Historical Results
![#2336 ~ Sawai - Love Seat #12/25 #2336 ~ Sawai - Love Seat #12/25](/images/upload/auction_images/20240518/medium/2336.jpg)
![#2336 ~ Sawai - Love Seat #12/25 #2336 ~ Sawai - Love Seat #12/25](/images/upload/auction_images/20240518/small/2336.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Love Seat #12/25
Media etching on paper
Size 12.75 x 15.5 in. / 32.4 x 39.4 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom left; framed
Provenance
from the estate of Henry Beaumont, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
![#1319 ~ Sawai - Untitled - Kissing Couple #1319 ~ Sawai - Untitled - Kissing Couple](images/upload/auction_images/20221203/medium/1319.jpg)
![#1319 ~ Sawai - Untitled - Kissing Couple #1319 ~ Sawai - Untitled - Kissing Couple](/images/upload/auction_images/20221203/small/1319.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Untitled - Kissing Couple
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 4 x 6.75 in. / 10.2 x 17.1 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; framed; some handling marks on frame noted
Estimate CAD$75-$100
![#487 ~ Sawai - Orient Express #44/100 #487 ~ Sawai - Orient Express #44/100](images/upload/auction_images/20220424/medium/487.jpg)
![#487 ~ Sawai - Orient Express #44/100 #487 ~ Sawai - Orient Express #44/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20220424/small/487.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Orient Express #44/100
Media etching and colour silkscreen on paper
Size 18 x 23.25 in. / 45.7 x 59.1 cm.
Notes
unsigned; titled in plate and numbered along bottom; unframed; some yellowing in margins noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
![#2324 ~ Sawai - Mask II #Proof #2324 ~ Sawai - Mask II #Proof](images/upload/auction_images/20211204/medium/2324.jpg)
![#2324 ~ Sawai - Mask II #Proof #2324 ~ Sawai - Mask II #Proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20211204/small/2324.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Mask II #Proof
Media etching and colour silkscreen on paper
Size 15.75 x 26 in. / 40 x 66 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$100-$200
![#59 ~ Sawai - Antique Bed #Artist Proof #59 ~ Sawai - Antique Bed #Artist Proof](images/upload/auction_images/20210613/medium/059.jpg)
![#59 ~ Sawai - Antique Bed #Artist Proof #59 ~ Sawai - Antique Bed #Artist Proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20210613/small/059.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Antique Bed #Artist Proof
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 20.5 x 14.75 in. / 52.1 x 37.5 cm.
Notes
ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE $200 - signed with artist's chop and numbered lower right; framed
Reference
PLEASE NOTE: This lot was sold in an online benefit auction where all proceeds went to the Whyte Museum in Banff, Alberta and there was no Buyer's Premium.;
Provenance
Generously donated by Astrid Bell, Canmore
Estimate CAD$100-$200
![#1280 ~ Sawai - Antique Birdcage #70/100 #1280 ~ Sawai - Antique Birdcage #70/100](images/upload/auction_images/20210515/medium/1280.jpg)
![#1280 ~ Sawai - Antique Birdcage #70/100 #1280 ~ Sawai - Antique Birdcage #70/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20210515/small/1280.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Antique Birdcage #70/100
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Size 20.5 x 14.75 in. / 52.1 x 37.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop along bottom; unframed; shrink-wrapped
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#1297 ~ Sawai - My Hat #1/75 #1297 ~ Sawai - My Hat #1/75](images/upload/auction_images/20201128/medium/1297.jpg)
![#1297 ~ Sawai - My Hat #1/75 #1297 ~ Sawai - My Hat #1/75](/images/upload/auction_images/20201128/small/1297.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title My Hat #1/75
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Size 17.75 x 23.75 in. / 45.1 x 60.3 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; artist's chop lower right; framed with archival mat
Provenance
Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#1298 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #81/100 #1298 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #81/100](images/upload/auction_images/20201128/medium/1298.jpg)
![#1298 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #81/100 #1298 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #81/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20201128/small/1298.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Honourable Curator #81/100
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Dated
1974
Size 19.5 x 25.5 in. / 49.5 x 64.8 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower right; framed with archival mat and plexiglass
Reference
included in Nickle Arts Museum exhibition Impact: Japanese and Canadian Wood Blocks, November 1999; includes Songs of Spring: Noboru Sawai 1972-1974, published by Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1985 and two catalogues from the Glenbow Museum, Calgary
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
![#1338 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #Artist's Proof #1338 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #Artist's Proof](images/upload/auction_images/20200516/medium/1338.jpg)
![#1338 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #Artist's Proof #1338 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #Artist's Proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20200516/small/1338.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Honourable Curator #Artist's Proof
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 19.5 x 25.5 in. / 49.5 x 64.8 cm.
