Woodblock Prints

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

'Nakayama-Shichiri Road in Hida Province' (Hida Nakayama-Shichiri), from the series 'Souvenirs of Travel Third Series' (Tabi miyage dai sanshu), 1924

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Sealed: 'Kawase'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei 'B' seal, consistent with printing 1924-30)
Dated: 'Taisho jusannen saku' [Taisho 13] (made in 1924)

Horizontal oban:
26.1 x 39.3 cm. (10 ¼ x 15 ½ in.)

£ 8,500.00

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

'Asahi Peak seen from Mount Hakuba' (Hakuba san yori mitaru Asahi dake), from the series 'Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series' (Tabi miyage dai sanshu), 1924

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei 'B' seal, consistent with printing 1924-30)
Titled as above in left margin
Dated: 'Taisho jusannen saku' [Taisho 13] (1924)

Horizontal oban:
25.8 x 38.7 cm. (10 ⅛ x 15 ¼ in.)

£ 8,000.00

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Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)

Outside the Old Wall, Manila, P.I., 1924

Woodblock print
Signed in red pencil: 'Elizabeth Keith'
Artist's oval red seal 'E.K.'
Dated: 1924
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Titled as above in pencil in the bottom margin

Horizontal aiban:
23.8 x 35.7 cm. (9 ⅜ x 14 in.)

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Miki Suizan (1887-1957)

'Flower-Viewing Boat on the Oi River' (Oigawa no hanamibune), from the series 'New Selection of Noted Places of Kyoto [Second Series]' (Shinsen Kyoto meisho [dainishu]), 1924

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Suizan ga'
Date: 1924
Publisher: Sato Shotaro
Titled as above next to signature
Limited edition seal to the reverse stating that the print was published by Kyoto publisher Sato Shotaro in an edition of 200, this being number 46/200

41.3 x 27.7 cm. (16 ¼ x 10 ⅞ in.)

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

'Chiyogaike Pond, Meguro' (Meguro Chiyogaike), from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1856

Woodblock print, first edition
Signed: 'Hiroshige hitsu'
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date: 1856, 7th month

Vertical oban:
35.9 x 23.8 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ⅜ in.)

£ 12,500.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

'Spiral Hall, Five Hundred Rakan Temple' (Gohyaku Rakan Sazaido), from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1857

Woodblock print, first edition
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date: 1857, 8th month

Vertical oban:
36 x 23.8 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ⅜ in.)

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

'Seido and Kanda River from Shohei Bridge' (Shoheibashi Seido Kandagawa), from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1857

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date: 1857, 9th month

Vertical oban:
37 x 25 cm. (14 ⅝ x 9 ⅞ in.)

£ 5,500.00

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Ohara Koson (1877-1945)

Two Goldfish, 1926

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Shoson'
Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal 'E', consistent with printing 1931-41)

Vertical oban:
39.1 x 26.6 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ½ in.)

£ 1,200.00

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Isoda Koryusai (1735-1790)

A courtesan and her client under a mosquito net, circa 1770

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Koryusai ga'
Collector's seal: Vever

Vertical chuban:
25.8 x 18.7 cm. (10 ⅛ x 7 ⅜ in.)
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Suzuki Harunobu (1725–1770)

'The First Day of Spring' (Risshun), from the series 'Fashionable Poetic Immortals in the Four Seasons' (Fuzoku shiki kasen), circa 1768

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Harunobu ga'
Collector seals: Hayashi and Vever

Vertical chuban:
27.9 x 21 cm. (11 x 8 ¼ in.)
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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

‘Kojaku Cave, Oga Peninsula’ (Oga hanto Kojaku no iwaya), from the series ‘Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series’ (Tabi miyage dai sanshu), 1926

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo, first edition seal (Hotei 'B', consistent with printing 1924-30, the earliest seal used for this design) in lower right margin
Dated: 'Taisho jugonen saku' [Taisho 15] (made, 1926)

Vertical oban:
38.7 x 26.3 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ⅜ in.)

£ 5,200.00

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Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)

Night Scene, Malacca, 1924

Woodblock print
Signed in red pencil: 'Elizabeth Keith'
Date: 1924
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo

Vertical oban:
41 x 27.3 cm. (16 ⅛ x 10 ¾ in.)

