• 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
  • Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956), Outside the Old Wall, Manila, P.I., 1924
    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.)
    Sold
  • 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), 'Spiral Hall, Five Hundred Rakan Temple' (Gohyaku Rakan Sazaido), from the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1857
    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.)
    Sold
  • 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), Night Scene, Malacca, 1924
    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.)
    Sold
  • Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940), Prayers at Sunset (also called Udaipur. India), 1919
    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.)
    £ 2,800.00
  • Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940), Taj-Mahal. Agra. 1916, 1916
    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.)
    Sold
  • Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956), Wonsan. Korea, 1921
    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.)
    Sold
  • 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
  • Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940), Madura. 1916, from '1st Series. India', 1916
    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.)
    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), 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
  • 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
    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.)
    £ 16,000.00
  • 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
  • Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950), Morning Mist at the Taj Mahal, No. 5 (Taji Maharu no asagiri, daigo), from the Taj Mahal series, 1932
    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.)
    Sold
  • Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950), Calm Waters in the North Sea: Mount Rishiri (Hokkai hasei, Rishiri-san), 1938
    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
  • Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950), Chion-in Temple Gate (Romon), from the series Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms (Sakura hachidai), 1935
    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
  • 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
    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
  • 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
  • Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991), Hazy Evening on the Shore of Shinobazu Pond (Kasumu yube–Shinobazu ikehata), 1932
    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
  • 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
  • Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), Shiba Park, Tokyo, 1953
    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
  • 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
  • Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), Kozu, Osaka, from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu), 1924
    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.)
    Sold
  • 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 (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
    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.)
    £ 500.00
  • 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), 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
    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.)
    Sold
  • 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), 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
    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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  • 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
  • Kasamatsu Shiro (1898–1991), Gokokuji Temple Bell Tower (Clear Weather after Snow) (Gokokuji Shoro (yuki bare)), March 1933
    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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  • Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956), Street Scene, Soochow, 1924
    Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)
    Street Scene, Soochow, 1924
    Woodblock 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 Shozaburo
    Vertical oban:
    40 x 27.6 cm. (15 ¾ x 10 ⅞ in.)
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  • Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Mimasaka Province, Yamabushi Valley (Mimasaka, Yamabushidani), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), 1853
    Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
    Mimasaka Province, Yamabushi Valley (Mimasaka, Yamabushidani), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), 1853
    Woodblock print
    Signed 'Hiroshige hitsu'
    Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke
    Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
    Date: 1853, 12th month (Ox 12)
    Vertical oban:
    36.5 x 25.2 cm. (14 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
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  • 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.
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  • 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), 1853
    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), 1853
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Hiroshige hitsu'
    Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke
    Censor's seals: Kinugasa Fusajiro and Murata Heiemon
    Date: 1853, 8th month (Ox 8)
    Vertical oban:
    38.2 x 25.5 cm. (15 x 10 in.)
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  • 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 month
    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 month
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Hiroshige hitsu'
    Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei)
    Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
    Date: 1856, 3rd month (Dragon 3)
    Vertical oban:
    37 x 25.5 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.)
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  • Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), No. 12, Shinmachi, from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi), Circa 1835-38
    Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
    No. 12, Shinmachi, from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi), Circa 1835-38
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
    Publisher: Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)
    Date: circa 1835-38
    Censorship seal: 'kiwame' (certified)
    Horizontal oban:
    24.6 x 36.9 cm. (9 ¾ x 14 ½ in.)
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  • Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), View of the Whirlpools at Awa (Awa Naruto no fukei), from an untitled set of three triptychs, 1857, 4th month
    Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
    View of the Whirlpools at Awa (Awa Naruto no fukei), from an untitled set of three triptychs, 1857, 4th month
    Woodblock print
    Oban triptych:
    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.)

    Price on request
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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 1832-38
    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 1832-38
    Woodblock print
    Horizontal oban:
    24.7 x 37.9 cm. (9 ¾ x 14 ⅞ in.)
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  • Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), Evening Moon at Itako (Itako no yuzuki), circa 1950
    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
    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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  • Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), Dawn at Beppu (Beppu no asa), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu), 1928
    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.)
    £ 3,000.00