Notes
signed, artist's chop, titled and numbered lower right; framed with archival mat; small stain in upper margin noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
![#1250 ~ Sawai - Tribute to the Old Masters #1250 ~ Sawai - Tribute to the Old Masters](images/upload/auction_images/20190504/medium/1250.jpg)
![#1250 ~ Sawai - Tribute to the Old Masters #1250 ~ Sawai - Tribute to the Old Masters](/images/upload/auction_images/20190504/small/1250.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Tribute to the Old Masters
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Dated
1972
Size 17.5 x 24.25 in. / 44.4 x 61.6 cm.
Notes
titled in plate lower right; signed and artist chop lower left; framed; glass chipped
Reference
cat. 7 A Garden of Delights 25 years of Prints by Noboru Sawai The Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, 1994
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#1251 ~ Sawai - Matrimony #Proof #1251 ~ Sawai - Matrimony #Proof](images/upload/auction_images/20190504/medium/1251.jpg)
![#1251 ~ Sawai - Matrimony #Proof #1251 ~ Sawai - Matrimony #Proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20190504/small/1251.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Matrimony #Proof
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Dated
1973
Size 18.5 x 23.75 in. / 47 x 60.3 cm.
Notes
signed, artist chop, titled and numbered along bottom; framed
Reference
cat. 3 Songs of Spring Noboru Sawai 1972-84 Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, 1984
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#1252 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions - Main #Proof #1252 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions - Main #Proof](images/upload/auction_images/20190504/medium/1252.jpg)
![#1252 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions - Main #Proof #1252 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions - Main #Proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20190504/small/1252.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title House of Many Mansions - Main #Proof
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Dated
1976
Size 23.75 x 17.5 in. / 60.3 x 44.4 cm.
Notes
signed, artist chop, titled and numbered along bottom; framed; glass chip noted
Reference
cat. 9 Songs of Spring Noboru Sawai 1972-84 Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, 1984
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#1253 ~ Sawai - Great Tribunal #85/100 #1253 ~ Sawai - Great Tribunal #85/100](images/upload/auction_images/20190504/medium/1253.jpg)
![#1253 ~ Sawai - Great Tribunal #85/100 #1253 ~ Sawai - Great Tribunal #85/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20190504/small/1253.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Great Tribunal #85/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 17.5 x 23.5 in. / 44.4 x 59.7 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower right; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#1254 ~ Sawai - Parade #30/100 #1254 ~ Sawai - Parade #30/100](images/upload/auction_images/20190504/medium/1254.jpg)
![#1254 ~ Sawai - Parade #30/100 #1254 ~ Sawai - Parade #30/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20190504/small/1254.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Parade #30/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 17.5 x 23.5 in. / 44.4 x 59.7 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower right; framed; small stain on edge lower left noted
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#1287 ~ Sawai - In the Garden [from Album Miniatures] #9/100 #1287 ~ Sawai - In the Garden [from Album Miniatures] #9/100](images/upload/auction_images/20181201/medium/1287.jpg)
![#1287 ~ Sawai - In the Garden [from Album Miniatures] #9/100 #1287 ~ Sawai - In the Garden [from Album Miniatures] #9/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20181201/small/1287.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title In the Garden [from Album Miniatures] #9/100
Media colour etching on paper
Size 8.25 x 4.75 in. / 21 x 12.1 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along the bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#511 ~ Sawai - Parade #85/100 #511 ~ Sawai - Parade #85/100](images/upload/auction_images/20181104/medium/511.jpg)
![#511 ~ Sawai - Parade #85/100 #511 ~ Sawai - Parade #85/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20181104/small/511.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Parade #85/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Dated
1972
Size 17.75 x 23.75 in. / 45.1 x 60.3 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower right; framed with archival mat
Reference
included in the artist's exhibtion A Garden of Delights - 25 Years of Prints by Noboru Sawai, catalogue #8, by Katherine Ylitalo, published by Nickle Art Museum, 1984
Provenance
Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$300-$400
![#1232 ~ Sawai - Antique Seat #Artist's Proof #1232 ~ Sawai - Antique Seat #Artist's Proof](images/upload/auction_images/20171202/medium/1232.jpg)
![#1232 ~ Sawai - Antique Seat #Artist's Proof #1232 ~ Sawai - Antique Seat #Artist's Proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20171202/small/1232.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Antique Seat #Artist's Proof
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Size 17.75 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower centre; unframed
Provenance
purchased directly from artist; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#1233 ~ Sawai - Orient Express #18/100 #1233 ~ Sawai - Orient Express #18/100](images/upload/auction_images/20171202/medium/1233.jpg)