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Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)

'Make-up - before the mirror' (Kagami no mae- Kesho), 1927

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroaki'
Red artist's seal: 'Hiroaki'
Date: 1927
Publisher: Fusui Gabo (seal on lower right margin 'Hanken shoyu Fusui Gabo hakko')
Printer: Onotomi (seal to lower left margin 'Insetsu Onotomi')

Vertical dai-oban:
42.3 x 28.8 cm. (16 ⅝ x 11 ⅜ in.)

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Torii Kotondo (1900-1976)

'Snow' (Yuki), 1929

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Kotondo ga'
Artist's red seal: 'Kotondo'
Dated: 1929, 10th month ('Showa yonen jugatsu')
Publisher: Sakai and Kawaguchi (embossed seal at lower left margin 'Sakai Kawaguchi go ban' [Sakai Kawaguchi joint publication])
Embossed title 'Yuki' in bottom margin
Reverse with embossed limited-edition seal numbered 54/300

Vertical dai-oban:
46.7 x 30 cm. (18 ⅜ x 11 ¾ in.)

£ 3,800.00

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Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)

Prayers at Sunset (also called Udaipur. India), 1919

Woodblock print
Signed in red pencil: ‘Charles W.Bartlett’
Printed monogram: ‘CWB’ and copyright seal at lower right corner
Date: 1919
Printed title as above in block at lower left
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo

With pencil inscription by the artist in the lower margin which reads: "To Miss Cadwell. New Year's greetings and good wishes from the artist. 1926."

Horizontal oban:
28.5 x 41.1 cm. (11 ¼ x 16 ⅛ in.)

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Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)

'Bathing in Early Summer' (Shoka no yoku), from the series 'Twelve Images of Modern Beauties' (Shin bijin Juni sugata), 1922

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Shinsui saku'
Red artist's seal: 'Ito'
Dated: 'Taisho juichinen, haru' (Taisho 11 [1922], spring)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (white seal at lower right corner)
Hand-numbered limited edition seal on verso: 'Nihyaku mai kagiri zeppan, dai yonjyuyon ban' (200 limited edition, number 44)

Vertical dai-oban:
43.4 x 26.8 cm. (17 ⅛ x 10 ½ in.)

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Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)

Taj-Mahal. Agra. 1916, 1916

Woodblock print
Signed in red pencil: 'Charles W. Bartlett'
Printed monogram: 'CWB'
Dated: 1916
Printed title as above in the block
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo

Horizontal oban:
28.4 x 40 cm. (11 ⅛ x 15 ¾ in.)

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Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)

Wonsan. Korea, 1921

Woodblock print
Signed in red pencil: 'Elizabeth Keith'
Red circular artist's seal: 'E.K.'
Dated: 1921
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo

With hand-written inscription in pencil in the lower margin by the artist "To dear Mrs Jaques with love from the artist and gratitude that Bertha Jaques dropped from Heaven at the right time! Chicago 1925"

Vertical oban:
39.8 x 26 cm. (15 ⅝ x 10 ¼ in.)

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Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)

Outside the Te Sheng-Men, Peking, 1921

Woodblock print
Signed in red pencil: 'Elizabeth Keith'
Artist's circular red seal 'E.K.'
Dated: 1921
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Titled as above in red in the block at lower left

Vertical oban:
40.1 x 28.2 cm. (15 ¾ x 11 ⅛ in.)

£ 3,500.00

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Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)

Madura. 1916, from '1st Series. India', 1916

Woodblock print
Signed in red-brown pencil: 'Charles W. Bartlett'
Printed monogram: 'CWB'
Printed title as above in the block
Dated: 1916
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (seal in lower left margin)

34 x 25.7 cm. (13 ⅜ x 10 ⅛ in.)

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Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826–1869)

'Kokebuchi at Hida in Bungo Province' (Bungo Hida Kokebuchi), from the series 'Shokoku meisho hyakkei' (One Hundred Famous Views of the Provinces), 1861

Woodblock print, first edition
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Censor's seal including date: 'aratame, cockerel' (certified, 1861)
Date: 1861

Vertical oban:
36.8 x 25.2 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ⅞ in.)

