Paul Jacoulet
Le Phare de Mikimoto, Shimoda Izu (Mikimoto Lighthouse, Shimoda Izu)
Date: February 1954.
Fewer than 80 impressions made. This example is stamped "PRESENT" on the verso.
Size: 17.75 x 13 inches.
Signed and sealed with peony seal. Carver: Maeda. Printer: Onodera
Reference: No. 134 in The Prints of Paul Jacoulet by Richard Miles
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Toning on verso. Please see additional photos showing partially trimmed...

Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki)
Woman returning in autumn evening
Size: Mitsugiri-ban. Approximately 15 x 6.75 inches.
Date: pre-1936.
Shotei seal at left.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
No. 205 in 1936 Watanabe catalog. M-5 in Shotei catalog.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Geisha and Lanterns
Date: Early postwar
Print size: Approximately 6.75 x 3 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Seal at lower left.
A Japanese woodblock print tipped along its top edge to a filled out holiday card.
Condition: Tiny spotting in the yellow.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
Itsukushima Moon
No. 21 from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon"
Date: 1886
Size: Oban. Approximately 14.75 x 10.25 inches.
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon.
Carver: Enkatsu.
Condition: Very good. Invisible paper wear can be seen when held to back light.
- "A courtesan from the port town of Muro on the Seto Inland Sea drifts past the base of a hu...

Bertha Boynton Lum (1869-1954)
Junks Wei-Hai-Wei
Date: 1922
Size: 9.5 x 4.5 inches.
Pencil signed and copyrighted 1923 by the artist.
Edition: "44" noted at lower right.
Reference: Gravalos/Pulin No. 63.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Toned paper areas primarily in margin.

Cyrus leRoy Baldridge (1889-1977)
Coal Hill, Peking, 1925
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.25 x 10.5 inches.
Signed and dated by the artist.
Edition: "X49" noted at lower left corner.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent color. Fugitive green and mauve on rooftops are preserved. Tone line in margin. Reinforced margins.

Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki)(1871-1945)
Shrine in the woods; blue Sky
Size: Approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Shotei seal at lower right.
Date: Pre-1936.
Reference: Shotei catalog #S-38.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print in postcard form.
Condition: Mark near upper right edge.

Ohara Koson
Eight white-fronted geese in flight, a full moon behind
Size: O-tanzaku. Approximately 14.5 x 7.5 inches.
Date: 1920s-30s.
Reference: K11.10 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Publisher: Daikokuya/Adachi.
Koson signature at lower left.
"Made in Japan" stamped on back.
Condition: Excellent.
Provenance: The estate of Robert O. Muller.

Ohara Koson
Two Common Snipes Near Waterfront
Size: Ko-tanzaku. Approximately 7.75 x 3.75 inches.
Date: ca. 1910.
Koson signature and seal at upper right.
Publisher: Matsumoto (no. 108).
Reference: AK.13 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Compare with Daikokuya K24.5.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Very faint line mark at left.

Okuyama Gijin (b. 1934)
Shorenin Temple Garden
Date: ca 1950s.
Size: 9.5 x 4.75 inches.
Self-published by the artist.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Okuyama Gijin (b. 1934)
Heian Shrine
Date: ca 1950s.
Size: 7.75 x 5.5 inches.
Self-published by the artist.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Sweet 14k white and yellow gold ring with rose-cut diamond in square mount (0.4 carats). United States, ca 1940s. Very good condition.

Size: 7 1/2. #1141

Delightful 18k gold figural pin. Stylized owl with ribbed crown, rose-diamond eyes set in concave disc sockets, sweet wing flaps, and branch-gripped talons. Breast inset with turquoise stone. A symbol of wisdom in the advanced taste. United states, ca 1930. Stamped “750”. Very good condition with great color.

Dimensions: H 1 5/8 x W 7/8 x D 1/2 in. #873

Beautiful 14k gold flower brooch comprising petals inset with 33 rubies (approx. 3 carats) on white-gold stem encrusted with pave diamonds. The flower is framed by 3 scrolled yellow gold leaves. United States, ca 1940s. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x W 1 3/8 in. #675

Cyrus leRoy Baldridge (1889-1977)
Peking, 1925
Edition: 81/200
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.25 x 10.5 inches.
Signed in pencil: "Cyrus Baldridge".
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Margin has matte line, pinhole, and tape at corner. Image has a few faint spots.

Kasamatsu Shiro (1898-1991)
Misty Evening at Shinobazu Pond
Date: 1932.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.25 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
First edition. Watanabe sausage seal (in use 1929-42).
Shiro seal lower left.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Faint matte line near image edge. Pinhole at margin edge. Light toning and fading.

American crossover cocktail ring in 14K white and yellow gold, ca. 1970. Double-headed with juxtaposing turquoise beads and pave diamonds (3.4 cts). Excellent condition.

Approx. size: 6 1/2. #5040

Ohara Koson (Shoson)
Two Ducks Flying Above Snow-covered Reeds
Size: Approximately 7.25 x 4.75 inches.
Date: ca. 1930s.
Shoson seal at right.
Reference: AS.4 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Front is excellent. Back has paper and adhesive residue.