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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), 1924Woodblock 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:£ 8,500.00
26.1 x 39.3 cm. (10 ¼ x 15 ½ in.) -
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), 1924Woodblock 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:£ 8,000.00
25.8 x 38.7 cm. (10 ⅛ x 15 ¼ in.) -
Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)Outside the Old Wall, Manila, P.I., 1924Woodblock 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 marginHorizontal aiban:Sold
23.8 x 35.7 cm. (9 ⅜ x 14 in.) -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)'Chiyogaike Pond, Meguro' (Meguro Chiyogaike), from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1856Woodblock print, first edition
Signed: 'Hiroshige hitsu'
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date: 1856, 7th monthVertical oban:£ 12,500.00
35.9 x 23.8 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ⅜ in.) -
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), 1857Woodblock print, first edition
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date: 1857, 8th monthVertical oban:Sold
36 x 23.8 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ⅜ in.) -
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), 1857Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date: 1857, 9th monthVertical oban:£ 5,500.00
37 x 25 cm. (14 ⅝ x 9 ⅞ in.) -
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), 1926Woodblock 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:£ 5,200.00
38.7 x 26.3 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ⅜ in.) -
Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)Night Scene, Malacca, 1924Woodblock print
Signed in red pencil: 'Elizabeth Keith'
Date: 1924
Publisher: Watanabe ShozaburoVertical oban:Sold
41 x 27.3 cm. (16 ⅛ x 10 ¾ in.) -
Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)Prayers at Sunset (also called Udaipur. India), 1919Woodblock 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:£ 2,800.00
28.5 x 41.1 cm. (11 ¼ x 16 ⅛ in.) -
Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)Taj-Mahal. Agra. 1916, 1916Woodblock print
Signed in red pencil: 'Charles W. Bartlett'
Printed monogram: 'CWB'
Dated: 1916
Printed title as above in the block
Publisher: Watanabe ShozaburoHorizontal oban:Sold
28.4 x 40 cm. (11 ⅛ x 15 ¾ in.) -
Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)Wonsan. Korea, 1921Woodblock 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:Sold
39.8 x 26 cm. (15 ⅝ x 10 ¼ in.) -
Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)Outside the Te Sheng-Men, Peking, 1921Woodblock 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 leftVertical oban:£ 3,500.00
40.1 x 28.2 cm. (15 ¾ x 11 ⅛ in.) -
Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)Madura. 1916, from '1st Series. India', 1916Woodblock 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.)Sold -
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), 1861Woodblock print, first edition
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Censor's seal including date: 'aratame, cockerel' (certified, 1861)
Date: 1861Vertical oban:£ 4,000.00
36.8 x 25.2 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ⅞ in.) -
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)Tenno-ji Temple in Osaka (Osaka Tenno-ji), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu), 1927Woodblock 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:£ 16,000.00
38.7 x 26.3 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ⅜ in.) -
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-60sWoodblock 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 -
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-60sWoodblock print, embellished with extensive burnishing to the boat
Unsigned, circa 1850s-60s12.8 x 19 cm. (5 x 7 ½ in.)£ 580.00 -
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-60sWoodblock print, embellished with extensive burnishing to the boat
Unsigned, circa 1850s-60s13.4 x 19.1 cm. (5 ¼ x 7 ½ in.)£ 700.00 -
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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, 1932Woodblock 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:Sold
40.2 x 55.6 cm. (15 ⅞ x 21 ⅞ in.) -
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)Calm Waters in the North Sea: Mount Rishiri (Hokkai hasei, Rishiri-san), 1938Woodblock 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:£ 1,400.00
27.3 x 40.5 cm. (10 ¾ x 16 in.) -
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)Chion-in Temple Gate (Romon), from the series Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms (Sakura hachidai), 1935Woodblock 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:£ 800.00
26.7 x 40.7 cm. (10 ½ x 16 in.) -
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)Moon on the Arakawa River in Akabane (Arakawa no tsuki [Akabane]), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukei), 1929Woodblock 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:£ 1,900.00
39.4 x 26.2 cm. (15 ½ x 10 ¼ in.) -
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Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991)Hazy Evening on the Shore of Shinobazu Pond (Kasumu yube–Shinobazu ikehata), 1932Woodblock print
Signed: 'Kasamatsu shiro' in left margin
Artist's seal: 'Shiro'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal 'E', consistent with printing 1931-41)Vertical oban:£ 950.00
38.9 x 25.7 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ⅛ in.) -
Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949)Rain at Asakusa Kannon Temple (Asakusa Kannon-do), 1933Woodblock 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 1950Vertical oban:£ 850.00
39.7 x 26.6 cm. (15 ⅝ x 10 ½ in.) -
Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949)Entrance to a Teahouse in Yotsuya, Araki-cho, from the series Views of Tokyo (Tokyo fukei), 1935Woodblock 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 1950Vertical oban£ 700.00
39.7 x 26.7 cm. (15 ⅝ x 10 ½ in.) -
Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949)Kofukuji Temple in Nara, 1930Woodblock 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 1950Vertical oban:£ 700.00
42.3 x 28.3 cm. (16 ⅝ x 11 ⅛ in.) -
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 1835–36Woodblock 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:£ 9,800.00
25.3 x 36.3 cm. (10 x 14 ¼ in.) -
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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)Kozu, Osaka, from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu), 1924Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Dated: Taisho 13 (1924)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal 'C', consistent with printing 1927-32)Vertical oban:Sold
38.4 x 25.4 cm. (15 ⅛ x 10 in.) -
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)Rainstorm beneath the Summit (Sanka haku-u), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), circa 1831Woodblock printHorizontal oban:Sold
25.4 x 37.6 cm.