£ 4,000.00

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Tenno-ji Temple in Osaka (Osaka Tenno-ji), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu), 1927

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Dated: 'Showa ninen saku' [Showa 2] (made, 1927)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal C, consistent with printing 1927-32)

Vertical oban:
38.7 x 26.3 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ⅜ in.)

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)

Nakazume of the Shimanouchi District of Osaka (Naniwa Shimanouchi Nakazume), from the series Pictorial Gathering of Remarkable Women of the Floating World (Ukiyo meijo zue), circa 1821

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Gototei Kunisada ga'
Publisher: Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame'
Date: circa 1821

Vertical oban:
37.6 x 25.3 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 in.)

£ 1,800.00

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

The Daughter of Dainagon Yukinari, from the series Lives of Wise and Heroic Women (Kenjo reppu den), circa 1842–43

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburo (Dansendo)
Censor's seal: 'Muramatsu'
Date: circa 1842-43

Vertical oban:
36.6 x 24.6 cm. (14 ⅜ x 9 ¾ in.)

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Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850)

Willow Island (Yanagishima), from A Series of Willows (Yanagi ban tsuzuki), circa 1828

Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and blind printing
Signed: 'Go Hokkei'
Privately published, circa 1828
Poems by Ryukokutei Sennen and Sennentei

Shikishiban:
20.3 x 17.8 cm. (8 x 7 in.)

£ 2,500.00

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Kitao Masayoshi (1764-1824)

Abbreviated sketches of fish and shellfish (Gyokai ryakuga shiki), 1802

Woodblock printed book, one volume (complete), comprising: frontispiece, 30 double-page illustrations of fish, shellfish, crustaceans, a whale and 2 turtles, followed by a one-page colophon
Signed: 'Keisai hitsu'
Publisher: Suharaya Ichibe
Colophon dated: 1802 (Kyowa 2)
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), blue covers printed with pine trees

25.8 x 17.8 cm.

£ 2,000.00

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Numata Gessai (Utamasa) (1787-1864)

Young boy on a veranda with pestle and mortar, sitting opposite a woman whose silhouette can be seen through the shoji, circa 1820s

Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with blind printing and burnishing to the frame of the shoji
Signed: 'Utamasa ga'
Privately issued, circa 1820s

11.7 x 16.7 cm. (4 ⅝ x 6 ⅝ in.)

£ 450.00

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Numata Gessai (Utamasa) (1787-1864)

First pail of water drawn at the New Year, circa 1820s

Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with blind printing
Signed: 'Utamasa ga'
Privately issued, circa 1820s

12.1 x 16.8 cm. (4 ¾ x 6 ⅝ in.)

£ 350.00

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Numata Gessai (Utamasa) (1787-1864)

Stencilled paper chopstick case with chopsticks lying beside, circa 1820s

Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with blind printing and metallic pigments
Signed at lower right: 'Utamasa shoga' (Pictured and inscribed by Utamasa)
Privately issued, circa 1820s

16.5 x 22 cm. (6 ½ x 8 ⅝ in.)

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Numata Gessai (Utamasa) (1787-1864)

Young woman on a veranda (engawa) washing her hair in a basin, circa 1820s

Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with blind printing and metallic pigments
Signed: 'Utamasa ga' (lower right, signature rubbed)
Privately issued, circa 1820s

12.8 x 16 cm. (5 x 6 ¼ in.)

£ 220.00

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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)

‘The Demon Ibaraki disguised as an old woman fleeing with a severed arm’ (Roba kiwan o mochisaru zu), from the series ‘New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts’ (Shinkei sanjuroku kaisen), 1889

Woodblock print, 1st edition with three-colour cartouche
Signed and sealed: 'Yoshitoshi'
Publisher: Sasaki Toyokichi
Dated: 'Meiji 22, 4th month, 12th day' (12th April 1889)

Vertical oban:
36.9 x 25.2 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ⅞ in.)

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Attributed to Hasegawa Sadanobu (1809-1879)

Picture of a (Russian) Steam Boat (Sutonbo-to no zu), from a set of foreign ships titled Banpaku zue [Illustrations of Barbarian Ships], 1850s-60s

Woodblock print, embellished with extensive burnishing to the boat
Unsigned, circa 1850s-60s

13.4 x 19 cm. (5 ¼ x 7 ½ in.)