![#1233 ~ Sawai - Orient Express #18/100 #1233 ~ Sawai - Orient Express #18/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20171202/small/1233.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Orient Express #18/100
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Size 17.75 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled in plate; signed, numbered and artist's chop lower centre; unframed
Provenance
purchased directly from artist; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#1152 ~ Sawai - The Bayton Co. [Centre] #17/75 #1152 ~ Sawai - The Bayton Co. [Centre] #17/75](images/upload/auction_images/20170520/medium/1152.jpg)
![#1152 ~ Sawai - The Bayton Co. [Centre] #17/75 #1152 ~ Sawai - The Bayton Co. [Centre] #17/75](/images/upload/auction_images/20170520/small/1152.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title The Bayton Co. [Centre] #17/75
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 23.5 x 17.75 in. / 59.7 x 45.1 cm.
Notes
signed and numbered lower centre; titled in plate; unframed; minor handling marks in margins noted
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#1153 ~ Sawai - The Bayton Co. [Right] #AP #1153 ~ Sawai - The Bayton Co. [Right] #AP](images/upload/auction_images/20170520/medium/1153.jpg)
![#1153 ~ Sawai - The Bayton Co. [Right] #AP #1153 ~ Sawai - The Bayton Co. [Right] #AP](/images/upload/auction_images/20170520/small/1153.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title The Bayton Co. [Right] #AP
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 23.5 x 17.75 in. / 59.7 x 45.1 cm.
Notes
signed, numbered and artist's chop lower right; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#1154 ~ Sawai - The Orient Express [Centre] #6/100 #1154 ~ Sawai - The Orient Express [Centre] #6/100](images/upload/auction_images/20170520/medium/1154.jpg)
![#1154 ~ Sawai - The Orient Express [Centre] #6/100 #1154 ~ Sawai - The Orient Express [Centre] #6/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20170520/small/1154.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title The Orient Express [Centre] #6/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 17.75 x 23.25 in. / 45.1 x 59.1 cm.
Notes
signed and numbered lower centre; titled in plate; archival mat; unframed; minor handling marks in margins noted
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#1155 ~ Sawai - My Hat II #1/75 #1155 ~ Sawai - My Hat II #1/75](images/upload/auction_images/20170520/medium/1155.jpg)
![#1155 ~ Sawai - My Hat II #1/75 #1155 ~ Sawai - My Hat II #1/75](/images/upload/auction_images/20170520/small/1155.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title My Hat II #1/75
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 17.75 x 23.75 in. / 45.1 x 60.3 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#1250 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #88/100 #1250 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #88/100](images/upload/auction_images/20160507/medium/1250.jpg)
![#1250 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #88/100 #1250 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #88/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20160507/small/1250.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Honourable Curator #88/100
Media etching and wood block on paper
Size 19.5 x 25.5 in. / 49.5 x 64.8 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower right; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
![#1251 ~ Sawai - Antique Bed #48/100 #1251 ~ Sawai - Antique Bed #48/100](images/upload/auction_images/20160507/medium/1251.jpg)
![#1251 ~ Sawai - Antique Bed #48/100 #1251 ~ Sawai - Antique Bed #48/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20160507/small/1251.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Antique Bed #48/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 20.5 x 15 in. / 52.1 x 38.1 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop along bottom; archival mat; unframed
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#1252 ~ Sawai - Birds of a Feather #Artist's Proof #1252 ~ Sawai - Birds of a Feather #Artist's Proof](images/upload/auction_images/20160507/medium/1252.jpg)
![#1252 ~ Sawai - Birds of a Feather #Artist's Proof #1252 ~ Sawai - Birds of a Feather #Artist's Proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20160507/small/1252.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Birds of a Feather #Artist's Proof
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 23.25 x 17 in. / 59.1 x 43.2 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#1253 ~ Sawai - Embrace #15/75 #1253 ~ Sawai - Embrace #15/75](images/upload/auction_images/20160507/medium/1253.jpg)
![#1253 ~ Sawai - Embrace #15/75 #1253 ~ Sawai - Embrace #15/75](/images/upload/auction_images/20160507/small/1253.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Embrace #15/75
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 3 x 4 in. / 7.6 x 10.2 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$75-$100
![#1254 ~ Sawai - Songs of Spring I #23/100 #1254 ~ Sawai - Songs of Spring I #23/100](images/upload/auction_images/20160507/medium/1254.jpg)
![#1254 ~ Sawai - Songs of Spring I #23/100 #1254 ~ Sawai - Songs of Spring I #23/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20160507/small/1254.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Songs of Spring I #23/100
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 3 x 4 in. / 7.6 x 10.2 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$75-$100
