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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Ama no Hashidate, from the series Famous Places of Our Country (Honcho meisho), circa 1837Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Artist's seal: 'Ichiryusai'
Publisher: Fujiokaya Hikotaro (Shogendo)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
Date: circa 1837Horizontal oban:£ 12,000.00
23.6 x 36 cm. (9 ¼ x 14 ⅛ in.) -
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Kawamura Bumpo (1779-1821)Album of Drawings by Bumpo, Third Series (Bumpo gafu [sampan]), 1813Woodblock-printed illustrated book
One volume, complete
Signed: Bumpo
Dated: 1813 (Bunka 10)
Publishers: Kawachiya Kihei and Yoshidaya Shimbei
Engraver: Inouye Jihei
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), dark green covers, title slip lacking26 x 18 cm. (10 ¼ x 7 ⅛ in.)£ 800.00 -
Shunkosai Hokushu (active circa 1810-32)The actors Nakamura Matsue III in the role of Otaka, Ichikawa Ebijuro I as Mokuemon, and Ichikawa Danzo V as Yashichi, 1824, 3rd monthWoodblock print, surimono on deluxe paper, embellished with metallic pigments and embossingVertical oban, diptych (each sheet):£ 2,400.00
39.2 x 26.3 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ⅜ in.) -
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)No. 47 Inaue Daikuro Masatada, from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyuden), 1848-50Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Yamamoto Heikichi
Censor's seals: Murata Heiemon and Mera Taichiro
Date: circa 1848-50Vertical oban:£ 900.00
36.2 x 24.4 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ⅝ in.) -
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)No. 12 Sasai Kyuzo Masayasu, from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyuden), 1848-50Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Yamamoto Heikichi
Censors: Murata Heiemon and Mera Taichiro
Date: 1848-50Vertical oban:Sold
34.9 x 24.1 cm. (13 ¾ x 9 ½ in.) -
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)Clearing weather at Horikawa (Horikawa seiran) from the series Eight Views of Military Brilliance (Yobu hakkei), 1852Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Enshuya Matabei
Censor's: Mera Taichiro and Watanabe Shoemon
Dated: 1852, 7th monthVertical oban:£ 700.00
37.2 x 25.4 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.) -
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)Moon on the sea at Daimotsu - Benkei (Daimotsu kaijo no tsuki - Benkei), from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi), January, 1886Woodblock print
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Dated: Meiji 19, 1st month (January 1886)Vertical oban:£ 4,000.00
35.6 x 24.3 cm. (14 x 9 ⅝ in.) -
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)No. 15 Fukishima Masamori, from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyuden), 1848-50Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Yamamoto Heikichi
Censor's seals: Murata Heiemon and Mera Taichiro
Date: circa 1848-50Vertical oban:Sold
34.8 x 24 cm. (13 ¾ x 9 ½ in.) -
Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900)Ichikawa Danjuro in the role of Kumonryu Shishin, from the series One hundred performances by Ichikawa Danjuro (Ichikawa Danjuro engei hyakuban), 1898Woodblock print
Signed: 'Kunichika hitsu'
Publisher: Fukuda Kumajiro
Dated: Meiji 31 (1898)Vertical oban:Sold
35.8 x 23.5 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ¼ in.) -
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)Inabune Manakichi beside Statue Leaning on a Spear, from the series Biographies of Fine Modern Men (Kinsei Kyogiden), 1866Woodblock print
Signed: 'Kaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu'
Artist's seal: 'Yoshikiri'
Publisher: Iseya Kisaburo
Engraver: Ota Tashichi
Combined censor and date seal: Tiger 4 (1866, 4th month), 'aratame' (certified)Vertical oban:Sold
34.2 x 23.7 cm. (13 ½ x 9 ⅜ in.) -
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)'Looking Cool: The Appearance of a Geisha in the Fifth or Sixth Year of Meiji' (Suzushiso Meiji goroku nen irai geigi no fuzoku), from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888Woodblock print, first edition with three-colour cartouche
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
Date: 1888 (Meiji 21)Vertical oban:£ 3,000.00
37.3 x 25.4 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 in.) -
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)'Enjoying: Habits of a teacher of the Kaei era', from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888Woodblock print, first edition with three-colour cartouche
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
Date: 1888 (Meiji 21)Vertical oban:£ 2,700.00
37.4 x 25.4 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 in.) -