£ 700.00

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Attributed to Hasegawa Sadanobu (1809-1879)

Picture of a Dutch Ship (Oranda sen zu), from a set of foreign ships titled Banpaku zue [Illustrations of Barbarian Ships], 1850s-60s

Woodblock print, embellished with extensive burnishing to the boat
Unsigned, circa 1850s-60s

12.8 x 19 cm. (5 x 7 ½ in.)

£ 580.00

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Attributed to Hasegawa Sadanobu (1809-1879)

Picture of a Steam Ship (Joki fune no zu), from a set of foreign ships titled Banpaku zue [Illustrations of Barbarian Ships], 1850s-60s

Woodblock print, embellished with extensive burnishing to the boat
Unsigned, circa 1850s-60s

13.4 x 19.1 cm. (5 ¼ x 7 ½ in.)

£ 700.00

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Attributed to Hasegawa Sadanobu (1809-1879)

Korean Ship, from a set of foreign ships titled Banpaku zue [Illustrations of Barbarian Ships], 1850s-60s

Woodblock print, embellished with extensive burnishing to the boat
Unsigned, circa 1850s-60s

13 x 18.4 cm.

£ 500.00

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Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)

Morning Mist at the Taj Mahal, No. 5 (Taji Maharu no asagiri, daigo), from the Taj Mahal series, 1932

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshi Yoshida' in Roman script in pencil, 'Yoshida' in ink, and with artist's seal 'Hiroshi' at lower right
'Jizuri' seal [printed by the artist]
Date: 1932 (Showa 7)

Horizontal dai-oban:
40.2 x 55.6 cm. (15 ⅞ x 21 ⅞ in.)

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Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)

Calm Waters in the North Sea: Mount Rishiri (Hokkai hasei, Rishiri-san), 1938

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshi Yoshida' (in Roman script in pencil), 'Yoshida' (in Japanese in ink)
Artist's seal: 'Hiroshi'
Sealed: 'Jizuri' (printed by the artist)
Date: Showa 13 (1938)

Horizontal oban:
27.3 x 40.5 cm. (10 ¾ x 16 in.)

£ 1,400.00

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Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)

Chion-in Temple Gate (Romon), from the series Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms (Sakura hachidai), 1935

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshi Yoshida' (in Roman script in pencil), 'Yoshida' (in Japanese in ink)
Artist's seal: 'Hiroshi'
Sealed: 'Jizuri' (printed by the artist)
Date: Showa 10 (1935)

Horizontal oban:
26.7 x 40.7 cm. (10 ½ x 16 in.)

£ 800.00

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Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)

Kongo in Okina - Noh, 1936

Woodblock print
Signed in pencil: 'Elizabeth Keith'
Date: 1936

Horizontal dai-oban:
33.3 x 46.9 cm. (13 ⅛ x 18 ½ in.)

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Moon on the Arakawa River in Akabane (Arakawa no tsuki [Akabane]), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukei), 1929

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Dated: Showa 4 (1929)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal A, consistent with printing 1945-57: lifetime, post-war printing)

Vertical oban:
39.4 x 26.2 cm. (15 ½ x 10 ¼ in.)

£ 1,900.00

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Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)

Dance Festival (Bon Odori), 1927-36

Woodblock print
Sealed: 'Shotei'
Titled as above next to artist's seal
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Date: circa 1927-36

Vertical o-tanzaku:
38.2 x 16.8 cm. (15 x 6 ⅝ in.)

£ 1,100.00

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Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)

Sudden Rain (Shuu) [Near a Bridge], circa 1936

Woodblock print
Artist's seal: 'Hiroaki'
Titled as above above the seal
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Date: circa 1936
'Made in Japan" stamped on the reverse

Vertical o-tanzaku:
38.1 x 17.2 cm. (15 x 6 ¾ in.)

£ 800.00

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Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991)

Hazy Evening on the Shore of Shinobazu Pond (Kasumu yube–Shinobazu ikehata), 1932

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Kasamatsu shiro' in left margin
Artist's seal: 'Shiro'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal 'E', consistent with printing 1931-41)

Vertical oban:
38.9 x 25.7 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ⅛ in.)