![#1254.1 ~ Sawai - Four Fruits #12/75 #1254.1 ~ Sawai - Four Fruits #12/75](images/upload/auction_images/20160507/medium/1254_1.jpg)
![#1254.1 ~ Sawai - Four Fruits #12/75 #1254.1 ~ Sawai - Four Fruits #12/75](/images/upload/auction_images/20160507/small/1254_1.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Four Fruits #12/75
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 3 x 4 in. / 7.6 x 10.2 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$75-$100
![#1178 ~ Sawai - Swan Lake #proof #1178 ~ Sawai - Swan Lake #proof](images/upload/auction_images/20151205/medium/1178.jpg)
![#1178 ~ Sawai - Swan Lake #proof #1178 ~ Sawai - Swan Lake #proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20151205/small/1178.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Swan Lake #proof
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 15 x 24 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Estimate CAD$300-$400
![#1179 ~ Sawai - My Hat #1/75 #1179 ~ Sawai - My Hat #1/75](images/upload/auction_images/20151205/medium/1179.jpg)
![#1179 ~ Sawai - My Hat #1/75 #1179 ~ Sawai - My Hat #1/75](/images/upload/auction_images/20151205/small/1179.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title My Hat #1/75
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 17.5 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with artist's chop lower left; signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$200-$300
![#1180 ~ Sawai - Parade #76/100 #1180 ~ Sawai - Parade #76/100](images/upload/auction_images/20151205/medium/1180.jpg)
![#1180 ~ Sawai - Parade #76/100 #1180 ~ Sawai - Parade #76/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20151205/small/1180.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Parade #76/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 17.25 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 43.8 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with artist's chop lower right; signed, titled and numbered lower right; unframed; minor handling marks noted
Estimate CAD$200-$300
![#1181 ~ Sawai - Antique Bed #37/100 #1181 ~ Sawai - Antique Bed #37/100](images/upload/auction_images/20151205/medium/1181.jpg)
![#1181 ~ Sawai - Antique Bed #37/100 #1181 ~ Sawai - Antique Bed #37/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20151205/small/1181.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Antique Bed #37/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 20.5 x 14.75 x 1 in. / 52.1 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with artist's chop lower right; signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed; minor handling marks noted
Estimate CAD$200-$300
![#1168 ~ Sawai - Parade #Artist's Proof #1168 ~ Sawai - Parade #Artist's Proof](images/upload/auction_images/20150509/medium/1168.jpg)
![#1168 ~ Sawai - Parade #Artist's Proof #1168 ~ Sawai - Parade #Artist's Proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20150509/small/1168.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Parade #Artist's Proof
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Size 17.5 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
corporate collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$200-$300
![#1169 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #85/100 #1169 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #85/100](images/upload/auction_images/20150509/medium/1169.jpg)
![#1169 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #85/100 #1169 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #85/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20150509/small/1169.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Grand Concert #85/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 17.75 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered, and artist's chop in plate lower right; unframed
Provenance
from an Alberta collection
Estimate CAD$150-$250
![#924 ~ Sawai - Matrimony #77/100 #924 ~ Sawai - Matrimony #77/100](images/upload/auction_images/20140517/medium/924.jpg)
![#924 ~ Sawai - Matrimony #77/100 #924 ~ Sawai - Matrimony #77/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20140517/small/924.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Matrimony #77/100
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Size 18.75 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 47.6 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower left; unframed
Provenance
from the studio of noted Alberta artist and historian Gordon Snyder
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#395 ~ Sawai - Birds of a Feather #12/100 #395 ~ Sawai - Birds of a Feather #12/100](images/upload/auction_images/20130518/medium/395.jpg)
![#395 ~ Sawai - Birds of a Feather #12/100 #395 ~ Sawai - Birds of a Feather #12/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20130518/small/395.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Birds of a Feather #12/100
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 23 x 17.25 x 1 in. / 58.4 x 43.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and stamped along bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#774 ~ Sawai - Swan Lake #proof #774 ~ Sawai - Swan Lake #proof](images/upload/auction_images/20120428/medium/774.jpg)
![#774 ~ Sawai - Swan Lake #proof #774 ~ Sawai - Swan Lake #proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20120428/small/774.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Swan Lake #proof
