All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1431437 (stock #Yuhan010)
Ito Yuhan
Evening at Miyajima
Date: 1930s. A pre-war or early postwar edition.
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.0 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Nishinomiya Yosaku. Seal at left margin.
Artist's signature at lower right.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1206926 (stock #Hasui 137)
Kawase Hasui
Kawai Bridge
Date: 1930s
Size: Koban. Approximately 7.5 x 5.0 inches.
Provenance: The Robert O. Muller collection
Condition: Excellent.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1940 item #1433734 (stock #13347)
Silk meisen kimono without lining. It has double ikat checker board pattern. In excellent condition. Mid century (1930s to 1940s) 128cm x 148cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1407611 (stock #Hasui455)
Kawase Hasui
Sailboat at Yashima
Date: 1930s
Size: Koban. Approximately 7.75 x 5.25 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-82.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso. Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Very slight toning.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Textiles : Pre 1940 item #91789
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A very pleasing set of 7 linen cocktail napkins with appliqués of rooster heads. The napkins are beautifully finished along the edges with red buttonhole stitching. Completely hand sewn. Circa 1940. Excellent condition, no staining or other wear. Size: 5” x 8”.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Jewelry : Pre 1940 item #1286235 (stock #G0734)
Two beautiful old Chinese rattan bangles with silver in excellent condition. D:6.2cm,D:6.3cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1940 item #1017393 (stock #G0271)
A beautiful early 20th C. Japanese black ink stone in excellent condition, marked. L:6" W:4-3/4"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1376484 (stock #Koitsu425)
Tsuchiya Koitsu
Takanawa Sengakuji Temple
Date: 1930s.
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10.5 x 8.0 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Seals on front and back.
Sealed by Koitsu at lower left.
Koitsu catalog no.: TK-TM-83
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Paintings : Pre 1940 item #1290476 (stock #G0739)
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese fan with Zitan wood handle and in a 19th C. embroidery fan case, both in excellent condition. Fan painting was painted by a famous Chinese painter. L:33cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #853046 (stock #Oda 001)
Artist: Oda Hironobu [signature and seal]
Descrption: Mountain scene
Date: 1930s
Size: Oban, approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches
Publisher: Maeba Han (oval seal)
Condition: A thinning area at the upper left. Crease at left. See verso photo of small tape/pencil notes.
- Oda Hironobu was born in 1888. His prints were produced in very small quantities and are rare. The colors in the hills would be at home in a California/Western woodcut.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Lacquer : Pre 1940 item #997931 (stock #G0245)
A beautiful set of early 20th C. Chinese scholar items, black lacquer nested boxes, letter holder and stamp roller, in good condition. Marked. Large box D:13cm x 7cm.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1940 item #1394211 (stock #JHplaneHaori)
Very RARE early 1930’s Japanese dark brown textured silk jacket with a hand painted lining commemorating the flight of the Clasina Madge flown by American pilot, Cecil Allen, in a race from Japan to the United States. Cecil A. Allen, 1904-1935, was a well known racing pilot whose heroic deeds were admired by the Japanese, as evidenced by this kimono. Allen’s plane, formally the Emsco* renamed Clasina Madge, is shown flying by Mt. Fuji with two Japanese planes accompanying him...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1424844 (stock #Shotei105)
Takahashi Shotei (1871-1945)
Singers of Popular Songs
Date: pre-1936.
Size: Koban. Approximately 7.5 x 5.0 inches.
Shotei seal at right.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: S-10 in Shotei catalog. Watanabe catalog No. 179
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Instruments and Implements : Medical : Apothecary : Pre 1940 item #1458052 (stock #M698)
Offered is a clear glass paperweight advertising the image of the fascinating "CHIEF TWO MOON" of Waterbury, Connecticut, who made and spent a fortune as a healer and manufacturer of patent and herbal medicines of questionable efficacy. This image is of the Chief proudly posing in front of one of his converted school buses that he and his salesmen used to travel in throughout New York and Connecticut hawking his popular elixirs and herbal medicines...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1412857
A classic figural sterling silver thimble jigger, the rim engraved "Only A Thimble Full". The workmanship of this jigger is very good and the engraving is among the nicest we've seen. Marked "Sterling." It was likely made by either Watson or Thomae.
