Morning in Darjeeling
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
DATE: 1931
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 6 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 166
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Miono-Matsubara
Charles Bartlett (1869-1940)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1916
DIMENSIONS: 9 7/8 x 14 ½ inches
PUBLISHER: S. Watanabe Print Co.
CONDITION: Excellent, with sharp and vivid colors; minor residue on reverse top margin from original mount
LITERATURE: Honolulu Academy of Arts, A Printmaker in Paradise: The Art and Life of Charles Bartlett, pl. 34
NOTE: Rare pre-earthquake design
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The River Some, Koshu
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1921
DIMENSIONS: 15 5/8 x 10 1/8 inches
PUBLISHER: S. Watanabe Print Co.
CONDITION: Pristine, with sharp and vivid colors—no condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl.76
NOTE: Rare pre-earthquake design
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ARTIST: Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
TITLE: Snow at Zojoji Temple
MEDIUM: Woodblock
DATE: 1922
DIMENSIONS: 15 5/8 x 10
PUBLISHER: S. Watanabe Print Co.
CONDITION: Pristine, with sharp and vivid colors—no condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 81
NOTE: Rare pre-earthquake design
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Zojoji Temple, Shiba
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1925
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/8 X 10 1/4 inches
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 147
NOTE: Watanabe D-Type Seal; early pre-war printing
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Evening Snow, Edo River
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
EDITION: Doi Teiichi, Publisher, Endo (carver) Matsushita (printer), first state
DATE: 1929
DIMENSION: 15 ½ x 10 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 270
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Kasuga Shrine in Snow, Nara
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1933
DIMENSIONS: 15 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Mounted onto original backing, minor losses to silver edge of backing, small loss to coversheet of calendar; minor soiling and staining
NOTE: Full-size woodblock print
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Snow On Willow Bridge
Ohara Shoson (1877–1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1927
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/4 X 10 1/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; faint rubbing and inclusions at the top front margins
LITERATURE: Amy Reigle Newland et. al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, pl. S44.3
NOTE: Watanabe round 6mm seal, post-war impression
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Orange-Sailed Junk of the Han, Korea
Lilian May Miller (1895-1943)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1920
DIMENSIONS: 19 ¾ x 10 3/8 inches
CONDITION: Minor thinning to paper on reverse
LITERATURE: Brown, Ken, Pacific Asian Museum, Between Two Worlds: The Life and Art of Lilian May Miller, fig. 36, pg.51
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Moonrise at Nezu Gongen Shrine
Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1932
DIMENSIONS: 15 3/8 x 10 ½ inches
CONDITION: No problems to note
LITERATURE: Chris Uhlenbeck, Amy Reigle Newland and Maureen de Vries, Waves of Renewal: Modern Japanese Prints, 1900-1960, Selections from the Nihon no hanga Collection, 2016, p. 271
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ARTIST: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
TITLE: Sailing Boat, Morning
DATE: 1926
MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DIMENSIONS: 21 3/8 x 15 3/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, light toning to margins and on reverse
NOTE: Early lifetime impression; jizuri seal and pencil signature
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 40
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ARTIST: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
TITLE: Grand Canyon
MEDIUM: Woodblock print
DATE: 1925
DIMENSIONS: 10 1/2 x 15 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 40
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Hodakayama After Rain
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
DATE: 1927
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 23 3/4 x 31 1/2 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; faint abrasion at the margins
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 99
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Kameido Bridge
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
DATE: 1927
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 16 1/8 x 11 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 62
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Evening in Nara
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
DATE: 1933
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 16 1/8 x 11 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 185
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Morning in Darjeeling
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950)
DATE: 1931
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 6 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Ogura, Yoshida Hiroshi Zenhangashu (The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida), Abe Shuppan, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 166
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Morning Glories
Inuzuka Taisui
MEDIUM: Watercolor; Woodblock Print
DATE: 1929
DIMENSIONS: 9 ½ x 14 ¼; (set of three works: watercolor, hanshita, and finished print)
CONDITION: Light toning to print; minor foxing on watercolor
PROVENANCE: Kawaguchi Estate
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Heron on Pine Branch
Ohara Koson (1877–1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 20th Century
DIMENSIONS: 14 ½ x 6 5/8 inches
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Amy Newland et al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, cat. K14.6
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A Couple of Pheasants on A Branch
Ohara Koson (1877–1945)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 20th Century
DIMENSIONS: 14 5/8 x 7 ½ inches
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Amy Newland et al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 200, cat. K21.10
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Parrot on a Camellia Branch
Tsuruoka Kakunen (1892-1977)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1940
DIMENSIONS: 19 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: First state with limited edition numeration and artist’s pencil signature; artist family seal at lower right
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Fading Lamplight of a Pagoda
Uehara Konen (1877-1940)
DATE: 1928
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Excellent; faint toning on reverse margins
LITERATURE: Amy Reigle Newland, gen. ed., Printed to Perfection: Twentieth-century Japanese Prints from the Robert O. Muller Collection, 2004, pp. 33-34
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Dotonbori
Uehara Konen (1877-1940)
DATE: 1928
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches
CONDITION: Light toning to margins and on reverse
LITERATURE: Amy Reigle Newland, gen. ed., Printed to Perfection: Twentieth-century Japanese Prints from the Robert O. Muller Collection, 2004, pp. 33-34
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The Moon Over Kusatsu in Tokaido
Eisho Narazaki (1864-1936)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1930
DIMENSIONS: 15 x 6 3/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
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Lake Yamanaka
Tsuchiya Koitsu
DATE: 1938
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DIMENSIONS: 16 x 10 3/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
LITERATURE: Ross Walker and Toshikazu Doi, The Catalogue Raisonné of Tsuchiya Koitsu, 2008, p. 28
NOTE: Published by Baba Nobuhiko
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Wisteria at Ushijima
Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1953
DIMENSIONS: 10 ¾ x 15 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Pencil signature; lifetime impression
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Lake Basin in High Sierra
Chiura Obata (1885-1975)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1928/29
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/8 x 20 1/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: First State, produced for the Ueno Exhibition of 1929; executed before the Takamizawa series; hand-numbered 39
LITERATURE: Driesbach, Janice, Obata's Yosemite: Art and Letters of Obata from His Trip to the High Sierra in 1927, Yosemite Conservancy, 1993
PROVENANCE: Japanese Private Collection
MEDIA: This work was discussed on Woodblock Wednesday, Episode 66
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Foggy Morning Van Ness Ave S. F.
Chiura Obata (1885-1975)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: 1930
DIMENSIONS: 12 5/8 x 19 5/16 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: Signature, date, and seal on front,numbered72 on reverse; with original publisher’s folder and mat
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Cypress Tree at Point Lobos
Chiura Obata (1885-1975)
MEDIUM: Sumi and watercolor on paper
DATE: 20th Century
DIMENSIONS: 18 x 23 ½ inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: Signed and sealed by artist
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Waterfall
Chiura Obata (1885-1975)
MEDIUM: Sumi and watercolor on paper
DATE: 20th Century
DIMENSIONS: 20 x 15 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
NOTE: Signed and sealed by artist
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c. 1953
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Wisteria at Ushijima
Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1953
DIMENSIONS: 10 ¾ x 15 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent, no problems to note
NOTE: Pencil signature; lifetime impression
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