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 15 x 24 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed; minor handling marks noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#775 ~ Sawai - Antique Seat #37/100 #775 ~ Sawai - Antique Seat #37/100](images/upload/auction_images/20120428/medium/775.jpg)
![#775 ~ Sawai - Antique Seat #37/100 #775 ~ Sawai - Antique Seat #37/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20120428/small/775.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Antique Seat #37/100
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Dated
1978
Size 17.5 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered lower centre; unframed
Reference
illustrated in Songs of Spring, Noboru Sawai 1972-84, by Louise Dompierre, Agnes Etherington Art Center, 1984
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#777 ~ Sawai - Lady Slippers #proof #777 ~ Sawai - Lady Slippers #proof](images/upload/auction_images/20120428/medium/777.jpg)
![#777 ~ Sawai - Lady Slippers #proof #777 ~ Sawai - Lady Slippers #proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20120428/small/777.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Lady Slippers #proof
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Dated
ca. 1983
Size 17.75 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; unframed; minor handling marks noted
Reference
Persimmons from 1983 illustrated in Garden of Delights 25 Years of Prints by Noboru Sawai, by Katherine Ylitalo, Nickle Arts Museum, 1994 - an almost identical print
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#778 ~ Sawai - Bayton Company Left Wing #5/75 #778 ~ Sawai - Bayton Company Left Wing #5/75](images/upload/auction_images/20120428/medium/778.jpg)
![#778 ~ Sawai - Bayton Company Left Wing #5/75 #778 ~ Sawai - Bayton Company Left Wing #5/75](/images/upload/auction_images/20120428/small/778.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Bayton Company Left Wing #5/75
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Dated
1983
--84
Size 23.5 x 17.75 x 1 in. / 59.7 x 45.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered lower centre; unframed
Reference
illustrated in Garden of Delights 25 Years of Prints by Noboru Sawai, by Katherine Ylitalo, Nickle Arts Museum, 1994
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#681 ~ Sawai - Front #proof #681 ~ Sawai - Front #proof](images/upload/auction_images/20110507/medium/681.jpg)
![#681 ~ Sawai - Front #proof #681 ~ Sawai - Front #proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20110507/small/681.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Front #proof
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 17.75 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's stamp lower centre; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#682 ~ Sawai - Center #proof #682 ~ Sawai - Center #proof](images/upload/auction_images/20110507/medium/682.jpg)
![#682 ~ Sawai - Center #proof #682 ~ Sawai - Center #proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20110507/small/682.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Center #proof
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 17.75 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's stamp lower centre; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#683 ~ Sawai - Rear #proof #683 ~ Sawai - Rear #proof](images/upload/auction_images/20110507/medium/683.jpg)
![#683 ~ Sawai - Rear #proof #683 ~ Sawai - Rear #proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20110507/small/683.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Rear #proof
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 17.75 x 23.25 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 59.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's stamp lower centre; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#684 ~ Sawai - The Ferries #proof #684 ~ Sawai - The Ferries #proof](images/upload/auction_images/20110507/medium/684.jpg)
![#684 ~ Sawai - The Ferries #proof #684 ~ Sawai - The Ferries #proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20110507/small/684.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title The Ferries #proof
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 17.5 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's stamp lower left; unframed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#782 ~ Sawai - Antique Seat #11/100 #782 ~ Sawai - Antique Seat #11/100](images/upload/auction_images/20101009/medium/782.jpg)
![#782 ~ Sawai - Antique Seat #11/100 #782 ~ Sawai - Antique Seat #11/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20101009/small/782.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Antique Seat #11/100
Media colour etching on paper
Size 17.5 x 24 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered in centre; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#517 ~ Sawai - Samurai and Mrs. Gainsborough - Artist's Proof #517 ~ Sawai - Samurai and Mrs. Gainsborough - Artist's Proof](images/upload/auction_images/20100515/medium/517.jpg)
![#517 ~ Sawai - Samurai and Mrs. Gainsborough - Artist's Proof #517 ~ Sawai - Samurai and Mrs. Gainsborough - Artist's Proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20100515/small/517.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Samurai and Mrs. Gainsborough - Artist's Proof
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 19.75 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 50.2 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, numbered and artist's chop lower right; titled lower left; unframed
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#519 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions West #49/100 #519 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions West #49/100](images/upload/auction_images/20100515/medium/519.jpg)
