- Hadley, Nippon, Spode and more to include
Hadley, Nippon, Spode and more to include MA Hadley serving bowl and underplate, 11 1/8" dia, 12 7/8" dia plate, a double handled Nippon moriage vase, 7 1/2"H, a Bavarian porcelain poppy bowl, 5" dia, (2) Ty Breiz mocha style plates, 8 1/4" dia along with (4) Spode Christmas napkin rings in box.
- (29) Pcs MA Hadley pottery dinnerware,
(29) Pcs MA Hadley pottery dinnerware, including rabbits, cows, donkeys, sheep, chickens, pigs, girls, snowman, angel, horse, duck, skier, whales, house, c/o (2) 8-3/4" dinner plates, (8) 7-5/8" salad plates, (5) 5-3/8" fruit bowls, (3) 6-3/4" soup bowls, (5) mugs, 5-1/8" pitcher, covered side handle French onion soup bowl, (2) shakers, 4-1/2" dipping sauce dish, 4-1/4" Birthday cup plate
- 4 JAPANESE SHIN-HANGA WOODBLOCK PRINTS
4 JAPANESE SHIN-HANGA WOODBLOCK PRINTS INCL. SHIRO, SHO...1st item: Kasamatsu Shiro (Japan, 1898-1991) color woodblock print entitled Pagoda in Evening Rain and depicting a tall pagoda during a rain shower at dusk. A woman or bijin walks through the foreground and holds an umbrella, with embossing to umbrella and figure's hands. Published by Shozaburo Watanabe with the publisher's "D" seal, used 1931-1941, lower-right margin. With Shiro's seal in image, lower right. Inscribed in pencil on window mat "Original Print," "Pagoda in Rain" and "Shiro." Stamped "Made in Japan" en verso. Window mat with printed logo of Shima Art Company en verso. Housed under glass in an ebonized wood frame with gilt inset and black mat with tan reveal. Sheet: 15 1/4" H x 10 1/2" W. Plate: 14 1/4" H x 9 1/2" W. Frame: 25 3/16" H x 19 5/16" W. 2nd item: Hiroaki Takahashi, called Shotei (Japan, 1871-1945), color woodblock print entitled Moon Rising at Nokizaki and depicting a woman and child before a body of water and beneath a full moon. The reflection of the moon illuminates the water while a figure seen in silhouette leads a horse past a distant building. With delicate bokashi or block shading Published by Shozaburo Watanabe, c. 1935. Inscribed in pencil on window mat "Mother and Child Admiring for the Moon" and "Hiroaki." Stamped "Made in Japan" en verso. Window mat is from the original dealer, the Shima Art Company, New York, and is stamped "Epworth Highroad / Issue [blank]" en verso. Unframed. Sheet: 15" H x 6 5/8" W. Image: 14 3/4" H x 6 3/8" W. Note: E.T. Shima had a shop in Nashville before moving to New York in 1905. His Shima Art Company specialized in selling Japanese prints to American collectors. 3rd item: 20th c. woodblock print after Utagawa Hiroshige, also Ando Hiroshige (Japan, 1797-1858), entitled Harima Province, Maiko Beach, from Hiroshige's Famous Places in the 60-odd Provinces series. Housed under glass in a gilt and black wooden frame with green mat and red reveal. Sight: 13 1/2" H x 8 1/2" W. Frame: 10 1/2" H x 15 3/4" W. 4th item: 20th c. woodblock print after Utagawa Hiroshige, also Ando Hiroshige (Japan, 1797-1858), entitled Monkey Bridge, Kai Province, from Hiroshige's Famous Places in the 60-odd Provinces series. With old Art Lore gallery label on backing. Housed under glass in a gilt and black wooden frame with green mat and red reveal. Sight: 13 1/2" H x 8 1/2" W. Frame: 10 1/2" H x 15 3/4" 5th item: Japanese Watercolor on silk painting depicting flowers growing in a rocky landscape. Silk: 24" H x 18" W. Backing: 30" H x 21 1/2" W. Note: Silk is unmounted and backed by fragile original sales paper with note: "Painter M. Kaneko / Wafudo Co. Ltd." Mid 20th century.
Condition:
1st item: Overall very good condition. Slight fading and toning throughout, with slight mat burn 1/8" into image along left and right margins. Mounted to backing with pinpoints of glue to left and right corners of sheet's upper edge. 2nd item: Even toning to sheet. 3-4th items: Excellent condition, with minor wear to frames. Not examined outside of frames. 5th item: Paper is very fragile, with tears and losses, but silk painting is in very good condition.
- HASUI KAWASE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT,
HASUI KAWASE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT, ZOJOJI TEMPLE, E...Hasui Kawase (Japan, 1883-1957), "Zojoji Temple in Snow," vertical oban color woodblock print depicting Tokyo's famous Zojo-ji Temple in a snowstorm at night. A woman or bijin whose face is hidden behind an umbrella walks through the foreground. With embossing to umbrella. From Hasui's Twenty Views of Tokyo series. Published by Shozaburo Watanabe with the publisher's "D" seal, used 1931-1941, lower-right margin. With Hasui's seal in image, lower left. Inscribed in pencil on window mat "Original Print," "Zojoji Temple in Snow," and "Hasui." Stamped "Made in Japan" en verso. Window mat is from the original dealer, the Shima Art Company, New York. Housed under glass in an ebonized wood frame with gilt inset and black mat with tan reveal. Sheet: 15 7/16" H x 10 1/4" W. Plate: 14 1/4" H x 9 7/16" W. Note: This is a rare 1931-33 impression of Hasui's most celebrated and sought-after print, and one of the iconic images of all of shin-hanga (new prints) - an early 20th-century movement focused on revitalizing the traditional ukiyo-e genre. Hasui was among the leaders of this influential group of artists and Shozaburo Watanabe its most important publisher. The block was cut in 1925 and printed in multiple editions between 1925 and 1933. E. T. Shima had a shop in Nashville before moving to New York in 1905. His Shima Art Company specialized in selling Japanese prints to American collectors.
Condition:
Overall very good condition. Slight fading and toning throughout, except for 1/4" area by left margin and 1/8" area by right and lower margins that have been hidden under mat. Pinhole marginal puncture to upper-left corner. Mounted to backing with pinpoints of glue to left and right corners of sheet's upper edge.
- GROUP OF ASSORTED CERAMICS INCLUDING:
GROUP OF ASSORTED CERAMICS INCLUDING: MA HADLEY POTTERY, PORTMEIRON BOTANIC GARDEN, AND TIFFANY & CO MAJOLICAGroup of Assorted Ceramics Including: Ma Hadley Pottery, Portmeiron Botanic Garden, and Tiffany & Co Majolica,
- (5) Pcs porcelain & pottery, c/o Lladro
(5) Pcs porcelain & pottery, c/o Lladro "Girl with Pig" #1011 porcelain figurine (7" h), Royal Doulton Sir John Falstaff toby jug (5-1/4" h), Turtle Creek Pottery slip decorated "Merry Christmas" redware plate (4" dia),MA Hadley "A Very Merry Christmas to You" plate (4-1/4" dia), unmarked Christmas handbell (3" h)