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I am trying to find information on a pair of watercolors with either Japanese of Chinese signatures/stamps.

The image sizes are 14.5 inches by 9.0 inches (sight).
They appear to be watercolors and each bears a seal or stamp in the corners.

There is also a series of stamps beneath the frame, outside the brown field of the paper.

Any help whatsoever would be appreciated.

My apologies.

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Hi Lori,

These are in fact Japanese woodblock prints by the artist Wada Sanzo (1883-1963), published by Kyoto Hanga-in depicting the Seven Gods of Luck (Shichifukujin).
The print at the left depicts 3 Gods: Bishamonten, Jurojin and Hotei; the second print shows Benzaiten (Benten), Daikoku, Ebisu and Fukurokuju.

I recommend that you remove both prints from their frames and store them in a map of acid neutral paper or have them reframed in a professional manner.

Guy.

japanese woodblock prints, originally printed in Kyoto; someone else will be able to tell if these are first printing or reprints, and more details about the publisher and artist.

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