10 x 14 3/4 in. -
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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)View of the Ferry at Rokugo (Rokugo watashiba no kei), 1847-52Woodblock print
Each sheet signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Yamadaya Shobei
Censor's seals: Mera Ta-ichiro and Watanabe Shoemon
Date: circa 1847-52Vertical oban, triptych:£ 4,600.00
36.5 x 25.1 cm. (14 ⅜ x 9 ⅞ in.) -
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, 1855Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige hitsu'
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido)
Censor seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date seal: Hare 7 (1855, 7th month)Vertical oban:£ 500.00
36.5 x 25.1 cm. (14 ⅜ x 9 ⅞ in.) -
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), 1859Woodblock 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:£ 7,800.00
34.9 x 24 cm. (13 ¾ x 9 ½ 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), 1830sWoodblock print, triptych
Signed: 'Ippitsuan Eisan ga' (to right sheet), and 'Eisen ga' (to centre and left sheets)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo
Date: 1830sVertical oban, triptych, each sheet approx.:£ 3,500.00
38.6 x 26.5 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ⅜ in.) -
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 monthWoodblock printVertical oban:Sold
36.8 x 24.7 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ¾ in.) -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Snowy Morning in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara yuki no asa), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho), 1847-52Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kinkakudo)
Censor's seals: Kinugasa, Watanabe
Date: 1847-52Horizontal oban: 36.7 x 24.2 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ½ in.)£ 4,000.00 -
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 1833-34Woodblock printHorizontal oban:Sold
25.2 x 36.7 cm. (9 ⅞ x 14 ½ in.) -
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.) -
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.) -
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 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. -
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.) -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)‘Hyuga Province: Aburatsu Port, Obi Oshima’ (Hyuga, Aburatsu no minato, Obi Oshima), from the series ‘Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces’ (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), 1856, 3rd monthWoodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige hitsu'
Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei)
Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date: 1856, 3rd month (Dragon 3)Vertical oban:Sold
37 x 25.5 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.) -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)No. 12, Shinmachi, from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi), Circa 1835-38Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)
Date: circa 1835-38
Censorship seal: 'kiwame' (certified)Horizontal oban:Sold
24.6 x 36.9 cm. (9 ¾ x 14 ½ in.) -
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)View of the Whirlpools at Awa (Awa Naruto no fukei), from an untitled set of three triptychs, 1857, 4th monthWoodblock printOban triptych:Sold
Right-hand sheet: 34.8 x 24.3 cm. (13 3/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
Middle sheet: 34.8 x 25.2 cm. (13 3/4 x 9 7/8 in.)
Left-hand sheet: 34.8 x 24.2 cm. (13 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Snow in the Precincts of the Tenman Shrine at Kameido (Kameido Tenmangu keidai yuki), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho), circa 1832-38Woodblock printHorizontal oban:Sold
24.7 x 37.9 cm. (9 ¾ x 14 ⅞ in.) -
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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)Spring at Matsuyama Castle (Matsuyamajo no haru), 1950sWatercolour on paper
Signed: 'Hasui'
Sealed: 'Hangado'
Date: 1950s49.3 x 37.7 cm. (19 ⅜ x 14 ⅞ in.)Sold
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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), 1928Woodblock 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:£ 3,000.00
38.7 x 26 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ¼ in.)
