Nature

Ohara Koson (1877-1945)

Two Goldfish, 1926

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Shoson'
Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal 'E', consistent with printing 1931-41)

Vertical oban:
39.1 x 26.6 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ½ in.)

£ 1,200.00

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Kitao Masayoshi (1764-1824)

Abbreviated sketches of fish and shellfish (Gyokai ryakuga shiki), 1802

Woodblock printed book, one volume (complete), comprising: frontispiece, 30 double-page illustrations of fish, shellfish, crustaceans, a whale and 2 turtles, followed by a one-page colophon
Signed: 'Keisai hitsu'
Publisher: Suharaya Ichibe
Colophon dated: 1802 (Kyowa 2)
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), blue covers printed with pine trees

25.8 x 17.8 cm.

£ 2,000.00

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Kawamura Kiho (1778-1852)

Kiho’s Picture Book (Kiho gafu), 1827

Woodblock-printed illustrated book
One volume, complete
Publisher: Yoshida Shinbei (Bunchodo), Kyoto
Date: 1827 (Bunsei 7)
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), original pale blue covers printed with waves in mica

25.8 x 17.7 cm. (10 ⅛ x 7 in.)

£ 1,800.00

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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)

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)

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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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Black Sea Bream, Small Sea Bream, Asparagus Shoots and Sansho Pepper, from the untitled series of Large Fish, circa 1832-33

Woodblock print
Signed: Ryusai Hiroshige ga
Date: circa 1832-33
Censor's seal: kiwame (approved)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)

Horizontal oban:
25.4 x 36.5 cm. (10 x 14 ⅜ in.)

£ 2,200.00

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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)

Two goldfish, 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 print)

Vertical oban:
39.1 x 26 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ¼ in.)

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Ohara Koson (1877-1945)

Two flycatchers feeding on nandina berries in snow, 1929

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Shoson'
Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
Date: 1929
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei 'C", consistent with printing 1927-32)

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

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

A hawk feeding its young, Circa 1830s

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Maruya Seijiro (Jukakudo)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
Date: circa 1830s

Vertical oban, diptych:
35.8 x 25.1 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ⅞ in.) (each sheet, approx.)

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Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950)

Kurumazaka Parrot (Kurumazaka omu), from the series at a Zoological Garden (Dobutsuen), 1925

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Yoshida' in black ink, followed by red artist's seal 'Hiroshi'
Self-published 'Jizuri' seal at bottom right margin
Dated in lower margin: 1925 ('Taisho jugonen saku')

Vertical large oban: 41 x 27.6 cm. (16 ⅛ x 10 ⅞ in.)

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