• 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
    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
  • 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
    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
  • Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), 'Chiyogaike Pond, Meguro' (Meguro Chiyogaike), from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1856
    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
  • 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
    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
  • 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
    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
  • Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956), Outside the Te Sheng-Men, Peking, 1921
    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
  • 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
    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
  • 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
    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
  • 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
    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
  • 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
    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
  • Attributed to Hasegawa Sadanobu (1809-1879), Korean Ship, from a set of foreign ships titled Banpaku zue [Illustrations of Barbarian Ships], 1850s-60s
    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
  • Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki) (1871-1945), Sudden Rain (Shuu) [Near a Bridge], circa 1936
    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
  • Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949), Rain at Asakusa Kannon Temple (Asakusa Kannon-do), 1933
    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
  • Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949), Entrance to a Teahouse in Yotsuya, Araki-cho, from the series Views of Tokyo (Tokyo fukei), 1935
    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
  • Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949), Kofukuji Temple in Nara, 1930
    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
  • 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
    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
  • Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956), East Gate, Seoul (By Moonlight), 1920
    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
  • Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Rainstorm beneath the Summit (Sanka haku-u), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), circa 1831
    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.
    Sold
  • 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
    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
  • Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), View of the Ferry at Rokugo (Rokugo watashiba no kei), 1847-52
    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
  • 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
    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
  • 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
    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
  • Keisai Eisen (1790-1848), Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryogoku Bridge in the Eastern Capital (Toto Ryogokubashi yusuzumi no zu), 1830s
    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
  • 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
    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
  • Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Ama no Hashidate, from the series Famous Places of Our Country (Honcho meisho), circa 1837
    Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
    Ama no Hashidate, from the series Famous Places of Our Country (Honcho meisho), circa 1837
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
    Artist's seal: 'Ichiryusai'
    Publisher: Fujiokaya Hikotaro (Shogendo)
    Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
    Date: circa 1837
    Horizontal oban:
    23.6 x 36 cm. (9 ¼ x 14 ⅛ in.)
    £ 12,000.00
  • 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 1835–36
    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 1835–36
    Woodblock print
    Horizontal oban:
    25.2 x 37.5 cm.
    9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.
    Sold