£ 950.00

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Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949)

Rain at Asakusa Kannon Temple (Asakusa Kannon-do), 1933

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Koitsu'
Artist's seal: 'Shin'
Date: June 1933 (Showa 8, 6th month)
Printer and carver seals: 'Yokoi' and 'Harada'
Publisher: Doi Hangaten, paper with 'Doi' watermark, this impression a post-war edition circa 1950

Vertical oban:
39.7 x 26.6 cm. (15 ⅝ x 10 ½ in.)

£ 850.00

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Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949)

Entrance to a Teahouse in Yotsuya, Araki-cho, from the series Views of Tokyo (Tokyo fukei), 1935

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Koitsu'
Artist's seal: 'Shin'
Date: January 1935 (Showa 10, 1st month)
Printer and carver seals: 'Yokoi' and 'Harada'
Publisher: Doi Hangaten, paper with 'Doi' watermark, this impression a post-war edition circa 1950

Vertical oban
39.7 x 26.7 cm. (15 ⅝ x 10 ½ in.)

£ 700.00

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Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949)

Kofukuji Temple in Nara, 1930

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Koitsu'
Artist's seal: 'Shin'
Date: June 1937 (Showa 12, 6th month)
Printer and carver seals: 'Ito' and 'Ikeda'
Publisher: Doi Hangaten, paper with 'Doi' watermark, this impression a post-war edition circa 1950

Vertical oban:
42.3 x 28.3 cm. (16 ⅝ x 11 ⅛ in.)

£ 700.00

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Mitsui Atsuo (1929-2000)

The actor Azuma Tokuho, 1957

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Atsuo saku' (made by Atsuo), lower left within the design
Inscription in right margin: 'Ga, hori, suri, Mitsui Atsuo' (picture, carving, and printing by Mitsui Atsuo), followed by red artist's seal
The dancer identified in the design: 'Azuma Tokuho'
Numbered: 'dai kyuju nana ban' (97)

Vertical oban:
39.5 x 27.3 cm. (15 ½ x 10 ¾ in.)

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Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769 - 1825)

Wisdom (Chi), from the series Fashionable Five Virtues (Furyu jin-gi-rei-chi-shin), circa 1795

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Toyokuni ga'
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
Date: circa 1795

Vertical oban: 38.7 x 25.4 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 in.)

£ 12,000.00

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)

Poem by Kiyowara no Fukayabu, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), circa 1835–36

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Saki no Hokusai Manji'
Publisher: Isaya Sanjiro (Eijudo)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
(Publisher and censor seal present at lower right, partially obscured by black bokashi)

Horizontal oban:
25.3 x 36.3 cm. (10 x 14 ¼ in.)

£ 9,800.00

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Shiba Park, Tokyo, 1953

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo, for the Pacific Transport Lines, Inc., 1953

Horizontal oban:
25.9 x 38.5 cm. (10 ¼ x 15 ⅛ in.)

£ 2,800.00

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Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)

East Gate, Seoul (By Moonlight), 1920

Woodblock print
Extremely faint trace of artist’s signature at lower right
Artist's seal: 'E.K.' at lower right
Dated: 1920 at lower right

31.8 x 44.9 cm. (12 ½ x 17 ⅝ in.)

£ 2,000.00

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Kozu, Osaka, from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu), 1924

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Dated: Taisho 13 (1924)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal 'C', consistent with printing 1927-32)

Vertical oban:
38.4 x 25.4 cm. (15 ⅛ x 10 in.)

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Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822-1866)

Shuten doji at Oeyama (Oeyama Shuten doji), 1858, 10th month

Woodblock print
Each sheet signed 'Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga'
Publisher: Kiya Sojiro
Dated: 1858 (Ansei 5), 10th month

Vertical oban, triptych:
36.4 x 24.5 cm. (14 ⅜ x 9 ⅝ in.) (each sheet, approx.)

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Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900)

Actors Onoe Kikugoro V as Okiku and Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Aoyama Tessan in The Mansion of Plates and the Cursed Makeup Mirror (Sarayashiki kesho no sugatami), 1892

Woodblock print, vertical triptych
Signed: 'Toyohara Kunichika hitsu'
Publisher: Fukuda Kumajiro
Block cutter's mark: 'Umezawa to'
Dated: October 1892 (Meiji 25, 10th month)

Vertical oban triptych:
37.2 x 25.7 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 ⅛ in.)

