Title: “Soka Hyakushu” (One Hundred Varieties of Flowering Plants). Publisher: Unsodo , Kyoto. Printer: Yamanaka Izo. Volumes: This lot includes the first sets (Vol &). Year of Publication: 1901 (Meiji 34). Size: 24.2×16.3cm(9.5×6.4 inch). These books, over 100 years old, exhibit severe signs of aging, including foxing, discoloration, stains, deterioration, musty smell and extensive wear […]
Formal Name: Furyu Siki-duki and Edomizaka Yau-zu Quaint Four Seasons Moon and the night rain on Edomizaka. Contents: 1 Wood block print A piece from the 1918 special edition of “Ukiyo-e Ha Gashu”. Year of publication: 1918. Size: 31×21cm (12.2×10.6 inchi). Ukiyoe-Ha-Gashu is the first complete collection of Ukiyo-e in Japan that systematically contains handwritten […]
ARTIST: YOSHITOSHI SCHOOL (artists that come to mind are KIYOCHIKA, TOSHIKATA, TOSHIHIDE, TOSHIMOTO). AGE: APPROX 130YEARS OLD. MEDIUM: WOODBLOCK PRINT (INK ON PAPER) NISHIKI-E. GENRE: UKIYO-E (PICTURES OF THE FLOATING WORLD) MEIJI WAR PRINT. SIZE: OBAN (APPROX 13 X 9 INCHES) or 35cm by 22cm approximately. DESCRIPTION: NICE DRAMATIC BATTLE SCENE OF SOLDIERS CHARGING AMID […]