Shin-hanga

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.)

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Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)

Dance Festival (Bon Odori), 1927-36

Woodblock print
Sealed: 'Shotei'
Titled as above next to artist's seal
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Date: circa 1927-36

Vertical o-tanzaku:
38.2 x 16.8 cm. (15 x 6 ⅝ in.)

£ 1,100.00

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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.)

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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

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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.)

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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.)

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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.)

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Hashiguchi Goyo (1880-1921)

Woman with a Towel (Tenugui no onna), 1920 (posthumously printed)

Woodblock print, with silver mica ground, the woman's ring and butterfly wings on her robe embellished with metallic pigments and further mica
Signed: 'Goyo ga' (Pictured by Goyo)
Sealed: 'Hashiguchi Goyo'
With artist's family seal to the lower left margin 'Hashiguchi'
Dated: 'Taisho kyunen jugatsu' (October 1920)

Vertical dai-oban:
45.7 x 30.3 cm. (18 x 11 ⅞ in.)

£ 6,000.00

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Lilian May Miller (1895–1943)

Nikko Gateway, Japan, 1928

Woodblock print, title stamped in lower left margin
Signed in black pen: 'Lillian Miller'
Artist's seal: 'LM'
Dated in black pen: '1928'
Self-carved and self-printed

Vertical oban:
37.9 x 25.8 cm. (14 ⅞ x 10 ⅛ in.)

£ 1,300.00

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Five small prints and envelope, 1930s-1940s

Each a woodblock print, fixed at top edge to original brown paper mount, contained within original envelope stamped 'S. Watanabe, Ginza, Tokyo'
Each print sealed: 'Hasui'

Each yatsugiriban:
14.8 x 9.6 cm. (each approx.)

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Set of five lantern prints, circa 1930

Woodblock prints, embossing to each lantern
Each sealed: 'Hasui'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (each with red 'Watanabe' gift seal)
Date: circa 1930

Comprising (descriptive titles):
- Snow at Yanagi Bridge ('Yuki no Yanagibashi')
- Torii gate in the snow ('Setchu no torii')
- The five-story pagoda in snow ('Gojunoto no yuki')
- Plum in the snow ('Setchu no ume')
- Cherry blossoms ('Sakurabana')

Each approx.:
19.3 x 12.3 cm. (7 ⅝ x 4 ⅞ in.)

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Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)

Mount Fuji from Okitsu, from the series Mount Fuji in the Four Seasons (Shiki no Fuji), circa 1929-32

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroaki'
Artist's seal: 'Shotei'
Publisher: Fusui Gabo, publisher's seal 'Hanken shoyu Fusui Gabo hakko' at lower right margin
Date: circa 1929-32

26.6 x 39.2 cm. (10 ½ x 15 ⅜ in.)

£ 2,800.00

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Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)

Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku no hanabi), 1927-35

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroaki', red seal lacking
Titled next to signature: 'Ryogoku no hanabi'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Date: circa 1927-35

Vertical mitsugiriban:
38.2 x 17.4 cm. (15 x 6 ⅞ in.)

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Oda Kazuma (1882-1956)

The Great Bridge in Matsue (Matsue Ohashi), 1924

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Kazuma hitsu'
Dated: 'Taisho jusannen saku' (Taisho 13 [1924])
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei "E" seal, consistent with printing 1931-41)

Horizontal oban:
26 x 38.9 cm. (10 ¼ x 15 ¼ in.)

£ 2,200.00

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Ohara Koson (1877-1945)

Swans and reeds, 1928

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Shoson'
Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal 'D', consistent with printing 1929-42)

Vertical oban:
38.3 x 25.7 cm. (15 ⅛ x 10 ⅛ in.)

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Natori Shunsen (1886-1960)

Actor Onoe Shoroku II as Priest Tsuchigu (Onoe Shoroku, Priest Tsuchigu), from the series New Versions of Figures on the Stage (Shinpan butai no sugata-e), 1951

Woodblock print, mica background
Signed: 'Shunsen'
Artist's seal: 'Shunsen'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (red circular seal at bottom right corner)
Date: circa 1951

Vertical dai oban:
39.9 x 27.7 cm. (15 ¾ x 10 ⅞ in.)

£ 1,200.00

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Natori Shunsen (1886-1960)

The actor Ichikawa Jukai III as Kimura Nagato no Kami (Ichikawa Jukai, Kimura Nagato no Kami), from the series New Versions of Figures on the Stage (Shinpan butai no sugata-e), 1952

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Shunsen'
Artist's red maple leaf seal
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (round Watanabe seal above right shoulder)
Date: circa 1952

Vertical dai oban:
40.5 x 27.4 cm. (16 x 10 ¾ in.)

£ 1,200.00

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Natori Shunsen (1886-1960)

The actor Kataoka Nizaemon XIII as Momoi Wakasanosuke (Kataoka Nizaemon, Momoi Wakasanosuke), from the series New Versions of Figures on the Stage (Shinpan butai no sugata-e), 1953

Woodblock print, mica background
Signed: 'Shunsen'
Artist's seal: 'Shunsen'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (round red Watanabe seal above left shoulder)
Date: 1953, 11th month (Showa 28)

Vertical dai oban:
39.5 x 26.9 cm. (15 ½ x 10 ⅝ in.)

£ 1,300.00

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Torii Kotondo (1900-1976)

'Snow' (Yuki), 1929

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Kotondo ga'
Artist's red seal: 'Kotondo'
Dated: 1929, 10th month ('Showa yonen jugatsu')
Publisher: Sakai and Kawaguchi (embossed seal at lower left margin 'Sakai Kawaguchi go ban' [Sakai Kawaguchi joint publication])
Embossed title 'Yuki' in bottom margin
Reverse with embossed limited-edition seal numbered 54/300

Vertical dai-oban:
46.7 x 30 cm. (18 ⅜ x 11 ¾ in.)

£ 3,800.00

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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

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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

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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

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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

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