Mother in Tibetan and Maithuna in Sanscrit. Size H 4.5" d 2.5" w just under 4"

A pleasant watercolor painting of a small lake in what appears to be a mountain setting, 8 1/2" by 5 5/8" (13" by 10 1/2" framed), signed at lower left with what appears to be the name Howard B. Smith. I had at first believed this by listed eastern-born, California artist HOWARD E. SMITH (1885-1970), known as an illustrator, portraitist, landscape painter, and etcher. However now I believe this by a Howard B. Smith, who after a google search I have determined to have been somehow associated wi...

Sarkis Sarkisian -Still Life of White Flowers - Oil painting oil painting on board -Signed and dated 1949 frame size 24 x 30" board size 24x18" Artist Biography (1909 - 1977) Sarkis Sarkisian was active/lived in Michigan / Turkey. He is known for landscape, figure and still life painting, teaching. Sarkis Sarkisian was a painter and teacher, who spent most of his career in Detroit, Michigan, and later said: "Detroit has give me everything. I was an immigrant kid, who came here a...

A contemporary painting by a talented anonymous artist, the subject a church stained glass window, with Gothic arches and impressive detail, including the names of the saints pictured. The work measures 14 1/2" by 11 1/4" (21 1/2" by 18" framed in black). Condition is excellent, I note a tiny chip at lower left frame easily painted black. The artist invested a lot of time in creating this and the former owner installed UV resistant glass to prevent fading. Allow for reflections in a few imag...

A pastel drawing of autumnal aspen, titled interestingly "Quakies" (after the distinctive way that aspen leaves turn in the wind) on small reverse label, 20" by 16" (22 1/2" by 18 1/2" framed), signed at lower left by noted Nevada woman artist LUVERNE LIGHTFOOT (born ca. 1943). A printed piece affixed to the backing provides a little biographical information but her website describes fully her talents as an artist, teacher, and author of instructional books in the pastel medium. Lightfoot also w...

Quajar watercolor and ink on leather in fine high end Italian gold gilt frames. Depicting various images of daily life , these were said to be used to teach parables on a virtuous life . Fine art and quite rare. selling as a set framed. a 35 dollar packing fee will be included so UPS Store can pack these. Framed in pairs., 8 x 6 in. (sight), 21 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (frame).

Christian Von Schneider -Portrait of Daughter -Oil painting oil painting on canvas -Signed frame size 26 x 32" canvas size 24 x 30" Artist Biography Born in Smoland, Sweden on March 24, 1893 of noble birth. Von Schneidau received his early education from private tutors and studied at the Stockholm Academy of Fine Art. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1906 and spent the first ten years as a resident of Minnesota. He continued his art studies at the AIC under Reynolds and Buehr, and in th...

Hand colored lithograph of the excavation of two Lamassu, an Assyrian deity, at Nimrud near Mosul. They guarded an Assyrian palace. From Sketches between the Persian Gulf and Black Sea, Robert Clive. London: Dickinson, 1852. Robert Clive shows the dramatic unearthing of the statues.

The lithograph surrounded by a thin line and the printed information: “R. CLIVE, DEL” (lower left), “EXCAVATIONS ON THE MOUND AT NIMROUD.” (center) and “DICKINSON & CO LITH.” (lower right). Sheet si...

A hand colored lithograph showing in the distance the fortress of Kalat-i-Ghilzaiin Afghanistan. In the foreground to the left are a group of women seated on the ground and to the right a group with two camels, one with a rider, a goat and a man with a rifle. The lithograph is after a drawing by Lt. James Rattray who helped relieve the besieged garrison of Kalat-i-Ghilzaiin in 1842. His drawings were published in Scenery, Inhabitants & Costumes, of Afghaunistaun from drawings made on the spot by...

A hand colored lithograph of the interior of a Damascus house showing a cistern below a very high ceiled room surrounded by arches and a relatively small doorway to the outside on the opposite side of the point of view. Men in both robes and trousers fez and keffiyeh in various attitudes occupy the foreground and a servant (?) enters near the outside door.

The lithograph surrounded by a thin line with the printed information: “R CLIVE DELT.” (lower left). “DAMASCUS” (center) and “...

Mark Geller -Panoramic View of Teepees in an Indian Camp -Oil painting oil painting on board -Signed frame size 24 x 12" Board size 8x20" Artist Biography Mark Geller began painting professionally in the early 1970s. From a very early age, Mark had been interesed in art due to the interest shown by his father, a pastel artist. Fascinated with American landscape, Mark moved in 1977 to the Midwest where he traveled for the next thirteen years and developed a great love for the majes...

Cupid & a Goddess - 18th century Neoclassical oil painting Oil painting on canvas -unsigned Circa 1780s Frame size 40 x 30" Canvas size 24 x 20" A beautiful piece that will add to your décor!

Still life of Flowers in a basket -17th century Italian Oil painting oil painting on canvas -circa 1680/1720s frame size 22 x 18" canvas size 11x15" A beautiful piece that will add to your décor!

Charles Bragg - The Falcon - Oil painting oil painting on canvas -Signed circa 1960s frame size 35 x 25" canvas size 20x30" Artist Biography (1931 - 2017) Charles Bragg was active/lived in California. He is known for illustrator, surreal figure-genre painting. Charles Bragg portrays people, but he is not a figurative artist in the plastic sense in which California artists have come to be known. Bragg's concerns start with the narrative, even anecdotal, and he has created ...

Frederick Mortimer Lamb -New England Country side Landscape-Oil painting-c1900s oil painting on board -Signed circa 1900s/1920s Frame size 30 x 37" board size 25 x 31" Artist Biography (1861 - 1936) This biography has been provided by Jim McCain, Moody, Alabama. His source is the artist's obituary printed in a June, 1936 Stoughton, Massachusetts newspaper. "It is Vol. II, No. 36. I can read the first part of the word Saturday, so I am assuming, since he died on June 24, 1936 w...

Rare and beautiful design Art Deco Rosenthal covered vase. this German vase has 3 Ram heads and feet, original cover it is hand painted with roses all around. Measures approximately: 10 inches, 25 centimeters - TALL. It dates to the Art Deco period circa 1930.The vase is in very good condition, no damages and no repairs. The base has the Rosenthal mark and a signature of the famous German artist - "H. LEIBIG".

Page from an album. Illustration in Chinese style (chinoiserie) of a bearded young Chinese man in a long blue garment and round hat in vogue in the Qing dynasty. In his left hands he holds an open fan with tortoise shell spokes, in his right a red cloth in the other.

The shades on his clothes and face done in tiny black dots, in imitation of shading in an etching. Black ink and watercolors on Western paper. French or English. Early 19th century.

The style of this watercolor reminds...

Page from an album. Illustration in Chinese style (chinoiserie) of a young Chinese man in white pants and blue tunic, beating a small drum or gong with a stick. His head shaved in the style of the first half of the Qing dynasty, a long very thin tail wound around the back of his head.

The shades on his clothes and face done in tiny black dots, in imitation of shading in an etching. Black ink and watercolors on Western paper. French or English. Early 19th century.

The style of this wa...