![#519 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions West #49/100 #519 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions West #49/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20100515/small/519.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title House of Many Mansions West #49/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 23.5 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 59.7 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed with artist's chop, titled and numbered lower left; framed
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#520 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator - Artist's Proof #520 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator - Artist's Proof](images/upload/auction_images/20100515/medium/520.jpg)
![#520 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator - Artist's Proof #520 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator - Artist's Proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20100515/small/520.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Honourable Curator - Artist's Proof
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 19.5 x 25.5 x 1 in. / 49.5 x 64.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower right; framed with archival mat
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#521 ~ Sawai - Lady Slippers - Artist's Proof #521 ~ Sawai - Lady Slippers - Artist's Proof](images/upload/auction_images/20100515/medium/521.jpg)
![#521 ~ Sawai - Lady Slippers - Artist's Proof #521 ~ Sawai - Lady Slippers - Artist's Proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20100515/small/521.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Lady Slippers - Artist's Proof
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 18 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, numbered and artist's chop lower left; titled lower right; unframed
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#522 ~ Sawai - Grand Piano - #37/50 #522 ~ Sawai - Grand Piano - #37/50](images/upload/auction_images/20100515/medium/522.jpg)
![#522 ~ Sawai - Grand Piano - #37/50 #522 ~ Sawai - Grand Piano - #37/50](/images/upload/auction_images/20100515/small/522.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Grand Piano - #37/50
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 21.75 x 27.5 x 1 in. / 55.2 x 69.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, numbered and artist's chop lower left; titled lower right; unframed;
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#523 ~ Sawai - Antique - Artist's Proof #523 ~ Sawai - Antique - Artist's Proof](images/upload/auction_images/20100515/medium/523.jpg)
![#523 ~ Sawai - Antique - Artist's Proof #523 ~ Sawai - Antique - Artist's Proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20100515/small/523.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Antique - Artist's Proof
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 9 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, numbered and artist's chop lower centre; titled in plate, lower centre; unframed
Provenance
from a Calgary estate
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#523.1 ~ Sawai - Birdman #22/75 #523.1 ~ Sawai - Birdman #22/75](images/upload/auction_images/20100515/medium/523_1.jpg)
![#523.1 ~ Sawai - Birdman #22/75 #523.1 ~ Sawai - Birdman #22/75](/images/upload/auction_images/20100515/small/523_1.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Birdman #22/75
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 5 x 7 x 1 in. / 12.7 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Japan
Estimate CAD$150-$200
![#768 ~ Sawai - Sea Gulls #8/20 #768 ~ Sawai - Sea Gulls #8/20](images/upload/auction_images/20100424/medium/768.jpg)
![#768 ~ Sawai - Sea Gulls #8/20 #768 ~ Sawai - Sea Gulls #8/20](/images/upload/auction_images/20100424/small/768.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Sea Gulls #8/20
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 22.75 x 30.75 x 1 in. / 57.8 x 78.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
artist's chop lower left; signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
private collection, Japan
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#770 ~ Sawai - Swan Lake #Proof #770 ~ Sawai - Swan Lake #Proof](images/upload/auction_images/20100424/medium/770.jpg)
![#770 ~ Sawai - Swan Lake #Proof #770 ~ Sawai - Swan Lake #Proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20100424/small/770.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Swan Lake #Proof
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 14.75 x 24 x 1 in. / 37.5 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; framed; some handling marks noted
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$350
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Parade #Artist's Proof
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Size 17.5 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop along bottom; framed with archival mat
Provenance
corporate collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$200-$300
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Grand Concert #85/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 17.75 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered, and artist's chop in plate lower right; unframed
Provenance
from an Alberta collection
Estimate CAD$150-$250
