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We indicate the artist’s name based on a signature and seal and also the style for convenience, but please understand that it is not a thing to guarantee an original or an imitation (reproduction). “Ukiyo-e changing pictures featuring warriors and courtesans”. Title : Edo-style folk toy. The date listed is the date of the original printing. We have not been able to determine if it was printed in the above mentioned period. Size : (W)32cm(H)20cm(D)3cm. Condition : Used (Wrinkles, Blot, Torn, Discoloration, Blurry). All payments must be received within. For buyers in the United States. We do our best in writing the description and judging paintings. However, we sometimes overlook something. Most of the items are very old and not mint condition. Also, judgement is very difficult. They have age-appropriate flaws. I offer courteous and prompt service. Thank you very much. Please translate in your language. Do not copy, duplicate or reproduce the article or photo.

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Condition In beautiful condition. Please refer to the images for details. Title Hida Takayama Old Folk House? Artist Haruhiko Sodegaki? Item Description Woodblock print depicting a traditional folk house in Hida Takayama. Created to preserve disappearing folk tools in history and memory. It represents folk implements from villages with gassho-zukuri houses in the Hida region. Shirakawa-go (Shirakawa Village) in the Hida region, where these gassho-zukuri houses are gathered, was registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 1995. Print Size 23.0 cm × 16.0 cm (9.06 inches × 6.30 inches) Margins not included. Mat Size 38 cm × 29 cm (14.96 inches × 11.42 inches). All items are 100% authenticated. Please note that measurements are taken by our company, so please understand that there may be some errors. If there is no special description about the accessories, only this item will be included. Buyers – Please Note.

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Tomisaburo Hasegawa Woodblock Print – Monk’s Back View – Munakata Shiko, Folk. We are open to reasonable offers on this item. Don’t hesitate to send us your best offer! We strive to provide our valued customers with the best possible experience. Our store is located in Toyama, Japan. We will help you to find what you are looking for by searching all over Japan. For any questions and clarifications, please do not hesitate to reach out to us anytime. International buyers – please note. We’re happy to help!

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The product is a vintage woodblock print by Japanese artist Kichiemon Okamura, featuring a folk art style with orange color. Created in the mid-20th century, the original print measures 14 inches in width and 17 inches in height. This piece was produced using woodcut printing technique in Japan and showcases the unique blend of Japanese aesthetics and folk art characteristic of Okamura’s work. Perfect for art collectors and enthusiasts of vintage art pieces.

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Approximately 17.7 x 13.4 inches. If you have any question or concern, please do not hesitate to contact me. International Buyers – Please Note. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as “gifts” – US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior.

