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Block print "Self Portrait" by Fay Chong 1933. Wide off-white matting (three inch top and sides four inch bottom). Linoleum block print on off-white Japanese (?) paper. Self portrait of shoulders and head in foreground and assorted images in…

Square wood sign with a single Chinese character "Hong" and an outer border in low relief. The sign is made from a single piece of wood. The wood has bowed in the middle. It also has split in several places particularly on the middle right side and…

Banner from Nekka Temple on Shikoku. The banner was designed to be framed or hung on a wall to ward off evil spirits. These banners were given out by temples to whose who came through on a pilgramage. Nekka Temple on Shikoku where this banner is…

Set of 4 Watercolor/Sumi Paintings on white cardstock with gold edges; back decorated with silver speckles. A: Painting of a white morning glory with gray leaves and green stems; red chop and calligraphy on lower right corner. B: Three goldfish in…

Calligraphy on cardstock stored in envelope A: Black ink calligraphy on gold edged cardstock with yellow back and silver speckles; small red chop on top right corner and two larger red chops at lower left corner. Text means "wash your mind" by Joji…

Two gouache paintings on silk; pastoral landscapes in vibrant colors; red chop and calligraphy on bottom right edges. A: Pine tree in foreground; farm structure and horse in middle ground located on a shoreline; boat in the water; hills in…

Gouache painting on silk Two red and pink peonies with yellow stamens in full bloom; yellow butterfly hovers over the pink peony at left side; flowers are surrounded by two toned green leaves and two flower buds. On the right lower corner is…

Gouache painting on silk of a young Japanese woman in a bridal robe Painting shows head and upper torso. Bride wears a headdress of pinkish white with combs flower ornaments and a crane in her black upswept hair. Her uchikake robe is white with a…

Gouache painting on silk Depicts a blue green marshy pond with green shrubs and trees surrounding; towards the back gray temple roofs show above the trees and a white shrine next to the lake is reflected in it; pale blue sky.

Sumi painting Black and gray dramatic rocky hills dominate the painting; 5 boats with orange color washed sails and cabins float on a green accented river flowing in front of the hills; green and orange highlighted forest. In the upper left corner of…