![#36 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #86/100 #36 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #86/100](images/upload/auction_images/20060624/medium/036.jpg)
![#36 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #86/100 #36 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #86/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20060624/small/036.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Grand Concert #86/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Dated
1975
Size 17.75 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower right; unframed
Reference
included in A Garden of Delights catalogue number 14
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#555 ~ Sawai - LOT OF TWO #555 ~ Sawai - LOT OF TWO](images/upload/auction_images/20060409/medium/555.jpg)
![#555 ~ Sawai - LOT OF TWO #555 ~ Sawai - LOT OF TWO](/images/upload/auction_images/20060409/small/555.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title LOT OF TWO
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Dated
1976
Size 23.75 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 60.3 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
LOT OF TWO
Reference
included in A Garden of Delights catalogue no. 15 as well as Printmaking in BC
Estimate CAD$400-$600
![#556 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #83/100 #556 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #83/100](images/upload/auction_images/20060409/medium/556.jpg)
![#556 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #83/100 #556 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #83/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20060409/small/556.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Grand Concert #83/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Dated
1975
Size 17.75 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower right; unframed
Reference
included in A Garden of Delights catalogue no. 14
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#557 ~ Sawai - The Ferries #39/100 #557 ~ Sawai - The Ferries #39/100](images/upload/auction_images/20060409/medium/557.jpg)
![#557 ~ Sawai - The Ferries #39/100 #557 ~ Sawai - The Ferries #39/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20060409/small/557.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title The Ferries #39/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Dated
1974
Size 17.5 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower left; unframed
Reference
included in A Garden of Delights catalogue no. 13
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#503 ~ Sawai - Funeral #36/100 #503 ~ Sawai - Funeral #36/100](images/upload/auction_images/20051120/medium/503.jpg)
![#503 ~ Sawai - Funeral #36/100 #503 ~ Sawai - Funeral #36/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20051120/small/503.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Funeral #36/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Dated
1973
Size 17.75 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower left; unframed
Reference
included in A Garden of Delights catalogue number 11
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#504 ~ Sawai - Deep Throat #37/100 #504 ~ Sawai - Deep Throat #37/100](images/upload/auction_images/20051120/medium/504.jpg)
![#504 ~ Sawai - Deep Throat #37/100 #504 ~ Sawai - Deep Throat #37/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20051120/small/504.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Deep Throat #37/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 17.75 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower left; unframed; some staining in margin noted
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#511 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #85/100 #511 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #85/100](images/upload/auction_images/20050417/medium/511.jpg)
![#511 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #85/100 #511 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #85/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20050417/small/511.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Grand Concert #85/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Dated
1975
Size 17.75 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower right; unframed
Reference
included in A Garden of Delights catalogue #14
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#512 ~ Sawai - The Ferries #32/100 #512 ~ Sawai - The Ferries #32/100](images/upload/auction_images/20050417/medium/512.jpg)
![#512 ~ Sawai - The Ferries #32/100 #512 ~ Sawai - The Ferries #32/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20050417/small/512.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title The Ferries #32/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Dated
1974
Size 17.5 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower left; unframed
Reference
included in A Garden of Delights catalogue #13
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#513 ~ Sawai - Parade #43/100 #513 ~ Sawai - Parade #43/100](images/upload/auction_images/20050417/medium/513.jpg)
![#513 ~ Sawai - Parade #43/100 #513 ~ Sawai - Parade #43/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20050417/small/513.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Parade #43/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Dated
1972
Size 17.75 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower right; unframed
Reference
included in A Garden of Delights catalogue #8
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#514 ~ Sawai - Antiques #44/100 #514 ~ Sawai - Antiques #44/100](images/upload/auction_images/20050417/medium/514.jpg)
