Tag: carved
ANTIQUE EDO JAPANESE WOOD CARVED HANGI WOODBLOCK / 8 Book Pages 4 Illustrations
They’re printed on both sides of the woodblock, four pages per side. There are four illustrations. We don’t know the story line and the Japanese is an older style my very educated Japanese wife can’t read. (Japan has had two alterations of written Japanese in the last 150 years) The intricacy and skill of the […]
Antique Edo Era JAPANESE TWO SIDED WOOD CARVED HANGI / Mountain Village Scenery
An original edo era woodblock of the first four pages from a Japanese book. The first page, (right side of the photos 7 – 11) gives the title, which my very educated Japanese wife could not read. This is older Japanese kanji or more likely older Chinese kanji characters. If anyone can read this we […]
46878 Japanese Carved Archers Skirt In Cotton Natural Purple Floral Woodblock Print
Rare Japanese carved woodblock for print, ca. 1950
Registrations mark (kento) on the keyblock. Beautifully preserved, except for the few minor imperfections due to age (which can be seen in images). Size: 30 x 36 cm. Carver: Yoshio Kubota personal student of Tokuriki Tomiyoshiro. The block is an artistic representation of Kyoto National Museum courtyard, viewed from inside the garden, one can clearly […]
Rare Japanese carved woodblock for print, ca. 1900 2 Peacocks
No registration mark (kento) on the keyblock, it was probably used for single color prints (sumi ink). Beautifully preserved, except for the few minor imperfections due to age (which can be seen in images). I believe it’s a unique piece of nihonga. The base of the block is probably cedar or cherry, the 2 peacocks […]
Rare Japanese carved woodblock for print, ca. 1900 2 Peacocks
No registration mark (kento) on the keyblock, it was probably used for single color prints (sumi ink). Beautifully preserved, except for the few minor imperfections due to age (which can be seen in images). I believe it’s a unique piece of nihonga. The base of the block is probably cedar or cherry, the 2 peacocks […]