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)Poem by Hitotose, from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi), 1887Woodblock print
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Dated: Meiji 20, 6th month, 23rd day (23rd June 1887)Vertical oban:£ 2,800.00
37.1 x 25.2 cm. (14 ⅝ x 9 ⅞ in.) -
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)'Looking Inquisitive: The Appearance of a Maid of the Tenpo Era' (Mitaso Tenpo nenkan okosho no fuzoku), from the series 'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners' (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888Woodblock print, first edition with three-colour cartouche
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
Dated: 1888 (Meiji 21)Vertical oban:£ 3,000.00
37.7 x 25.6 cm. (14 ⅞ x 10 ⅛ in.) -
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)'Looking Impatient: The Appearance of the Wife of a Fire Chief in the Kaei Era', from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888Woodblock print, first edition with three-colour cartouche
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
Dated: 1888 (Meiji 21)Vertical oban:£ 2,700.00
37.1 x 25.4 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.) -
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)'The Relaxed Type: The Appearance of a Kyoto Geisha from the Kansei Period', from the series ‘Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners’ (Fuzoku sanjuni so), 1888Woodblock print, first edition with three-colour cartouche
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
Dated: 1888 (Meiji 21)Vertical oban:£ 2,600.00
37.2 x 25.5 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.) -
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Ohara Koson (1877-1945)Carp and water plants, 1926Woodblock print
Signed: 'Shoson'
Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo, Hotei seal 'B' (consistent with printing 1924-30), the earliest type of Watanabe seal for this designVertical oban:Sold
39 x 26.1 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ¼ in.) -
Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991)Gokokuji Temple Bell Tower (Clear Weather after Snow) (Gokokuji Shoro (yuki bare)), March 1933Woodblock print
Signed: 'Shiro'
With artist's red seal
Dated: Showa 8 (1933), March
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei 'D' seal, consistent with printing 1929-42)Vertical oban:Sold
39 x 26.4 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ⅜ in.) -
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)Snow at Hie Shrine (Shato no yuki [Hie jinja]), 1932Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Dated: Showa 6 (1932), New Year's Day
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal 'A', consistent with printing 1945-57 (lifetime, post-war printing))Vertical oban:Sold
37.8 x 26.2 cm. (14 ⅞ x 10 ¼ in.) -
Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)Street Scene, Soochow, 1924Woodblock print
Signed: 'Elizabeth Keith' (in red crayon in lower right corner)
Artist's seal: 'EK' in red oval
Date: dated 1924 below seal
Publisher: Watanabe ShozaburoVertical oban:Sold
40 x 27.6 cm. (15 ¾ x 10 ⅞ in.) -
Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)Okazaki neko ishi no kai (The Spirit of the Cat Rock at Okazaki), 1854, 5th monthWoodblock print, triptych
Signed: 'Toyokuni ga' (to each sheet)
Publisher: Riya Sojiro
Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date seal: 'Tiger 5' (1854, 5th month)
Blockcutter's mark: 'Hori Komakichi'Vertical oban, each sheet approx.:£ 1,400.00
36.2 x 24.8 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ¾ in.) -
Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829)The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa), circa 1795Woodblock print
Date: circa 1795
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Censor's seal: kiwame (approved)Vertical aiban:Sold
32.3 x 21.9 cm. (12 ¾ x 8 ⅝ in.) -
Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Satomi Shurinosuke (R), Onoe Kikugoro III as the Ghosts of both the princess Fusehime and the dog Yatsufusa (C), and Ichikawa Ebizo V as Kanamari Daisuke (L), circa 1836Woodblock print, triptychVertical oban, each sheet approx.:£ 1,000.00
37.2 x 26.4 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 ⅜ in.) -
Hayashi Motoharu (1858-1903)Actors Ichikawa Sadanji I in the role of Watanabe no Tsuna and Onoe Kikugoro V as the Demon of Mount Atago (Atagoyama no Akki), 1892Woodblock print, triptych
Signed: 'Oju Motoharu' and sealed 'Moto' and 'Haru'
Dated: Meiji 25 (1892)
Publisher: Mitani OtojiroVertical oban triptych:Sold
37.2 x 25.4 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.) (each sheet, approx.) -
Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)Returning from the Funeral, Korea, 1922Woodblock print
Signed in pencil: 'Elizabeth Keith'
Artist's seal: 'E.K.'
