June 2010 Auction Items

5 Japanese School woodblocks: Toyokuni III- Two Courtesan Women and A Young Samurai- triptych; Hokusai- Koshu Mishima-goe- from series ''Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji''; Kunisada- Drawing Eyebrow- from series ''Tosei Sanjuni-so''. mostly oban.

after Kishi Renzan- Landscape with Mountains- pair of watercolor on paper, each bears signature and with chop, mounted as scrolls with decorative textured silk borders, with wooden case, some creases and ripples, minor soiling and staining, edges worn slightly. 60 x 25''ea. (scroll)

Hiroshige Ando- Kusatsu- woodblock in colors, from series ''The Fifty-Three Stations of Tokaido'', soiling and staining. 9 x 14'' (sheet)

Hiroshige Ando- Bay at Kominato in Awa Province- woodblock in colors, from series ''Famous Views of The Sixty Odd Provinces'', a small area of upper right corner missing, away from image, a staining upper right near title. 14 1/8 x 9 1/2'' (sheet)

after Hiroshige Ando- ''Yatsumi Bridge''- woodblock in colors, from the series ''100 Famous Views of Edo'', 20th c. publication, very good condition. 9 x 6 5/8''

Katsunori Hamanishi- ''Combination - Cross No. 3''- mezzotint, signed, titled and numbered 18/30 in pencil. 13 1/2 x 14 1/4''

Katsunori Hamanishi- ''Origin Work #3''- mezzotint, 1991, signed, dated, titled and numbered 16/50 in pencil, very good condition. 25 x 17 3/8''

Katsunori Hamanishi- Mizuhiki- mezzotint, 1999, signed, dated and numbered 44/100 in pencil, very good condition. 5 3/4 x 6 3/4''

Kawase Hasui- ''Shiba Koen no Yuki'' (Hotei 244)- woodblock in colors, 1931, Hasui signature with Kawase seal, publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo, paper slightly age toned and light struck, 6 areas of masking tape remnants margins verso. 9 5/8 x 14 3/8''

Kawase Hasui- ''Haru No Yuki (Kyoto Kiyomizu)'' (Hotei 276)- woodblock in colors, 1932, Hasui signature with Kawase seal, publisher: Doi Sadaichi. 14 3/8 x 9 5/8''

Kazuhisa Honda- ''Love III''; ''Love IV''- 2 etchings and mezzotints, both signed and numbered 27/50 in pencil, very good condition. 2 x 2 1/2''

Kazuhisa Honda- ''Y's House''- mezzotint in colors, 1985, signed, dated, titled and numbered 29/60 in pencil, very good condition. 11 1/2 x 17 1/2''

Kazuhisa Honda- ''Y's House''- mezzotint in colors, 1985, signed, dated, titled and numbered 29/60 in pencil, very good condition. 11 1/2 x 17 1/2''

Kazuhisa Honda- ''A''- mezzotint in colors, 1986, signed and numbered in pencil, edition of 65, very good condition. 17 9/16 x 11 5/8''

Kazuhisa Honda- ''Park''- mezzotint in colors, signed and numbered 40/85 in pencil, very good condition. 11 1/2 x 17 1/2''

Zhou Hongsheng- ''Goddess of Dunhuang''- silkscreen on paper, signed, titled and numbered 9/30 in pencil. 21 1/2 x 17''

Naoko Matsubara- ''Frog''- woodcut in colors, 1971, signed and numbered in pencil, edition of 100, from the ''Solitude'' portfolio, creases in margins and image lower right and lower left, very good condition. 12 1/4 x 12 1/4''

K. Mori- Mountain Landscape- watercolor on paper, signed, missing upper left corner, does not affect the image. 13 x 20''

Lot withdrawn

Nobuo Satoh- ''Shells Placed In A Box''- mezzotint, 1971, signed, titled, dated and numbered 46/75 in pencil, slight mat burn, slightly light struck. 8 1/2 x 14''