Japan - Suite of 10 Japanese Woodblock Prints - Lot 346

Japan - Suite of 10 Japanese Woodblock Prints Osaka Land Transportation Bureau, Japanese Ministry of Transportation Set of ten polychrome Japanese woodblock prints, produced in the traditional mokuhanga technique and housed in their original flap folder, decorated with geometrically patterned paper and fastened with a tie. Wear, stains and foxing on the folder; inside clean, some slight traces of use. Complete and homogeneous set. Each print is mounted on a board printed with a sayagata-style relief decoration, with title in English, and features an iconic scene from Japanese heritage: - Kiyomizu-Dera (Kyoto) - Great Gate of Heian Shrine - Higashi-Honganji - Kenrei-Mon of the Imperial Palace - Gion Hanami-Koji - Figured Hand-Woven Brocade - Pottery - Sarusawa-no-Ike - Osaka-Jo Park - Nakanoshima Park - Mt Rokko - Maiko Park PERIOD Circa 1930-1950 (probably Shōwa period) Folder: approx. 18 × 29 cm Mounted prints: approx. 15 × 23 cm