Date: 1922Vertical oban:Sold
40 x 26.5 cm. (15 ¾ x 10 ⅜ in.) -
Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)Wisteria Bridge, China, 1925Woodblock print
Signed in pencil: 'Elizabeth Keith' at lower right
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Date: 1925Vertical oban:Sold
41.3 x 27.5 cm. (16 ¼ x 10 ⅞ in.) -
Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)Blue and White (Ai to Shiro), 1925Woodblock print
Signed in pencil: 'Elizabeth Keith'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Date: 192540.3 x 29.7 cm. (15 ⅞ x 11 ¾ in.)Sold -
Ohara Koson (1877-1945)Two goldfish, 1926Woodblock print
Signed: 'Shoson'
Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal 'B', consistent with printing 1924-30, the earliest type of Watanabe seal for this print)Vertical oban:Sold
39.1 x 26 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ¼ in.) -
Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)The Golden Temple Amritsar, 1925Woodblock print
Signed in black ink: ‘Charles W. Bartlett’
Printed monogram ‘CWB’ in red in block at lower left
Copyright seal in red at lower left
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Date: 1925Horizontal oban:Sold
27.8 x 40.4 cm. (11 x 15 ⅞ in.) -
Ohara Koson (1877-1945)Two flycatchers feeding on nandina berries in snow, 1929Woodblock print
Signed: 'Shoson'
Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
Date: 1929
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei 'C", consistent with printing 1927-32)Vertical oban:Sold
38.8 x 26 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ¼ in.) -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Mimasaka Province, Yamabushi Valley (Mimasaka, Yamabushidani), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), 1853Woodblock print
Signed 'Hiroshige hitsu'
Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke
Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date: 1853, 12th month (Ox 12)Vertical oban:Sold
36.5 x 25.2 cm. (14 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.) -
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)The Poet Abe no Nakamaro, from the series One Hundred Poems, Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), about 1835–36Woodblock printHorizontal oban:Sold
25.2 x 37.5 cm.
9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in. -
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)The Poet Ise, from the series One Hundred Poems, Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), about 1835-36Woodblock printHorizontal oban:Sold
25 x 37.5 cm.
9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in. -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Meguro Drum Bridge and Sunset Hill (Meguro Taikobashi Yuhinooka), from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places of Edo (Edo meisho hyakkei), 1857, 4th monthWoodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Sealed: 'aratame' (certified) and date seal Snake 4 (April 1857)Vertical oban: 37.1 x 24.9 cm. (14 ⅝ x 9 ¾ in.)Sold -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Mitsumata Wakarenofuchi, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1857, 2nd monthWoodblock print
Signed: Hiroshige ga
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Sealed: aratame (certified), date seal Snake 2 (1857, 2nd month)Vertical oban:Sold
36.5 x 24.6 cm.
