A lonely figure walks home through the forested hills, a rustic scene by Shirakura Kanyu (Niho) from his mature period distinctly blending his early years of training in watercolor under Ishii Hakutei with his later Nanga years. Ink and light color on silk in a superb silk border with solid ivory rollers (these will be changed if exporting). It comes in the original signed double wood box titled Kisho (returning home) and is in excellent condition...

A vintage Chinese bronze Buddhist Bodhisattva in a serene pose holding an object in his hands. He is incised with scrolls and good luck symbols, crowned and bejeweled, sitting atop a lotus encircled base. The large size makes an imposing presence and companion.

Condition is generally good though tarnish, patina losses, and small damage exists at the back of the sculpture where it meets the base from which the sculpture is separate...

Watercolor on paper by Marion Maas, (American 1930-2023) depicting a stylized view of buildings with night sky and blood red moon, with eye like features in the sky, all in vivid color in Fauvist style, stamped on verse with estate stamp. Measures 12" x 15 3/4", sight size is 8" x 11 1/4". On smooth heavy paper, the painting is both exuberant and intriguing, the intensity of color and shape create a dense and rich image...

Watercolor painting on heavy textured paper by Marion Maas (1930-2023) in very abstract style, a large yellow sun, often seen in her art, and what may be hills, rivers and lakes, all very vivid in classic Fauvist style. Measures 11" x 15", sight size is 8" x 12". This image is almost entirely abstract, and depicts many of the stylistic components found in her art, from slight suggestions of landscape details to fanciful creations...

The superbly modeled alligator head jaw moves on its hinged mouth when its lever is pushed. The head is emerging from from marshy grasses waiting to catch its prey. The alligator is mounted on ebonized oval support which is held by a gilt bronze rococo plinth.

Overall condition is very good to near excellent though the gilt patination shows minor losses or fading. The base is late 18th / early 19th C. though the alligator dates later in the century...

Hans Frank, Austrian (1884-1948)
Venice II, 1925 (Venedig II, 1925)
Date: 1925.
Paper size: 17.5 X 13.25 inches (44.5 x 33.9 cm).
Window size: 16 x 12 inches (40.5 x 30.5 cm).
Signed and dated at lower right.
Medium: Color woodcut on laid Japanese paper.
Condition: Small crease at upper right corner. The odd small mark in image.
Attached with archival tape to top of a 24 x 20-inch matte).

3 hand carved wooden masks. Himalayan. Bhutan. Largest 30 cm top to bottom. Good condition and patina. Undated, estimated to be 20th century or earlier. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.

David Muirhead Bone 1876-1953 Scottish "This is one of the most famous prints from the British Etching Revival" This image is titled: A Spanish Good Friday,created and printed in 1925 by British artist David Muirhead Bone. This pencil signed drypoint measures 12 5/8X8 inches, printed on a laid type sheet with deckeled edges. Numbered as XXVII lower left corner. The image depicts the solemn festival at the end of Passion Week. Ref. Campbell Dodgson 412 .

Henry Pember Smith 1854-1907 Lyme Connecticut This is a fine oil on canvas painting by Lyme Connecticut artist Henry Pember Smith. This Summer scene at the pond is signed lower right, Henry P. Smith, The canvas measures 14X18 inches, This painting is in very fine condition. Best known for his Cottage scenes in and around Connecticut. Nicely framed in a later gold frame.

Theodor Victor C. Valenkamph 1868-1924 Marine Painter, Gloucester Ma This is a large original oil on canvas painting by Gloucester artist Theodor Victor C. Valenkamph. This painting of a Square Rigger measures 28X36 inches. Signed lower right T.V.C .Valenkamph. Also identified on a brass plaque. The over all frame measures 34X44 inches.Valenkamph was a Gloucester Artist known for his Marine paintings. He died in 1924. This painting is in fine condition.

Harrison Bird Brown 1831-1915 American This is an original oil on canvas painting by American Harrison Bird Brown (1831-1915) This view of Seaside Cliffs and the moody sea has an image size of 14X24 inches, signed lower right H.B. Brown. This painting is housed in a period gold fluted cove frame. The overall frame measures 25X34 inches. Very fine original condition.