  • Origin: America, ca. 1935
  • Condition: excellent, no dings or monograms
  • Dimensions: 1-29/32" tall
  • Weight: 36.7 grams
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Textiles : Pre 1940 item #53154
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Set of six vintage hand embroidered and fringed whimsical cocktail napkins. The high quality fabric is a lovely peach shade and the satin-stitched embroidered pattern is very similar to the design on the well-known "Sweet Ad-a-line" silkscreened cocktail shaker. American, circa 1920s. Condition: excellent, no stains or other damage. Size: approximately 5-1/2" x 8".
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #854792
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A vintage sterling silver figural jigger in the shape of a thimble. The rim is ornately engraved "Only A Thimble Full". The interior is gilt. The bottom is hallmarked by the Webster Silver Co.

Origin: America, ca. 1935. Condition: excellent, sharp detail, gilding intact, no dings. Size: 1-5/8" tall. Weight: 18.1 grams.

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Glass : American : Pre 1940 item #422034 (stock #1123)
A Pair of Glass Borzoi Dogs (Russian Wolfhounds) from the 1930's, probably by Duncan Miller. Dimensions 7.5" wide x 6" high. Excellent condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1456295 (stock #YoshidaH052)
Hiroshi Yoshida
Bamboo Wood
Date: 1939.
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.25 x 11 inches.
Signed and sealed in the image and lower margin.
Jizuri seal at upper left margin indicating self-printing by the artist.
Published by the artist.
Reference: Abe #229.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Margin has light toning and creasing.
- Depicts a scene in Saitama Prefecture.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1940 item #1414540 (stock #13244)
Maiwai-gi which is a festive kimono of fishermem. It was given to fishermen from a master of fishermen or an owner of a fish boat on the occasion of large catch. It is mostly made of cotton with auspicious motifs with katazome (stencil-resist-dye) and partly hand painting. The original location of the Maiwai-gi is Boso peninsula in Chiba prefecture since late Edo period and spread along the Pacific Coast. This one has thick cotton lining so that it is made into yogi (kimono shaped bedding)...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1940 item #1491816 (stock #14019)
Hanten with sashiko and mending patches which is from Shonai region in Yamagata prefecture. It is made of many indigo dye cotton fragments as cotton was precious in regions with cold climate. It has beautiful vegetable indigo faded and worn-out parts. The first half of the 20th century. W:85cm, L:90cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Jewelry : Pre 1940 item #897526 (stock #G0080)
A beautiful Chinese Jade pendant with 14k gold mounting. Excellent condition but with a small hairline crack (please see picture #4). D:2-1/4"(5.5cm). $95
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1444648 (stock #Koitsu647)
Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870 - 1949)
Ueno Shinobazu Pond
Date: 1939. First edition.
Size: Oban. Approximately 17 x 11.5 inches.
Publisher: Doi Sadaichi.
Carver: Kataoka. Printer: Yokoi.
Koitsu catalog no. TK-DH-58
Condition: Tape residue at top margin. Pencil note on back.
This rare first edition features differently printed clouds than in later examples. There are gofun highlights throughout the print.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1940 item #1466408 (stock #Yuhan013)
Ito Yuhan
Watercolor Painting
Depicting a footbridge above a waterfall.
Date: 1930s.
Size: 13.25 x 9.75 inches.
Signed "Y. Ito" at lower left
Condition: Brilliant color. The top back has paper residue. A couple of very faint foxing marks in upper left corner.
Ito Yuhan is known for his woodblock prints that have a watercolor-like appearance.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Jewelry : Pre 1940 item #1072986 (stock #G0372)
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese silver with gold wash and decorated with malachite stone, in excellent condition. Weight:40.3g Marked. D:5.7cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1170506 (stock #Koitsu 120)
Tsuchiya Koitsu
Arashiyama
Date: 1930s. Size: Chuban. Approximately 10.25 x 7.5 inches.