14 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. -
Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)Negishi. 1916, from the series 2nd Series. Japan, 1916Woodblock print
Signed in red-brown pencil: ‘Charles W Bartlett’
Printed monogram in keyblock: ‘CWB’
Printed title as above in keyblock
Copyright seal in red at lower left
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo; seal in lower left margin
Date: 1916Vertical oban:Sold
37.5 x 24.8 cm. (14 ¾ x 9 ¾ in.) -
Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)Jaunpur, India, 1920Woodblock print, ‘early morning’ variant
Signed in graphite: ‘Charles W.Bartlett’
Printed monogram: ‘CWB’
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Date: 1920Vertical oban:Sold
39.5 x 27.5 cm. (15 ½ x 10 ⅞ in.) -
Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)Prayers at Sunset (also called Udaipur. India), 1919Woodblock print, 1919
Signed in graphite: ‘Charles W.Bartlett’
Printed monogram: ‘CWB’
Printed title as above in block at lower left
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo28.9 x 41 cm. (11 ⅜ x 16 ⅛ in.)Sold -
Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)Taj-Mahal from the Desert, 1919Woodblock print, ‘blue-grey/brown’ variant
Signed in pencil: ‘Charles W.Bartlett’ (pencil rubbed leaving signature impression only)
Printed monogram: ‘CWB’
Printed title in block as above in image
Copyright seal in red at lower left
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Date: 1919Horizontal oban:Sold
27.9 x 39.6 cm. (11 x 15 ⅝ in.) -
Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)Prayers at Sunset (also called Udaipur. India), 1919Woodblock print, 1919
Signed in graphite: ‘Charles W.Bartlett’
Printed monogram: ‘CWB’ in block at lower left
Printed title as above in block at lower left
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo28.6 x 40.9 cm. (11 ¼ x 16 ⅛ in.)Sold -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Shimotsuke Province: Mount Nikko, Urami Waterfall (Shimotsuke, Nikkosan, Urami no taki), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), 1853Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige hitsu'
Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke
Censor's seals: Kinugasa Fusajiro and Murata Heiemon
Date: 1853, 8th month (Ox 8)Vertical oban:Sold
38.2 x 25.5 cm. (15 x 10 in.) -
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)The Yugao Chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji yugao no maki), from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi), March 1886Woodblock print
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Dated: Meiji 19, 3rd month (March 1886)
Engraver: Yamamoto ShounVertical oban:Sold
35.4 x 23.9 cm. (14 x 9 ⅜ in.) -
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)Evening Rain at Kawarago (Kawarago no yau), 1947Woodblock printVertical oban:Sold
35.2 x 24.4 cm. (13 ⅞ x 9 ⅝ in.) -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Bikuni Bridge in Snow (Bikunibashi setchu), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1858, 10th monthWoodblock printVertical oban:Sold
35.5 x 24.6 cm
14 x 9 3/4 in -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Ducks and Reeds, Circa 1843Woodblock printChutanzaku:Sold
38 x 12.7 cm
15 x 5 in -
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)A hawk feeding its young, Circa 1830sWoodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Maruya Seijiro (Jukakudo)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
Date: circa 1830sVertical oban, diptych:Sold
35.8 x 25.1 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ⅞ in.) (each sheet, approx.) -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Kiritsubo, from the series The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari gojuyon jo), 1852, intercalary 2nd monthWoodblock printHorizontal oban:Sold
24.3 x 35.8 cm.
9 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Hahakigi, from the series The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari gojuyon jo), 1852, intercalary 2nd monthWoodblock printHorizontal oban:Sold
24.4 x 35.8 cm.
9 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Mouth of the Aji River in Settsu Province (Settsu Ajikawaguchi), from the series Wrestling Matches between Mountains and Seas (Sankai mitate zumo), 1858, 7th monthWoodblock printHorizontal oban:Sold
25.5 x 37.4 cm.
10 1/8 x 14 3/4 in. -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1858, 8th monthWoodblock printVertical oban:Sold
35.4 x 23.9 cm.
14 x 9 3/8 in. -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Bamboo Yards, Kyobashi Bridge (Kyobashi Takegashi), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1857, 12th monthWoodblock printVertical oban:Sold
35.5 x 24.6 cm
14 x 9 3/4 in -
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), about 1830-31Woodblock printHorizontal oban:Sold
25.3 x 37.3 cm.
