Tokyo: c1893. Wooblock tryptich printed in colors on hand laid mulberry paper, 14 3/4 x 29 inches (375 x 737 mm), the full sheet. Meiji period. In very good condition with extensive and saturated coloration. Some minor edge wear with remnants of non-archival tape at each of the four corners..... More
Tokyo: c 1887. Woodblock print in colors with embossing on handmade, laid mulberry paper, 14 x 8 1/4 inches (355 x 210 mm), ōban tate-e, the full sheet. Multiple condition issues include scattered edge tears with associated losses, scattered adhesive residue on the verso, toning, and a ghost impression from..... More
Tokyo: Yokoyama Ryohachi, 1892. Woodcut in ink with embossing and hand-coloring in watercolor on handmade mulberry paper, 14 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches (368 x 251 mm), ōban tate-e, the full sheet. Scattered handling wear, some spots of adhesive residue on the verso and a small edge at the area..... More
Tokyo: Matsuki Heikichi, 1896. Woodcut in ink with embossing and hand-coloring in watercolor on handmade mulberry paper, 14 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches (368 x 251 mm), ōban tate-e, the full sheet. Scattered handling wear, adhesive residue and early linen tape repairs on the verso. Recto is largely unaffected. Meiji..... More
Tokyo: Matsuki Heikichi, 1893. Woodcut in ink with embossing and hand-coloring in watercolor on handmade mulberry paper, 14 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches (368 x 251 mm), ōban tate-e, full margins. Scattered handling wear, adhesive residue on the verso, and minor edge losses at the left sheet edge and top..... More
Tokyo: Matsuki Heikichi, 1896. Woodcut in ink with embossing and hand-coloring in watercolor on handmade mulberry paper, 14 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches (368 x 251 mm), ōban tate-e, the full sheet. Scattered handling wear, some spots of adhesive residue on the verso and a small edge tear along the..... More
Japan: Matsuki Heikichi, 1891. Woodblock with ink and handcoloring on laid mulberry paper, 12 3/4 x 8 5/8 inches (323 x 220 mm), ōban tate-e, full margins. Scattered handling creases and edge losses at the extreme edges, and a loss with associated skinning at the top right corner, outside of..... More
Tokyo: Shuei-Sha, 1766. Woodblock print in colors printed on laid mulberry paper, 10 3/4 x 7 7/8 inches (273 x 200 mm), full margins. In excellent condition with the extreme lower right corner slightly dog-eared. Well inked with good coloring. Printed later. From the collection of 24 masterpieces by Haranobu..... More
Tokyo: Shuei-Sha, 1768. Woodblock print in colors printed on laid mulberry paper, 10 3/4 x 7 7/8 inches (273 x 200 mm), full margins. In excellent condition with the extreme lower right corner slightly dog-eared. Well inked with good coloring. Printed later. From the collection of 24 masterpieces by Harunobu..... More
New York: Sarony, c1850. Lithograph in colors on cream wove paper, 8 5/8 x 11 3/8 inches (218 x 287 mm) sheet, full margins. In good condition with toning at the sheet edges and scattered light areas of discoloration. Scattered areas of edge wear, nicks and blue pigment staining on..... More
Watanabe Shozaburo, 1936. Woodblock in colors on handmade mulberry paper, Koban 7 3/16 x 4 3/4 inches (182 x 120 mm), full margins. With the Shôtei artist seal in red ink, upper right. Signed "Shotei" and titled in English on the matrix in graphite. With the "Made in Japan" export..... More
Tokyo: Kawaji, 1830. Three (3) woodblock prints (nishiki-e) in color on handmade mulberry paper, each 2 5/8 x 3 3/8 inches (67 x 82 mm), the full sheet, margins slightly trimmed. Each in good condition with fresh color. There are adhesive remnants from a former mount on the top corners..... More
Tokyo: 1851. Set of 12 woodblock prints in colors on handmade, laid mulberry paper, 6 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (170 x 258 mm), printed in Ka-ei 4 (1851). Each print with minor handling wear, otherwise in excellent condition with bright and fresh color, and with details printed in silver..... More
c 1770. Woodcut on cream laid paper, 7 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches (182 x 63 mm), narrow margins. Laid down to non-archival board with scattered soiling and some adhesive staining. Okumura Masanobu (Japanese 1686 – 13 March 1764) was a Japanese print designer, book publisher, and painter. He also illustrated novelettes..... More
Japan: c1770. Woodcut on cream laid paper, 7 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches (182 x 63 mm), narrow margins. Laid down to non-archival board with scattered soiling and some adhesive staining. Okumura Masanobu (Japanese 1686 – 13 March 1764) was a Japanese print designer, book publisher, and painter. He also illustrated novelettes..... More
Tokyo: Teijin, c1950. Woodcut in colors with dark grey mica ground, 13 5/8 x 9 inches (346 x 300 mm), ōban tate-e, the full sheet. In very good condition. From the edition printed by Teijin after the image originally published in 1794. More
Toyko: Tsutaya Juzaburo, 1794. Woodblock (nishiki-e) with ink, handcoloring and powdered dark gray mica on laid paper; 4 7/8 x 10 1/8 inches (378 x 257 mm), vertical ōban tate-e, the full sheet. In excellent condition. Printed 20th century. Impressions of this work may be found in the collections of..... More
Tokyo: Teijin, c1950. Woodcut in colors with dark grey mica ground, 13 5/8 x 9 inches (346 x 300 mm), ōban tate-e, the full sheet. In very good condition. From the edition printed by Teijin after the image originally published in 1794. More
Tokyo: Horie Ichiba Wataki, 1835. Woodcut on laid mulberry paper, 14 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches (361 x 225 mm), vertical ōban tate-e, the full sheet. With that artist's signature and seal in black ink in the lower-center image area. Edo period. Minor toning and archivally repaired insect damage in..... More
Japan: c1950. Woodcut in ink with embossing and hand-coloring in watercolor on laid Japon paper, 16 x 10 inches (406 x 253 mm), ōban tate-e, full margins. Scattered handling wear and toning, otherwise in good condition. Although the first impressions of this work were published by Tsutaya Juzaburo in 1790..... More
c1950. Woodblock print in black and gray ink on Japon laid paper, 10 1/4 x 15 3/4 inches (260 x 398 mm), full margins. With the artist's embossed chop mark in red ink in the lower left image, as well as the publisher's ink stamp in grayish purple ink in..... More
Paris: La Librerie historique-artistique, 1843. Engraving with handcoloring in watercolor, 10 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches (256 x 170 mm) sheet, full margins. In good condition with fresh colors. German edition. An image depicting Japanese infantry musicians from the 19th century. Military music in Japan, known as "gunk," played an..... More
Tokyo. Woodblock print (nishiki-e) with ink and hand-coloring in watercolor on handmade mulberry paper, 14 7/16 x 9 15/16 inches (367 x 252 mm), ōban tate-e, the full sheet. In good condition with some handling creases. Colors are fresh and extremely vibrant. The right panel from the triptych by Yoshitora..... More