Publisher: Takemura. Koitsu.com catalog number: TK-TM-64
This print is rare.
Condition: Excellent.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1940 item #1484647 (stock #Nishimura011)
Saito Hodo (aka Nishimura Hodo)
Street After Rain (雨後の街)
Date: 1920s-30s.
Size: Oban. 19.75 x 13 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo.
Signed "H. Saito" by the artist.
Medium: Japanese watercolor.
Condition: Excellent.
Note: Paintings and woodblock prints variously signed as "H. Saito" (Saito Hodo) and "Nishimura Hodo" were published by Takemura Hideo. They are very likely by the same artist...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Eastern Europe : Pre 1940 item #907349 (stock #570)
A Yellow Bathysphere Shaped Ewer or Pitcher; from the 1930's by Jeno Fischer of Budapest (owner of Herend). Some wear around lip.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Furnishings : Lighting : Torchiere : Pre 1940 item #1242556 (stock #be0104r)
This standing lamp sports a cameo shade with a red background (not quite as bright as photo shows) with raised leaves and birds. The lamp measures 60" tall, and the shade is 9" tall with a 4" diameter. There is a lid matching the base that fits over the shade. There are minor flea bites at the top of the shade which are completely covered by the lid. Other than that, the lamp is in excellent condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1940 item #1472400 (stock #13725)
Hanten with sashiko (quilting) which is made in Shonai in Yamagata prefecture in Tohoku District, which is made of hand-spun cotton and vegetable indigo dye. It has 2 layers of cloth with sashiko. The collar cloth is also hand-spun and vegetable indigo dye cotton with stripes. In excellent condition. The first half of the 20th century. W:88cm, L:75cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Textiles : Pre 1940 item #1286288 (stock #JHscrollChil)
A Chinese woven silk woven tapestry of children at play with inscription and seal marks. The tapestry was mounted on a paper scroll and bordered with silk brocade. Scroll bars are missing. You may want to to consider framing or remounting the tapestry. The tapestry is in excellent condition, detailing is also excellent. Tapestry only measures 22" x 11". Dates 1930's.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1407661 (stock #Koitsu500)
Tsuchiya Koitsu
Festival
Date: 1930s. First and only edition.
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10.0 x 7.25 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Takemura seal at lower left. H. Takemura stamp on verso.
Koitsu's "Shinsei" seal at lower right.
Koitsu catalog no.: TK-TM-67.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Top back corners have some thinning.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1355909 (stock #Hasui294)
Kawase Hasui
Ishizue, Niigata
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10.25 x 7.25 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Date: 1934.
This edition 1930s.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Bears the oval Hasui seal.
Reference: Hotei #352.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Provenance: The Robert O. Muller estate.
Condition: Excellent. Uncirculated.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1199448 (stock #Koitsu 163)
Tsuchiya Koitsu
Onomichi Saikokuji, December 1935
Size: Mitsugiriban. Approximately 16.0 x 7.25 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo
Koitsu catalogue no.: TK-TM-10
Condition: Tipped at top to original cardstock. Wavy crease and and light foxing.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1181252 (stock #Yoshimun007)
Arai Yoshimune
Pine Beach by Moonlight
From the Hasegawa Night Scenes series.
Date: 1910s. Printed 1938-1960.
Size: Chuban. Approximately 11.0 x 8.0 inches.
Publisher: Nishinomiya Yosaku
Condition: Excellent with slight waviness at top margin.
- A rarely encountered night scene design.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1940 item #1483561 (stock #13828)
Saiho-hinagata (or hinagata), the sewing sample which is a miniature sample to learn sewing. It was invented by an educator for saving time and textile using a special measuring rod. It was practiced in a girl's school from Meiji 7, 1874). Reduced scales were one-third in the beginning and one-quarter, one-half, one-fifth etc. The sewing technique was exactly same as the real size in details. Saiho-hinagata was designated as a significant tangible folk cultural asset...