Preliminary study for Japanese print? Undated, artist unidentified – my guess mid 19th century This might be an early state of a Japanese print, however, the more I look at this the more it looks like a brush drawing that could be a preliminary study for a Japanese print. It is undated and unidentified, comes from the estate of a noted Michigan collector. It measures 13 x 9 on a thin rice paper has some light creases, and red stamp in lower left hand corner. All the other items in this collection were mid-19th century ca. 1850-70 and we think this one might be too. I think it’s a drawing rather than a print because the weight of the line which seems to vary with pressure, the way a line made with a brush would look, rather than the edge a line cut in wood would appear. There is some creasing to the paper and other minor condition issue. Still this looks like a one of a kind piece to my eye. Pricey but secure and tracked all the way. Other antique Japanese images offered, please see our other listings. We have been antiquarian book and print dealers since 1979. Please view our other items. Visit us on Maui by appointment. The item “Antique Japanese brush drawing prelim study wood block print Ukiyo-e figures” is in sale since Saturday, June 10, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “ppacific” and is located in Wailuku, Hawaii. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica.

• Color: black and white with red stamp
• Primary Material: paper
• Age: 1850-1899
• Region of Origin: Japan
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Maker: unknown
• Type: drawing? print
• Featured Refinements: Japanese Woodblock Print