10 x 14 3/4 in. -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Mandarin Ducks Swimming in Stream, about 1844Woodblock printAitanzaku:Sold
33.2 x 10.9 cm.
13 1/8 x 4 1/4 in. -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)The Fuji River in snow (Fujikawa sekkei), about 1842-44Woodblock printVertical oban, diptych (kakemono-e):Sold
73.5 x 24.7 cm.
29 x 9 3/4 in. -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Horse Mackerel, Freshwater Prawns, and Seaweed, from the untitled series of Large Fish, circa 1832–33Woodblock print
Signed: Ichiryusai Hiroshige ga
Publisher: Eijudo (no publisher's seal on this impression), mica on the fish and prawnsHorizontal oban:Sold
24.3 x 36.2 cm. (9 5/8 x 14 1/4 in.) -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Bartail Flatheads and Miniature Aubergines (Kochi, Nasu), from the untitled series of Large Fish, circa 1832-33Woodblock print
Signed: Ichiryusai Hiroshige ga
No publisher's seal on this impression, first edition with judge's namesHorizontal oban:Sold
25.6 x 36.9 cm. (10 1/8 x 14 1/2 in.) -
Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880)On the Roof of the Horyukaku from the Book The Eight Dog Heroes of Satomi (Satomi hakkenden inu no soshi no uchi, Horyukaku-jo no zu), 1854, 5th monthWoodblock print, triptychVertical oban, triptych:Sold
36.1 x 25.1 cm
14 1/4 x 9 7/8 in
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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)Snow at Shiba Park, Tokyo (Shiba koen no yuki), 1931, JanuaryWoodblock printHorizontal oban:Sold
26 x 39.3 cm
10 1/4 x 15 1/2 in -
Utagawa Yoshitora (1836-1880)In 1188, Minamoto no Yoshitsune Encounters a Typhoon in Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province (Bunji yonen Minamoto no Yoshitsune Sesshu Daimotsu no ura nanpu no zu), 1847-52Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichimosai Yoshitora ga'
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo)
Date: 1847-52
Censors' seals: Hama (Hama Yahei), Kinugasa (Kinugasa Fusajiro)Vertical oban, triptych, each sheet approx.:Sold
36.1 x 25.5 cm. (14 ¼ x 10 in.) -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Night View of Saruwaka-machi (Saruwaka-machi yoru no kei), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Edo meisho hyakkei), 1856, 9th monthWoodblock printVertical oban:Sold
35.5 x 24.5 cm
14 x 9 5/8 in -
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)The Yugao Chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji yugao no maki), from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi), 1885Woodblock printVertical oban:Sold
36.2 x 24.2 cm.
14 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. -
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)Iga Jutaro (L) seated next to a pillar watches Shogun Taro Taira no Yoshikado (C) who is seated on a platform, and his sister Princess Takiyasha (R); surrounded by their supporters, circa 1842-46Woodblock print, triptychVertical oban, each sheet approx.:Sold
38 x 25.6 cm. (15 x 10 ⅛ in.) -
Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)Hair Ornaments (Kanzashi), from the series Sixteen Musashi's (Juroku musashi no uchi), 1861, 12th monthWoodblock print
Signed: 'Kio Toyokuni ga' (drawn by Toyokuni, old with happiness)
Sealed: 'aratame' (certified) and date seal 'Cock 12' (December 1861)
Publisher: Hirokaya Kosuke (Kikujudo, Eisendo)Vertical oban:Sold
37.7 x 25.5 cm. (14 ⅞ x 10 in.) -
Kubo Shunman (1757-1820)Moths and Butterflies, from the series An Illustrated Collection of Butterflies for the Kasumi Group (Kasumi-ren guncho gafu), circa 1804-18Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with embossing and metallic pigments
Signed Sho Shunman sei
Privately issuedShikishiban:Sold
18.9 x 16.7 cm. (7 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.) -
Kubo Shunman (1757-1820)Moths and Butterflies, from the series An Illustrated Collection of Butterflies for the Kasumi Group (Kasumi-ren guncho gafu), circa 1804-18Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with embossing and metallic pigments
