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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

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)

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.)

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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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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.

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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 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

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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

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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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 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

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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

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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

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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.)

£ 2,400.00

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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

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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.)

£ 2,200.00

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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

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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.)

£ 1,200.00

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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.)

£ 1,800.00

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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)

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.)

£ 1,950.00

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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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Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)

Wisteria Bridge, China, 1925

Woodblock print
Signed in pencil: 'Elizabeth Keith' at lower right
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Date: 1925

Vertical oban:
41.3 x 27.5 cm. (16 ¼ x 10 ⅞ in.)

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Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)

The Golden Temple Amritsar, 1925

Woodblock 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: 1925

Horizontal oban:
27.8 x 40.4 cm. (11 x 15 ⅞ 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

Woodblock print

Horizontal oban:
25.2 x 37.5 cm.
9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.

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Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)

Negishi. 1916, from the series 2nd Series. Japan, 1916

Woodblock 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: 1916

Vertical oban:
37.5 x 24.8 cm. (14 ¾ x 9 ¾ in.)

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Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)

Jaunpur, India, 1920

Woodblock print, ‘early morning’ variant
Signed in graphite: ‘Charles W.Bartlett’
Printed monogram: ‘CWB’
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Date: 1920

Vertical oban:
39.5 x 27.5 cm. (15 ½ x 10 ⅞ 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’
Printed title as above in block at lower left
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo

28.9 x 41 cm. (11 ⅜ x 16 ⅛ in.)

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Charles W. Bartlett (1860-1940)

Taj-Mahal from the Desert, 1919

Woodblock 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: 1919

Horizontal oban:
27.9 x 39.6 cm. (11 x 15 ⅝ 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

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

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

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

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.)

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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

Woodblock print

Horizontal oban:
24.7 x 37.9 cm. (9 ¾ x 14 ⅞ in.)

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