£ 6,000.00

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Lu Junyi, the Jade Qilin (Gyokukirin Roshungi), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori), Circa 1827–30

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei)
Censorship seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
Date: circa 1827-30

Vertical oban:
38.9 x 26.4 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ⅜ in.)

£ 5,000.00

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Minamoto no Yorimasa Slaying the Nue, circa 1820-25

Woodblock print, triptych
Each sheet signed 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
Date: circa 1820-25

Vertical oban, each sheet approx.:
38.3 x 26 cm. (15 ⅛ x 10 ¼ in.)

£ 6,500.00

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Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829)

Courtesans in a Yoshiwara teahouse, from the series Ten Famous Places in Edo (Koto jussho zekkei), Circa 1790

Woodblock print
Unsigned
Publisher: Enomotoya Kichibei (Hoeido)
Date: circa 1790

Vertical chuban: 25.5 x 18.4 cm. (10 x 7 ¼ in.)

£ 1,200.00

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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)

'Looks Delicious: Mannerisms of a Courtesan from the Kaei Period', from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888

Woodblock print, first edition with three-colour cartouche
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
Date: 1888 (Meiji 21)

Vertical oban:
37.2 x 25.4 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.)

£ 3,000.00

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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)

'Dark: Habits of a housewife of the Meiji era', from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888

Woodblock print, first edition with three-colour cartouche
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
Dated: 1888 (Meiji 21)

Vertical oban:
37.1 x 25.4 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.)

£ 2,700.00

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Ryuryukyo Shinsai (active circa 1799–1823)

Woman reading a letter, circa 1810s

Woodblock print, attributed to Ryuryukyo Shinsai, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing

Shikishiban:
20.8 x 18.2 cm
8 1/4 x 7 1/8 in

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Inume Pass in Kai Province (Kai Inume toge), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei), 1858, 4th month

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido)
Censor/ date seal: Horse 4 (1858, 4th month)

Vertical oban:
35.7 x 24.4 cm. (14 x 9 ⅝ in.)

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Hotei Gosei (active circa 1804-1844)

Omon-dori, from the series A Comparison of Famous Things in the Eastern Capital (Toto meibutsu awase), circa 1820

Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing
Signed: 'Gosei hitsu', sealed 'Go' and 'Sei'
Privately published, circa 1820

Shikishiban:
20.6 x 18.1 cm. (8 ⅛ x 7 ⅛ in.)

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)

Rainstorm beneath the Summit (Sanka haku-u), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), circa 1831

Woodblock print

Horizontal oban:
25.4 x 37.6 cm.
10 x 14 3/4 in.

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Four Stations: Nihonbashi, Shinagawa, Kawasaki, and Kanagawa, from the series Famous Views of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan eki yonshuku meisho), circa 1830-35

Woodblock print

Horizontal oban:
24.6 x 36.5 cm. (9 ¾ x 14 ⅜ in.)

£ 3,900.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

View of the Ferry at Rokugo (Rokugo watashiba no kei), 1847-52

Woodblock print
Each sheet signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Yamadaya Shobei
Censor's seals: Mera Ta-ichiro and Watanabe Shoemon
Date: circa 1847-52

Vertical oban, triptych:
36.5 x 25.1 cm. (14 ⅜ x 9 ⅞ in.)

£ 4,600.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

No. 41, Narumi: Shop with Famous Arimatsu Tie-dyed Cloth (Narumi, meisan Arimatsu shibori mise), from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tokaido, 1855

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige hitsu'
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido)
Censor seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date seal: Hare 7 (1855, 7th month)

Vertical oban:
36.5 x 25.1 cm. (14 ⅜ x 9 ⅞ in.)

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Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826–1869)

Kirifuri Waterfall, Nikko (Nikko Kirifuri no taki), from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei), 1859

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Date: 1859, 10th month
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Sealed: combined 'aratame' (certified) and date seal 'Goat, 10' (1859, 10th month)

Vertical oban:
34.9 x 24 cm. (13 ¾ x 9 ½ in.)

