Featured 2 new finds for your thoughts - Alfred Hutty & 1920s Kiroko Koho

Discussion in 'Art' started by journeymagazine, Jan 25, 2025.

  1. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    I found 4 great pieces of art at a local thrift store yesterday - these 2 I found out about & just wanted to show you all & get your thoughts - still great surprises in a thrift store!

    1st is a Alfred Hutty watercolor.
    2nd us a early print of Kiroko Koho
    (1 question (sorry!) - it looks like a early version of this print by Kiroko Koho is worth more than later ones, and by the note written on the back this is a early one - but without that note, how could anyone tell?)
    Thanks

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    Hope you like them!
     
  2. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

  3. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    Absolutely love the moonlight fishing scene Journey-san !
     
  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I'm a sucker for Japanese wood block printing so I love the second one.
     
  5. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    I don’t know that artist and I didn’t look it up but I bet that woodblock is a good one. First half 20th century woodblocks are the ones that make the best money often. The simple, clean looking ones in particular. The ones that aren’t in your face “japanesey”, if that makes sense. Like that piece still looks like a Japanese artwork but it’s not a bunch of geishas, samurai, and kabuki actors being bombastic surrounded by paper lanterns. The art deco influence in a woodblock is desirable as well. Something that would fit quietly into a modern home. I had one I listed on a local marketplace before I knew any better. I could not figure the artist out so I just put it up for $100 or something close. I got a few inquires from people that I looked into and realized were Japanese print dealers. A guy offered me $350 but didn’t want to meet my payment terms. I asked the next guy how much he’d give and he offered $700. He is now selling it on his site for $1800 I think. I decided to look more into what sells well at that point. It’s a big area to learn about but what I mentioned above is a good place to start when buying them. Kind of like how western “modern art” can often be more valuable than Victorian era art. “Modern” Japanese woodblocks are often more valuable than the bulk of later Edo and Meiji woodblocks. Always plenty of exceptions though.
     
  6. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

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  7. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    Love the boaty one. The light and contrast are fantastic
     
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