Various | Five woodblock prints | Meiji - Showa period, late 19th - 20th century

The Sokolov Collection

Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Nomura Yoshimitsu (1870-1958) Kawabata Gyokusho (1842-1913) Yamamoto Shoun (1870-1965) Ogata Gekko (1859-1920)

Five woodblock prints

Meiji - Showa period, late 19^th - 20^th century

the group comprising:

- Desert of Mihara (Mihara no sabuaku), from the series Twelve Views of Oshima Island (Oshima junikei no uchi), signed and sealed Shinsui, published by Watanabe Shozaburo, circa 1937-38

- Daimonji Festival at Nijo Bridge (Nijo-bashi yori Daimonji o nozomu), series Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoraku meisho), published by Sata Satora, circa 1931

- Pine before the New Year dawn, from the series Designs from the Dan Ogiya Fan Makers (Dan ogi mihon), signed Gyokusho, sealed Gyokusho shibun, 1905

- Setsubun: Hotei and Oni, signed Shoun, circa 1900s

- The Niomon Gate (Niomon no kei), from the series Miscallaneous Drawings by Gekko (Gekko zuihitsu), signed Gekko, published by Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya) in 1897

28.5 x 42 cm., 11¼ x 16½ in. (the first)

38.5 x 24 cm., 15⅛ x 9½ in. (the second)

23.2 x 24.5 cm., 9⅛ x 9⅝ in. (the third)

24 x 25 cm., 9½ x 9⅞ in. (the fourth)

35 x 22.7 cm., 13¾ x 9 in. (the fifth)