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Notes (this edition)
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SHODA KOHO (1871-1946)
"Fishboat on Moonlit Sea" by Koho. Authentic Japanese woodblock print. Framed. Measures 9 x 7 inches inside the mat. Red Koho seals lower right corner. Very nice example of Shin hanga woodblock print. Appears to be in excellent condition.
Fishboat on Moonlit Sea by Koho. Original woodblock print. Early Showa era impression. Very good condition. 10.8 x 8.2 inches. Red Koho seals in lower left of image. Nishinomiya Yosaku publisher's seals in left margin. Strong ink bleedthrough on fine washi. Very nice shin hanga woodblock print. Original presentation mat with penciled in title and artist's name also included.

This is a beautiful classic woodblock print by noted shin hanga printmaker Koho. It is still tipped to its original presentation card. The print measures about 10 1/4 x 7 1/4. Very nice condition, beautiful image.
13/12/2004

Title Moonlit Sea (sepia version, first edition)
Artist Koho Shoda 1871?-1946?
Seal koho
Dated 1910-30s
Publisher Hasegawa ?
Technique/Medium Woodblock print
Impression excellent … (first edition printing)
Colors sepia tone only
Condition excellent - very good … no margins, mounting residues on the top reverse side which were separated from the original brown paper folio.
Description One of Publishers Hasegawa-Nishinomiya's poetic "Night Scene Series". A small boat is passing by on the moon lit sea. Tall reeds are seen in the front.
Note "Made in Japan" stamped on the reverse side
Format Chuban
Width 7.1 inches = 18.0 cm
Height 9.8 inches = 25.0 cm
Friday, 11 February 2005

Japanese Woodblock Print. We can not determine the artist, but will post an addendum when the identity is provided by a knowledgable ebay bidder. This item is an original woodblock print measuring 10" x 7 1/4", with margins, 10 3/4" x 8". It is signed/stamped in the lower left corner. The condition is very good- no evidence of stains or matburn - never been framed. It is attached to a thick paper backing with two spots of glue in the upper corners. The paper is a medium thickness fiber type paper, and when held to the light, faint vertical lines are visible (similar to a watermark).

Wednesday, 28 December 2005

JAPANESE WOODBLOCK KAHO FISHING VINTAGE



JAPANESE WOODBLOCK KAHO “Fish boat on moonlit sea” titled in pencil on the matting also with a signature in pencil that looks like Kaho. Japanese woodblock print (you can feel the texture of the impression when you run your finger over the paper) on a sheet of hand made paper (very fine columns) 10 ¼ X 7 ½ inches. It is loosely attached at the upper corners to a backing sheet size 16 X 12 inches, which is torn and crumbling apart. The back of the mat has a printed label that reads “IMPORTED JAPANESE PRINT MADE BY HAND FROM CHERRYWOOD BLOCKS ON MULBERRY PAPER PUBLISHED BY SHIMA ART COMPANY, INC. NEW YORK – TOKYO”



There is also a red seal or signature in the lower left corner on the front of the print.



Please note that there is a tiny tear in the bottom of the print just to the right of the seal, otherwise the print is in very good condition. I could only scan the bottom portion of the back of the print, otherwise I would have to remove it from the mat and I prefer to leave that to the buyer. The other tears and missing pieces are in the surrounding matting, but the part with the title and signature is intact on the matting.
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