Signed: Sho Shunman sei
Privately issuedShikishiban:Sold
19.3 x 17.1 cm. (7 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.) -
Shiba Kokan (1747-1818) (artist) Kitao Masayoshi (1764-1824) (artist) Morishima Churyo (1754-1810) (author and editor)A Miscellany on the Red-Hairs (Komo zatsuwa), 1787Woodblock-printed book, 5 volumes (complete), preface by Otsuki Bansui (1757-1827)
Dated: Tenmei 7 (1787)
Various publishers, no colophon
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), pale blue covers embossed imitating Dutch leather22 x 15.8 cm. (8 ⅝ x 6 ¼ in.) (each volume)Sold -
Kubo Shunman (1757-1820)The Ide Jewel River, circa 1786-88 (late Tenmei era)Woodblock print, from a six-sheet set 'The Six Jewel Rivers' (Mu Tamagawa)Vertical oban:Sold
37.4 x 25.3 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 in.) -
Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)The Well-turned-out Type (Deki ga yosaso), from the series The Modern Thirty-two Types (Imayo sanjuni so), 1859, 6th monthWoodblock printVertical oban:Sold
38.2 x 25.3 cm. (15 x 10 in.) -
Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)The Hard-to-Please Type (Kimutsukashiso), from the series The Modern Thirty-two Types (Imayo sanjuni so), 1859, 2nd monthWoodblock printVertical oban:Sold
36.2 x 24.7 cm.
14 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. -
Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)The Sad-at-Parting Type (Wakare ga iyaso), from the series The Modern Thirty-two Types (Imayo sanjuni so), 1859, 6th monthWoodblock printVertical oban:Sold
38.7 x 25.6 cm.
15 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. -
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847–1915)The Tenmei Era (Tenmei no koro), from the series Floral Patterns (Hana moyo), 1896, 3rd monthWoodblock print, embellished with metallic pigments and burnishingVertical oban, triptych (each sheet):Sold
35.4 x 23.9 cm. (14 x 9 ⅜ in.) -
Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)The Bluebell (Asagao), Chapter Number 20 (Dai niju no maki), from the series Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji (Genji goshu yojo), 1858, 2nd monthWoodblock print on deluxe paper with special effects including blind-printing, burnishing and gradationVertical oban diptych (each sheet):Sold
36.3 x 25.2 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ⅞ in.) -
Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850)The Irises of Yatsuhashi at Mikawa (Mikawa Yatsuhashi, kakitsubata), from the series Famous Products of the Various Provinces, for the Gogawa Group (Gogawa, Shokoku meibutsu), about 1810Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossingShikishiban:Sold
20.5 x 18.3 cm.
8 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Cockerel in Morning Snow, mid-1830sWoodblock printChutanzaku:Sold
36.5 x 12.1 cm.
14 3/8 x 4 3/4 in. -
Fukuchi Hakuei (active circa 1799-1828)Album of Rapid Drawings, Second Volume (Soseki gafu nihen), 1852Woodblock-printed illustrated book
Volume two of two volumes, 2nd edition
Preface dated: 1852 (Kaei 5)
Publisher: Buneido
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), blue covers with pattern, later brocade outer cover17.5 x 11.5 cm.Sold
6 7/8 x 4 1/2 in. -
Kitao Masanobu (Santo Kyoden) (1761-1816)Anthology of 'Crazy Verses' (kyoka) by Fifty Poets of the Tenmei Era ([Tenmei shinsen gojunin isshu] azumaburi kyoka bunko), 1786Woodblock-printed illustrated book
One volume, complete
Dated: 1786 (Tenmei 6)
Publisher: Tsutaya Juzaburo (Koshodo)
Editor: Ishikawa Masamochi
Block carver: Seki Jiemon
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), orange covers, brocade-covered outer covers added by the collector E. Gillet27.5 x 18.3 cm.Sold
10 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.
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