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2 Vintage Otsu-e Handcrafted Woodblock Prints. Travel back in time to the charming city of Otsu with these exquisite vintage Otsu-e woodblock prints! Handcrafted with Japanese pigments on brown paper, these souvenirs were created for travelers passing through the city and are now a rare gem to add to your collection. The first print, “The ladder-shaving of Goho and Daikoku, ” is a satirical picture with the effect of “obtaining long life, ” while the second print, “Gourd Catfish, ” brings together the peaceful interaction of fish and water. Both prints come professionally framed, matted, and under conservation glass, preserving their beauty and ensuring they remain in excellent vintage condition. Own a piece of history with these incredible Otsu-e prints! Measures: 14″ x 19″. Both prints are in excellent vintage condition. The glass is conservation grade. Please see the pictures for additional details. Artwork #1 detailed description. Title: “The ladder-shaving of Goho and Daikoku”???????? Goho refers to the character of Jurojin in this picture. When it comes to representative motifs of Otsu-e, nowadays “Kokeshi of Frosty Incantation” and “Fuji Musume” readily come to mind. However, originally this “The ladder-shaving of Goho and Daikoku (Jurojin)” was also quite a popular subject. The figure of Daikoku, who sets a ladder on the head of Jurojin, the elder with a long, bald head, and shaves his bald head, may have been a simple caricature at first, but from around the middle period of the Edo era, it began to be drawn as a satirical picture and was accompanied by the teachings of a Kokugaku scholar set to a children’s song. “Jurojin, the year of the fawn, has also come to an end” “Both Fukurokuju (fukunokami) and Jurojin (shoukokushin) have climbed to the top and are almost naked and about to slip”. “Prideful, high heads are shaved with a ladder, and hair falls like snow”. It can be interpreted as meaning that pursuing wealth (Daikoku) alone is harmful to longevity (Jurojin), but it can also be understood as the importance of controlling desire in moderation (shaving). In any case, it is a representative motif selected among the ten kinds of Otsu-e and is said to have the effect of obtaining long life. Artwork #2 detailed description. In Otsu-e paintings, demons often appear, but monkeys are also a common subject. The oldest painting with a monkey is the Blue-Faced Vajra, a god of Koshin belief, but the most famous is the Gourd Catfish picture. Once upon a time, the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimochi had the Zen painter Nyozekyo draw a Zen painting of a gourd catfish (a national treasure), which is now at Myoshin-ji Temple in Kyoto. In that picture, an old Buddhist monk in a short coat is holding a gourd and trying to catch a catfish, and there is no monkey. The reason Otsu-e replaced the catfish with a monkey was to get a laugh. The original meaning of the picture is not clear, but it is said to satirize the fickle nature of human beings with the phrase even the hateful heart is like a catfish. Humans have often compared those with a bit less wisdom to monkeys and teased them, but in today’s world, there are many aspects of human wisdom and behavior that are similar to monkey wisdom, and this picture makes us think about that. The technique of satire by substituting the image of a demon or monkey for a human figure is the same, and “Gourd Catfish” was chosen as one of the ten representative Otsu-e pictures due to its popularity. This topic has been conveyed in various styles, and the above picture is currently the most beloved. It is said that it has the power to resolve all matters peacefully and bring together the peaceful interaction of fish and water. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “vitaliy1997″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Gambia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Oman, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Senegal, Togo, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Aruba, Sweden, Iceland, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Liechtenstein, Kuwait, Benin, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Swaziland, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Djibouti, Chile, China, Mali, Botswana, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Portugal, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Malta, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Cyprus, Seychelles, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Australia, Austria, Sri Lanka, Gabon Republic, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Haiti, Greenland, Yemen, Afghanistan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahamas, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Western Samoa, France, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Denmark, Guatemala, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Anguilla, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, San Marino, Eritrea, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Laos, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Liberia, Bolivia, Maldives, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Guinea, Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Uganda, Luxembourg, Brazil, Turkey, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.

• Artist: Otsu-e
• Unit of Sale: Set
• Image Orientation: Landscape
• Size: Medium
• Signed: Yes
• Title: 外法と大黒の梯子剃, 大津絵 瓢箪鯰
• Period: Art Deco (1920-1940)
• Framing: Matted & Framed
• Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
• Region of Origin: Japan
• Subject: Humor
• Personalize: No
• Type: Print
• Year of Production: 1936
• Item Height: 14 in
• Style: Folk Art
• Theme: Art Print
• Production Technique: Woodcut Printing
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
• Culture: Japan
• Item Width: 19
• Handmade: Yes
• Time Period Produced: 1925-1949

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Title: Kumikaete Kacho Fugetsu. Condition report: Partly previous backing remains, vertical folds, worn-out corners (backed), light ink smudges on the right panel. Size: (L)35.5×24.8 (C)35.4×24.2 (R)35.4×24.7 cm. We will relist the item at a lower price in 3 to 6 months time. In the interest of being fair and providing equal opportunity to all our potential clients, we will not be accepting any private requests or offers regarding the prices of any of our items. All items listed by the Japanese Gallery are authentic and antique Japanese woodblock prints. The Japanese Gallery Kensington guarantees all listed items are neither reprints nor reproductions. The item “Toyokuni III, Traditional Japanese Folk Dance, Original Japanese Woodblock Print” is in sale since Wednesday, November 13, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Japanese\Prints”. The seller is “japanese.gallery” and is located in London. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Region of Origin: Japanese
• Product: Print
• Age: 1850-1899
• Primary Material: Hand-made Paper
• Original/Repro: Antique Original

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