japanese prints

Artist:  Chikanobu Title:  Three Ladies Playing Instuments - Garden in background Print Type:  Original Woodblock Print Date:  c.1890's Size:  Oban Triptych 13-5/8 x 27-3/4" Notes:  Provenance: From the collection of an American merchant who was a buyer for the White House Department Store, in Japan, beginning in 1894. This print is one of 20 contained in an album purchased at that time and passed, by descent, to his great granddaughter. References:  Toyohara_Chikanobu (Wikipedia)

Artist:  Yoshitoshi Title:  Moon at Takakura Print Type:  Original Woodblock Print Series Title:  100 Aspects of the Moon Date:  1886 Publisher:  Akiyama Reference No:  #36 in the series Size:  Oban, 13-3/4" x 9-1/2" References:  Tsukioka/Taiso Yoshitoshi (Owariya Yonejiro): 1839 - 1892 Yoshitoshi Tsukioka 1839-1892

Artist:  Shotei (Hiroaki) Title:  Village In The Moonlight Print Type:  Original Woodblock Print Date:  c. 1930 Size:  Mitsugiri-ban 15" x 6-3/4" Condition:  Fine impression, color and state. References:  Shotei.com Shotei bio

Artist:  Shotei (Hiroaki) Title:  Moon Rising At Nokizaki Print Type:  Original Woodblock Print Date:  1930 Size:  Mitsugiri-ban, 15" x 6-3/4" Condition:  Very fine impression, color and state. Notes:  Embossing on path and riverbank shadows. Provenance: The Robert Muller Collection. References:  Shotei.com Shotei bio

Artist:  Tsuchiya Koitsu Title:  Maizuru Harbor at Night Print Type:  Original Woodblock Print Edition No:  Presentation Edition Date:  (1936) c.1948 Publisher:  Doi Hangaten Reference No:  D-35 Size:  Chuban, 11-1/2" x 8-1/4" Condition:  Very fine. Notes:  This print was published by Doi Hangaten in a large folio designed specifically as a Presentation Edition. All the prints were stamped with the seals of Harada (carver) and Yokoi (printer) and were notable for their very fine impressions, color and state. All indications are that Doi specially produced these as a one-off set and that they were printed circa 1948, making them lifetime editions. References:  Koitsu.com Tsuchiya Koitsu - 1879-1949 Tsuchiya Koitsu bio

Artist:  Shiro Kasamatsu Title:  Pine Tree in Rain, Kinokunizaka, in Tokyo Print Type:  Woodblock Print Edition No:  Posthumous Date:  1938 Publisher:  Watanabe Size:  Oban, 15-1/2" x 10-5/8" References:  Shiro Kasamatsu 1898-1991 Shiro Kasamatsu bio

Artist:  Tsuchiya Koitsu Title:  Tea Shop at the Kiyomizu Temple, Ueno, Tokyo Print Type:  Original Woodblock Print Edition No:  Presentation Edition Date:  (1940) c.1948 Publisher:  Doi Hangaten Reference No:  D-49 Size:  Oban, 15-1/2" x 10-5/8" Condition:  Very fine. Notes:  This print was published by Doi Hangaten in a large folio designed specifically as a Presentation Edition. All the prints were stamped with the seals of Harada (carver) and Yokoi (printer) and were notable for their very fine impressions, color and state. All indications are that Doi specially produced these as a one-off set and that they were printed circa 1948, making them lifetime editions. References:  Koitsu.com Tsuchiya Koitsu - 1879-1949 Tsuchiya Koitsu bio

Artist:  Hiroshi Yoshida Title:  Sekishozan, China Print Type:  Original Woodblock Print Date:  1940 Publisher:  Self-published Reference No:  Abe #235 Size:  Oban, 10-5/8" x 16" Condition:  Very fine. Notes:  Signed in pencil, brush-signed & sealed by the artist. This print was created based on the sketches made by Yoshida during his second stay in China as a war painter, in 1939. References:  Hiroshi Yoshida (Wikipedia) Hiroshi Yoshida (Hanga.com)

Artist:  Kawase Hasui Title:  The Yama Temple, Yamagata Print Type:  Original Woodblock Print Date:  (1941) c.1950 Publisher:  S. Watanabe Reference No:  Hotei #452 Size:  Oban, 15-3/8" x 10-1/4" Condition:  Fine. Notes:  Small, 6mm, circular Watanabe seal in lower left corner The Yama Temple (also known as the Risshaku Temple) was founded in 860 as a branch of the Enryaku Temple in Kyoto. References:  Kawase Hasui (Wikipedia) Kawase Hasui (Hanga.com)

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