• Ohara Koson (1877-1945), Two Goldfish, 1926
    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
    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
    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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  • 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
    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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