Shin-hanga

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.)

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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

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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

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Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)

Kongo in Okina - Noh, 1936

Woodblock print
Signed in pencil: 'Elizabeth Keith'
Date: 1936

Horizontal dai-oban:
33.3 x 46.9 cm. (13 ⅛ x 18 ½ in.)

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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

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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.)

£ 800.00

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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

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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.)

£ 700.00

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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.)

£ 700.00

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Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)

Sacred Bridge, Nikko in Snow (Nikko Shinkyo no yuki), circa 1924-35

Woodblock print, embellished with sprinkled gofun for the falling snow
Titled as above at upper right
Artist's seal: 'Shotei'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Date: circa 1924-35

Vertical chuban:
25.7 x 17.9 cm. (10 ⅛ x 7 in.)

£ 500.00

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Mitsui Atsuo (1929-2000)

The actor Azuma Tokuho, 1957

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Atsuo saku' (made by Atsuo), lower left within the design
Inscription in right margin: 'Ga, hori, suri, Mitsui Atsuo' (picture, carving, and printing by Mitsui Atsuo), followed by red artist's seal
The dancer identified in the design: 'Azuma Tokuho'
Numbered: 'dai kyuju nana ban' (97)

Vertical oban:
39.5 x 27.3 cm. (15 ½ x 10 ¾ in.)

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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.)

£ 3,000.00

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Snow at Shiba Park, Tokyo (Shiba koen no yuki), 1931, January

Woodblock print

Horizontal oban:
26 x 39.3 cm
10 1/4 x 15 1/2 in

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Evening Rain at Kawarago (Kawarago no yau), 1947

Woodblock print

Vertical oban:
38.3 x 26.2 cm
15 1/8 x 10 1/4 in

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Ishikawa Toraji (1875-1964)

Bored (Tsurezure), from the series Ten Types of Female Nudes (Rajo jusshu), Circa 1934-35

Woodblock print with silver mica ground

Horizontal obaiban:
37.2 x 48.3 cm. (14 ⅝ x 19 in.)

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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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