Oiran (Courtesan)

Oiran (Courtesan)

Yamamura Kōka (1886-1942)
Oiran (Courtesan) c. 1920-30
Signed: Kōka and sealed
Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
58 x 22 inches (147.3 x 55.8cm)
Tomobako signed Koka sealed Ko

Maiko

Maiko

Nakamura Daizaburō (1898-1947)
Maiko, Early 1920’s
Signed: Daizaburō; sealed: Daizaburō 
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk 
22 x 22 inches (55.8 x 55.8 cm)
Tomobako signed Daizaburō dai and sealed

Yuku natsu (Departing Summer)

Yuku natsu (Departing Summer)

Horii Kōha 1897-1990
Yuku natsu (Departing Summer) 1932
Two-panel screen: ink and color on silk 
75 ½ x 78 ¾ inches (192 x 200cm)

Elegant Accessories

Elegant Accessories

Inohara Taika 1897-1980
Elegant Accessories, late 1920s
Seal: Taika
Framed panel: ink and color on paper34 ½ x 51 inches (86.3 x 127.5 cm)

Dantō (Mild Winter)

Dantō (Mild Winter)

Kajiwara Hisako (1896-1988)
Dantō (Mild Winter), mid-1950s
Signed: Hisako
Sealed: Hisako
Framed panel: ink and color on silk
18 x 20 inches (45.7 x 50.8 cm)

Sakazuki (Sake Cup)

Sakazuki (Sake Cup)

Kataoka Tamako (1905-2008)
Sakazuki (Sake Cup), early 1950s
Signed: Tamako 
Sealed: Tamako
Framed: Color on silk
22 x 20 inches (56×51 cm)
Authentication certificate by Tokyo Bijutsu Kurabu dated 2007.

Blue Flower

Blue Flower

Nakamura Teii (1900-1982)
Blue Flower, 1930s or 1940s
Signed: Teii
Signature: Illegible
Framed: ink and color on silk 
20 ½ x 30 ¼ inches (52 x 77 cm)

Karuta (Playing Cards)

Karuta (Playing Cards)

Shima Seien (1892-1970)
Karuta (Playing Cards), late 1910s
Signed: Seien
Framed: ink and color on paper
10 x 6 4/5 inches (25 x 17cm); frame, 18 x 15 inches (38 x 46 cm)

Yakai (Evening Meeting)

Yakai (Evening Meeting)

Nagayama Toshio (1917–2002)
Yakai (Evening Meeting), 1939
Signed Toshio and sealed
Framed panel; ink and color on paper
75 x 50 1/2 inches (195 x 128/3 cm)

Fashionable Young Beauty

Fashionable Young Beauty

Odake Etsudo (1868-1931)
Fashionable Young Beauty, c. 1910
Sealed: Etsudo
Hanging Scroll; ink and color on silk
47 5/8 x 15 ¼ inches (121 x 38.7 cm)
Box inscribed with authentication by Ryoji

Jokyū (Café Waitress)

Jokyū (Café Waitress)

Shimazaki Ryūu (1865-1937)
Jokyū (Café Waitress), mid-1910s or later
Signed: Ryūu
Sealed: Shima Shibun (upper), Tomosuke (lower)
Hanging scroll: ink and color on silk
53 x 22 inches (134 x 56 cm)

Wasō no Onna (Woman Dressed in Kimono)

Wasō no Onna (Woman Dressed in Kimono)

Ishikawa Haruhiko (1901-1980)
Wasō no Onna (Woman Dressed in Kimono) 
Signed: Haruhiko and sealed Haruhiko
Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
45 ¼ x 14 inches (115 x 35.5 cm)

Meiboku Sendai Hagi

Meiboku Sendai Hagi

Kitano Tsunetomi (1880-1947 )
Meiboku Sendai Hagi 1918
(Ichikawa Danjurō as Arajishi Otokonosuke and Matsumoto Kōshirō as Nikki Danjō)
Signed: Tsunetomi hitsu
Sealed: Yosamean Tsunetomi
Pair of hanging scrolls: ink and color on silk
47 x 11 inches (120 x 28cm) each
Tomobako signed Tsunetomi

Mongolian Horse Riders

Mongolian Horse Riders

Hikida ( Hikita) Hōshō (1878-1934) Mongolian Horse RidersSigned: Hōshō; Sealed: HōshōPair of six-panel screens; ink and color on paper68 x 148 inches (173 x 376 cm) The flowing manes and flying hooves of the Mongolian ponies chronicle the excitement of the chase. On...

Women Entertainers with Musical Instruments

Women Entertainers with Musical Instruments

Takamatsu Katsutaro (b.1884)
Women Entertainers with Musical Instruments
Signed: Senrei/Chimine and sealed
Pair of scrolls, (panels, fusuma, or kabe-e mounted as scrolls); ink and color on silk
Woman with Flute: H. 51 ½”x W. 25 ¼” (133 x 64.2cm)
Woman with Drum: H. 51” x W. 24 ¾” (129.5 x 63 cm)

Rekishiga (History)

Rekishiga (History)

Kodama Teruhiko (1898-1992)
Rekishiga (History) c. 1930-40
Signed: Teruhiko e and sealed
Pair of six-panel screens; ink and color on silk
H. 68 3/8 x W.139 . inches (171 x 353.4 cm)

Rōgi (Elderly geisha)

Rōgi (Elderly geisha)

Kamoshita Chōko (1890-1967)
Rōgi (Elderly geisha), 1936
Signed: Shōwa heishi shigurezuki Chōko ga
Sealed: Chōko
Two-panel screen: ink and color on silk (originally mounted as scrolls)
h. 50 3/8 x w.100.1 inches (128 x 128 cm)

Sugoroku (Sugoroku board game)

Sugoroku (Sugoroku board game)

Inagaki Keien (active 1910s)
Sugoroku (Sugoroku board game), 1917
Signed: Keien
Sealed: Keisen joshi
Hanging scroll: color and ink on silk
76 x 33 ½ inches (193 x 85 cm)

Ice Skating

Ice Skating

Artist unknown
Ice Skating, late 1940s or early1950s
Four-panel screen: color on paper
75 x 119 inches (190.5 x 312.3 cm)

Keiō University College Student

Keiō University College Student

Kōno Misao (1900-1979)
Keiō University College Student, 1950s
Signed: Kono
Inscribed on the back: Sangatsu hatsuka gō hyōshi, Keiō daigaku, Kōno Misao (Cover illustration for March 20th issue, Keiō University, Kōno Misao)
Framed: oil on canvas
16.5 x 12 inches (42 x 31 cm)

Daruma

Daruma

Suzuki Shōnen (l849 – 1918)
Daruma
Signed: Shōnen senshi hitsu and sealed
Pair of six-panel screens; ink and color on paper
61 3/8 x 139 ¼ inches (176.2 x 353.7cm)

Shūjitsu (Autumn Day)

Shūjitsu (Autumn Day)

Terashima Shimei (1892-1975)
Shūjitsu (Autumn Day)
Signed: Shimei
Sealed: Shi
Framed: ink and color on paper
12 x 10 inches (30.5 x 25.5 cm); frame, 26 x 23 in. (66 x 58.5 cm)