A superb 19th Century Terracotta HEAD OF FAUN signed by famed artist CLAUDE MICHEL CLODION, (1793-1814), France. Size: 14.5 x 10.5 x 7 cm.

Sabra Field (American, born 1935)
Going Home
Date: ca 1980 (as noted on separate board)
Paper size: 13 x 8.5 inches.
Image size: 9.5 x 5 inches.
Medium: Woodcut print.
Condition: Light scuff on mountain.

HORSES

Japanese oil painting on canvas board, with the painter's sign of 'OHISHI '92', attached with wooden frame. Frame: 37 x 45 x 2.5 cm (14.56 x 17.71 x 0.98in). Brief biography notes (Years of prize winning by the works of 'Horse') at the backside...

John Whitehead sculpture: "Cubiexistentialism". Mirror polished stainless steel. 29" x 10.5" x 10.5"
Artist's description: Inspired by David Smith's "Cubi" series, this sculpture juxtaposes cubes and 90 degree-angled square tubes to exhibit vertical flowing patterns, shapes, and spaces with asymmetric balance...

John Whitehead sculpture: "Interlocking Synergy". Mirror polished stainless steel. 30" x 13.5 x 13.5
Artist's description: This sculpture features several geometric patterns found in Whitehead's "Cubexistentialism". Ninety degree-angled square tubes are combined to form a unique vertical arrangement of patterns, spaces and shadow lines...

John Whitehead sculpture: "The Numen of Wood". African mahogany, walnut, and black powder coated stainless steel. 66.5" x 13" x 13"

Artist's description: Four rotatable octahedrons are crafted from stepped layers of alternating high-grade mahogany and walnut wood. The octahedrons are meticulously honed, balanced, and attached to five black powder coated metal cubes. The two faces of each cube contain a cylindrical hole housing a stylized mahogany and walnut stepped insert...

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Japanese kakejiku hanging paper scroll abstractly tore off by hand, 52 x 184.5 cm (20.47 x 72.63in)...

Antique Japanese woodblock print by the artist Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) entitled Chuzenji Lake, Utagahama. Depicting figures, most likely pilgrims, walking near a red torii gate at water's edge. The sun shines on boaters on the lake and tall trees give shade on the shore.
The artist, Hasui Kawase is considered one of the major landscape artists of Japan. He was born the son of a silk merchant and studied both Japanese and Western style painting...

Antique Japanese woodblock print by Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) entitled Snow at Ginkakuji Temple. Snow falls quietly on a two story building. The rocks and trees around the pond are capped with snow and figures stroll by with umbrellas.

The artist, Hasui Kawase is considered one of the major landscape artists of Japan...

Antique Japanese woodblock print by Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) entitled Chionin Temple, Kyoto. Looking out through the darkened interior towards bright sky and pines. In the background, heavy temple doors frame a woman and child.

The artist, Hasui Kawase is considered one of the major landscape artists of Japan. He was born the son of a silk merchant and studied both Japanese and Western style painting. He showed at the Tatsumi Exhibition of Painting at the age of 19. He started wood...

Antique Japanese woodblock print by Koitsu Tsuchiya (1870-1949) entitled Moon at Sumanoura Beach. A lone villager walks on the beach lit by the full moon. In the foreground are gnarled pines.

Koitsu Tsuchiya began studying the art of woodblock printing at the early age of 15. He studied for 19 years under the ukiyo-e master, Kiyochika Kobayashi. In 1931, Koitsu turned to creating landscapes in the Shin Hanga style.

Publisher: Doi Hangatan

Age: 1938

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Francoise Gilot (French, 1921 - 2023) Signed: F Gilot (Lower, Left) " Whiskey Sour ", 1970 Gouache on Paper 25 1/4" x 19 1/4" Housed in its original Frame with a Gold Leaf Face/ Black outside, a linen liner and gold fillet Overall Size: 30 1/8" x 23 7/8" Provenance: The Artist Montcalm Galleries, Greenville, Michigan (1970) Featured in an exhibition of Gilot's work in Chicago at thd Hancock Building in 1971 - a combination effort of Montcalm Galleries and Four Win...

Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, c. 1820s Oil on Panel 24" x 19.5" Housed in a 3" Carved Frame Overall Size: 29" x 25 1/4" In excellent condition. Ready to hang and enjoy.

Original color woodcut by Luigi Rist (USA, 1888-1959). Signed. Titled in pencil and inscribed "150 edition". Image size is approximately 11" by 9". Catalogue reference: Williams 29. Please ask for additional photos and information.

Robert Bruce Wallis (English, 1794-1878) Signed: R. B. Wallis (Lower, Right) " In West Cornwall ", c. 1870s Oil on Canvas 12 1/4" x 18 1/4" Housed in a 2 3/4" Ornamented Frame Overall Size: 17 1/8" x 23 1/8" Some losses to frame. In otherwise very good condition.

Original mid-century woodcut by Ruth Eckstein (USA, born in Germany, 1916-2011). This work is titled "Argolis" in pencil by the artist, signed lower right, and numbered 2/13. Offered framed. This woodcut appears to be in excellent condition.

A rare large early Edo period Japanese Temple Ranma. Carved from a single cut of depicting three legendary spirits in Japanese folklore. Bukan and his tiger is depicted coming forth from the trees and landscape. Bukan was a legendary Chan monk who lived in China during the Tang dynasty (618-907). Known for his eccentric behaviors, he was accompanied by a tiger.
The immortals Gama Sennin and Tekkai Sennin are also depicted amoungst the flourishing landscape. The two were ofte...

American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Woman with a Vase of Peonies, c. 1850 Oil on Canvas 30 1/4" x 25" Housed in a 3" Gold Leaf Frame 35 3/8" x 30 1/4" Some Craquelure, in otherwise good condition

American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Gentleman, c. 1850s-1860s Oil on Canvas 14" x 12" Housed in a 2" Frame Overall Size: 17 1/2" x 15 1/2"

The Large low relief, Finely and expressively Carved With Buddha figures in the upper part, A Centered Kala Figure and Indra divinity on top squatting on a stylized lotus throne. The Large low relief finely carved in details with floral patterns, lions and Naga figures. A Splendid Rare relief finely carved in deep relief. Estimate Value: $13 000 - $16 000 Measurements: Height - 48 cm (52 In), 132 cm Width (19 In) for the relief alone Don't hesitate to send your of...

Boats at Dawn, 1920 Frank Benson This is an original etching by American artist Frank Benson. The title is: Boats at Dawn. It was created and printed in 1920 in an edition of 150. The image measures 7 7/8X10 7/8 inches. Hand signed in pencil. This image appears in the Ordeman catalog as image number 190. This etching printed on a laid type sheet is in very fine condition

Sunset, 1914 Frank Benson This is a very rare early etching by American artist Frank Benson, the title of this work is: Sunset, created and printed in 1914, this image is pencil signed and numbered as 25/50. The image measures 8 7/8X7 inches. Nice use of plate tone in the sky and water, some uneven inking as was printed most likely by Benson. This image appears in the Ordeman catalog as image number 26.

Rain Squall, 1931 Frank Benson This is a fine atmospheric etching by American artist Frank Benson. The title is Rain Squall, it was created and printed in 1931. We believe this to be an early state prior to the published state where the foreground ripples were removed, The image measures 6 7/8X8 3/4 inches. This etching appears in the Ordeman catalog as image number 317, A beautiful work in nice condition.

Rippling Water, 1920 Frank Benson This is a fine original etching by American artist Frank Benson. This etching is titled: Rippling Water, created and printed in 1920 in an edition of 150. This pencil signed impression measures 9 3/4X7 7/8 inches. The image appears in the Ordeman catalog as image number 174.

Portrait of Charles Martin Loeffler, 1919 Frank Benson This is a very rare first state etching by American artist Frank Benson. The subject is a portrait of the American violinist and composer Charles Martin Loeffler. It was created and printed in 1919, with this being one of 6 first state impressions, printed on a laid Van Gelder paper. The image measures 9 7/8X8 inches, hand signed in pencil, and inscribed first state. Very fine condition printed in a brown toned ink. This image appears...