A Very Fine Woodblock Print Korean Bride by Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960):
Japan, Dai Oban tate-e, 15 3/8” x 11 3/4” print only, (approximately 18” x 13 7/8 marigins),
Title; La Mariee “Bride, Seoul, Coree”
Signed Paul Jacoulet in pencil with owl seal in red on lower left
Limited edition # 54/350 in red on verso.
Engraved by Maeda Kentaro, printed by Fujii Shunosuke
It is in very good condition with good impression and color with full margins without any
stain or mat burned marks,...
Scene from a Noh play from the series “100 Noh Plays” published 1922-1926
Signed Kogyo with publisher’s seal on lower left, fine impression and color, light soiling on waterfall, general light wear, light toning on verso
Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 ¾ in.
Hasui Kawase, oban yoko-e, ¡°Rain at Nissaka (Tokaido Road)¡±, later edition, fine impression, color and condition.
Village scene with green mountain, issued ca. 1950s, non-limited edition.
Pencil signed in the image beneath red artist’s seal, very good impression and color, untrimmed, full margins, light toning in margins, white tape residue on back of margins, printer’s seal on back of margin.
Overall size: 11 ¼ x 17 in., image size: 9 ¾ x 14 ¼ in.
AMERICAN ARTIST SEGER LINOLEUM CUT OF LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
Measuring 32” x 26”
Original mid-century woodcut by Ruth Eckstein (USA, born in Germany, 1916-2011). This work is titled "Argolis" in pencil by the artist, signed lower right, and numbered 2/13. Offered framed. This woodcut appears to be in excellent condition.
Still life Woodblock print of Vase by Tomimoto Kenkichi (1886-1963.) Artist's Seal: "Tomi." Date: 1955. Publisher: Adachi Hanga. Medium: Woodblock Print. Impression: Very good, printed on long-fiber Japanese paper. Size: W. 32.5cm( 12.75") x H.42cm (16.5").
Tomimoto Kenkichi was best known as one of the most influential Japanese ceramic artists of the 20th Century...
Helene Mass (1871-1955)
Sunshine at the Garden
Date: 1910-20.
Size: 14.75 x 14 inches.
Medium: Woodblock print.
Signed "H. Mass" (Helene Maß) in the image.
Condition: Top margin edge has adhesive residue.
Album leaf with sleeve illustration for kimono, produced ca. 1930
Very good impression and color, thick paper, very minor soiling on margins, remains of backing tape
Overall size: 10 x 14 in.
A Rare Japanese Album Leaf Prints by Toyokuni Kunisa
Japan, 19th Century
14 full set of Japanese album leaf prints (10 triptych and 4 double leaf prints).A part of one triptych prit might be missed. It is in fine condition without any typical damages, and its measurements are 14" x 9 7/8" for each page.
A quality woodblock print on rice paper featuring young Asian males frolicking on a street, pencil signed in the lower margin below the present mat by the noted political activist-artist of South Korea, Hong Sung-Dam (born 1955). The work, about 10" by 13 3/4" inside the present mat and a bit larger under it, and 16" by 21" as framed, is signed in pencil at lower right, where there is also a red artist's stamp, and there is more writing at lower left under the mat, in Korean...
Scene from a Noh play from the series “100 Noh Plays” published 1922-1926
Signed Kogyo with publisher’s seal on lower left, very good impression and color, very light soiling on upper edge, minor wear
Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 ¾ in.
Kyoto Storefront, undated, purchased from a Kyoto gallery in 1978
Signed and titled in pencil on lower margin, very good color and condition
Paper size: 10 x 13 in.; image size: 7 ¾ x 10 ½ in.
A Very Fine/Large Woodblock Print by Tsuchiya Rakuzan (1896-1976):
Japan, First Edition, 22” x 16 3/4” incl. margins
Title; Lily and a Bird feeding her chicks in early Summer,
Date; ca 1930s,
Signature; impressed seal “ Rakuzan Kyo” and Red seal “A”,
Publisher; Self-printed,
Water mark; Rakuzan Kacho Gafu on the lower margin,
Condition; It is in very fine condition but a mat bed marks on the margins only (not images).
*** Reference: Please see www.Rackuzan.net website
Etching of Anna Pavlova and a Saltimbanque. Ernst Oppler (19 September 1867 – 1 March 1929)[1] was a German Impressionist painter and etcher born in Hanover.
Oppler, was a founding member of the Berlin Secessionist.
He was the son of Edwin Oppler (1831-1880), a prominent German-Jewish architect...
Takehiko Hironaga (b. 1935)
A Store in Kakunodate (2) - From the Akita / Kakunodate Series
Japanese title: Kakunodate no Shouho 角館の商舗 (2)
Size: 24 x 18.5 inches.
Date: 1982.
Edition: 23/50.
Condition: Excellent. Right margin has toning.
Hironaga traveled throughout Japan to make prints of its traditional buildings. The influence of his friend Kiyoshi Saito is apparent in this work.
Japanese Woodblock by Tomio Kinoshita, "Red" 1971, 21/150. Large abstract square head over a square body with hands done in a curved space...
Haku Maki was a Japanese print master of the late 20th century. His prints at the time this one was published were strong on the use of kanji and abstract designs, as shown here. In this case; the design is abstract, it shows archaic images which we are trying to understand. The print is large, well designed and carried off.
The seller Ashley Brasca of Winnipeg Canada wrote to me about this print:
“It is special because of the texture and physical quality achieved on the surface...