Recent Acquisitions

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

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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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)

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 2 (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.)

£ 16,000.00

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Dawn at Beppu (Beppu no asa), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu), 1928

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Dated: Showa 3 (1928)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei 'B' seal - earliest type of Watanabe seal for this design, consistent with printing 1924-30)

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

£ 5,000.00

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Evening Moon at Itako (Itako no yuzuki), circa 1950

Watercolour on paper
Signed: 'Hasui'
Sealed: 'Hangado'
Date: circa 1950

47.8 x 36.2 cm. (18 ⅞ x 14 ¼ in.)
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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Spring at Matsuyama Castle (Matsuyamajo no haru), 1950s

Watercolour on paper
Signed: 'Hasui'
Sealed: 'Hangado'
Date: 1950s

49.3 x 37.7 cm. (19 ⅜ x 14 ⅞ in.)
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)

Moon: The actor Ichikawa Sansho (Ichikawa Danjuro IX) in the role of the pirate Kezori Kuemon, from the series Snow, Moon and Flowers (Setsu gekka no uchi), 1890

Woodblock print
Signed: Oju Yoshitoshi ga and sealed Taiso
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Date: 1890

Vertical oban, triptych:
36.8 x 24.8 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ¾ in.)

£ 4,600.00

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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
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
Date: 1888 (Meiji 22)

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
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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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 Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

No. 47 Inaue Daikuro Masatada, from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyuden), 1848-50

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Yamamoto Heikichi
Censor's seals: Murata Heiemon and Mera Taichiro
Date: circa 1848-50

Vertical oban:
36.2 x 24.4 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ⅝ in.)

£ 1,000.00

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

No. 12 Sasai Kyuzo Masayasu, from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyuden), 1848-50

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Yamamoto Heikichi
Censors: Murata Heiemon and Mera Taichiro
Date: 1848-50

Vertical oban:
34.9 x 24.1 cm. (13 ¾ x 9 ½ in.)

£ 400.00

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Clearing weather at Horikawa (Horikawa seiran) from the series Eight Views of Military Brilliance (Yobu hakkei), 1852

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Enshuya Matabei
Censor's: Mera Taichiro and Watanabe Shoemon
Dated: 1852, 7th month

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

£ 700.00

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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, 1886

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Dated: Meiji 19, 1st month (January 1886)

Vertical oban:
35.6 x 24.3 cm. (14 x 9 ⅝ in.)

£ 4,000.00

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

No. 15 Fukishima Masamori, from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyuden), 1848-50

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Yamamoto Heikichi
Censor's seals: Murata Heiemon and Mera Taichiro
Date: circa 1848-50

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

£ 450.00

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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)

Inabune Manakichi beside Statue Leaning on a Spear, from the series Biographies of Fine Modern Men (Kinsei Kyogiden), 1866

Woodblock 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:
34.2 x 23.7 cm. (13 ½ x 9 ⅜ in.)

£ 300.00

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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), 1888

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
Date: 1888 (Meiji 22)

Vertical oban:
37.3 x 25.4 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 in.)

£ 3,000.00

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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), 1888

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
Date: 1888 (Meiji 22)

Vertical oban:
37.4 x 25.4 cm. (14 ¾ x 10 in.)

£ 2,700.00

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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), 1888

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
Dated: 1888 (Meiji 21)

Vertical oban:
37.7 x 25.6 cm. (14 ⅞ x 10 ⅛ in.)

£ 3,000.00

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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), 1888

Woodblock print
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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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), 1888

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi ga'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Kamekichi (Kinkido)
Dated: 1888 (Meiji 22)

Vertical oban:
37.2 x 25.5 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.)

£ 2,600.00

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Dahlias (Dariya), 1940

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal 'G', consistent with printing 1934-41)

Vertical oban:
40.2 x 27.4 cm. (15 ⅞ x 10 ¾ in.)

£ 1,500.00

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Ohara Koson (1877-1945)

Carp and water plants, 1926

Woodblock 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 design

Vertical oban:
39 x 26.1 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ¼ in.)

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Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991)

Gokokuji Temple Bell Tower (Clear Weather after Snow) (Gokokuji Shoro (yuki bare)), March 1933

Woodblock 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:
39 x 26.4 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ⅜ in.)

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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)

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)

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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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Cherry Blossoms at the Shirakawa Castle Ruins (Shirakawajoshi no Sakura), 1946

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Dated: Showa 21 (1946)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei 'A' seal, consistent with printing 1945-57)

Horizontal oban:
39.2 x 26.3 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ⅜ in.)

£ 1,800.00

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Snow at Hie Shrine (Shato no yuki [Hie jinja]), 1932

Woodblock 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:
37.8 x 26.2 cm. (14 ⅞ x 10 ¼ in.)

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Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)

Thunderstorm at Tateishi (Tateishi no raiu), 1925

Woodblock print
Sealed: 'Shotei'
Titled as above in Japanese at lower right
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo

Mitsugiri-ban:
37.8 x 17.3 cm. (14 ⅞ x 6 ¾ in.)

£ 1,000.00

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Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)

Returning from the Funeral, Korea, 1922

Woodblock print
Signed in pencil: 'Elizabeth Keith'
Artist's seal: 'E.K.'
Date: 1922

Vertical oban:
40 x 26.5 cm. (15 ¾ x 10 ⅜ in.)

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Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)

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

Woodblock 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 Shozaburo

28.6 x 40.9 cm. (11 ¼ x 16 ⅛ in.)

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