£ 7,800.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Moon Pine, Ueno (Ueno sannai Tsuki no matsu), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1857, 8th month

Woodblock print

Vertical oban:
36 x 24.8 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ¾ in.)

£ 2,200.00

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)

Autumn Section (Aki no bu), from the series Modern Views of the Four Seasons (Tosei shiki no nagame), 1857, 4th month

Woodblock print

Vertical oban triptych (each sheet, approx.):
36 x 25.3 cm. (14 ⅛ x 10 in.)

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Keisai Eisen (1790-1848)

Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryogoku Bridge in the Eastern Capital (Toto Ryogokubashi yusuzumi no zu), 1830s

Woodblock print, triptych
Signed: 'Ippitsuan Eisan ga' (to right sheet), and 'Eisen ga' (to centre and left sheets)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo
Date: 1830s

Vertical oban, triptych, each sheet approx.:
38.6 x 26.5 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ⅜ in.)

£ 3,500.00

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Kawamura Kiho (1778-1852)

Kiho’s Picture Book (Kiho gafu), 1827

Woodblock-printed illustrated book
One volume, complete
Publisher: Yoshida Shinbei (Bunchodo), Kyoto
Date: 1827 (Bunsei 7)
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), original pale blue covers printed with waves in mica

25.8 x 17.7 cm. (10 ⅛ x 7 in.)

£ 1,800.00

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)

Picture Album Transmitting the Spirit: The Hokusai Drawing Style ([Denshin Kaishu] Hokusai gashiki), 1818

Woodblock-printed illustrated book
One volume, complete, 1st edition
Preface dated: 1818 (Bunsei 1)
Preface signed: Keizan Shoshi
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), brown covers

26.7 x 18.1 cm. (10 ½ x 7 ⅛ in.)

£ 4,000.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Tajima Province: Iwai Valley, Kannon Cave (Tajima, Iwaidani, Iwayakannon), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), 1853, 12th month

Woodblock print

Vertical oban:
36.8 x 24.7 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ¾ in.)

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Ohara Koson (1877-1945)

Heron in snow, circa 1930

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hoson'
Artist's seal: 'Hoson'
Publisher: Kawaguchi (seal lower right margin)
Sealed: 'Komatsu' (printer) and 'Maeda' (carver) lower left margin

Vertical oban:
40 x 27 cm. (15 ¾ x 10 ⅝ in.)

£ 1,600.00

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Ohara Koson (1877-1945)

Herons in a stream in moonlight, 1926

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Shoson'
Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo, Hotei 'E' seal (consistent with printing between 1931-41)

Vertical oban:
38.4 x 26 cm. (15 ⅛ x 10 ¼ in.)

£ 1,400.00

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Ohara Koson (1877-1945)

Cockatoo and Pomegranate, circa 1927

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Shoson'
Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal 'C', consistent with printing 1927-32)

Vertical oban:
38.5 x 26.2 cm. (15 ⅛ x 10 ¼ in.)

£ 1,800.00

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Ohara Koson (1877-1945)

Two swimming geese, 1928

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Shoson'
Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo, Hotei seal 'D' (consistent with printing 1929-42)

Horizontal oban:
25.8 x 38.6 cm. (10 ⅛ x 15 ¼ in.)

£ 500.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Black Sea Bream, Small Sea Bream, Asparagus Shoots and Sansho Pepper, from the untitled series of Large Fish, circa 1832-33

Woodblock print
Signed: Ryusai Hiroshige ga
Date: circa 1832-33
Censor's seal: kiwame (approved)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)

Horizontal oban:
25.4 x 36.5 cm. (10 x 14 ⅜ in.)

£ 2,200.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Snowy Morning in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara yuki no asa), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho), 1847-52

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kinkakudo)
Censor's seals: Kinugasa, Watanabe
Date: 1847-52

Horizontal oban: 36.7 x 24.2 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ½ in.)

£ 4,000.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Mariko: Famous Tea Shop (Mariko, meibutsu chamise), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), circa 1833-34

Woodblock print

Horizontal oban:
25.2 x 36.7 cm. (9 ⅞ x 14 ½ in.)

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