![#514 ~ Sawai - Antiques #44/100 #514 ~ Sawai - Antiques #44/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20050417/small/514.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Antiques #44/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Dated
1977
Size 9 x 11.75 x 1 in. / 22.9 x 29.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled in plate; signed and numbered along bottom
Reference
included in A Garden of Delights catalogue #18
Provenance
West End Gallery, Edmonton, label verso
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#586 ~ Sawai - Still Life #11/30 #586 ~ Sawai - Still Life #11/30](images/upload/auction_images/20041114/medium/586.jpg)
![#586 ~ Sawai - Still Life #11/30 #586 ~ Sawai - Still Life #11/30](/images/upload/auction_images/20041114/small/586.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Still Life #11/30
Media etching on paper
Dated
1970
-'s
Size 11.75 x 8.75 x 1 in. / 29.8 x 22.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Reference
according to paper attached verso this print was a gift to a neighbor in the 1970's
Estimate CAD$150-$200
![#543 ~ Sawai - Orient Express - Front #36/100 #543 ~ Sawai - Orient Express - Front #36/100](images/upload/auction_images/20031123/medium/543.jpg)
![#543 ~ Sawai - Orient Express - Front #36/100 #543 ~ Sawai - Orient Express - Front #36/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20031123/small/543.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Orient Express - Front #36/100
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Dated
1977
Size 18 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 45.7 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled in plate lower centre; signed, numbered and artist's chop lower centre; archival mat
Reference
catalogue #16 in A Garden of Delights: 25 Years of Prints by Noboru Sawai, K.Ylitalo
Provenance
Gallery Moos, Toronto, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
![#544 ~ Sawai - Orient Express - Centre #18/100 #544 ~ Sawai - Orient Express - Centre #18/100](images/upload/auction_images/20031123/medium/544.jpg)
![#544 ~ Sawai - Orient Express - Centre #18/100 #544 ~ Sawai - Orient Express - Centre #18/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20031123/small/544.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Orient Express - Centre #18/100
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Dated
1977
Size 17.75 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled in plate lower centre; signed, numbered and artist's chop lower centre; archival mat
Reference
catalogue #16 in A Garden of Delights: 25 Years of Prints by Noboru Sawai, K.Ylitalo
Provenance
Gallery Moos, Toronto, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
![#545 ~ Sawai - Orient Express - Rear #36/100 #545 ~ Sawai - Orient Express - Rear #36/100](images/upload/auction_images/20031123/medium/545.jpg)
![#545 ~ Sawai - Orient Express - Rear #36/100 #545 ~ Sawai - Orient Express - Rear #36/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20031123/small/545.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Orient Express - Rear #36/100
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Dated
1977
Size 17.75 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled in plate lower centre; signed, numbered and artist's chop lower centre; archival mat
Reference
catalogue #16 in A Garden of Delights: 25 Years of Prints by Noboru Sawai, K.Ylitalo
Provenance
Gallery Moos, Toronto, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
![#546 ~ Sawai - Signs of Zodiac #89/100 #546 ~ Sawai - Signs of Zodiac #89/100](images/upload/auction_images/20031123/medium/546.jpg)
![#546 ~ Sawai - Signs of Zodiac #89/100 #546 ~ Sawai - Signs of Zodiac #89/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20031123/small/546.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Signs of Zodiac #89/100
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Size 24 x 19.75 x 1 in. / 61 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, numbered and artist's chop middle centre; titled lower centre; archival mat
Provenance
Gallery Moos, Toronto, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400
![#588 ~ Sawai - Swan Lake #Proof #588 ~ Sawai - Swan Lake #Proof](images/upload/auction_images/20030413/medium/588.jpg)
![#588 ~ Sawai - Swan Lake #Proof #588 ~ Sawai - Swan Lake #Proof](/images/upload/auction_images/20030413/small/588.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Swan Lake #Proof
Media colour wood block on paper
Size 15 x 24 x 1 in. / 38.1 x 61 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; embossed chops lower left; some handling marks noted; unframed
Reference
catalogue #30 in A Garden of Delights: 25 Years of Prints by Noboru Sawai [in edition of 60]
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#442 ~ Sawai - Doll and Her Mate [After Hokusai] #8/100 #442 ~ Sawai - Doll and Her Mate [After Hokusai] #8/100](images/upload/auction_images/20011104/medium/442.jpg)
![#442 ~ Sawai - Doll and Her Mate [After Hokusai] #8/100 #442 ~ Sawai - Doll and Her Mate [After Hokusai] #8/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20011104/small/442.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Doll and Her Mate [After Hokusai] #8/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 4.75 x 6.75 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 17.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Provenance
Four Corners Gallery, Red Deer, label verso
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#443 ~ Sawai - In the Garden [from Album Miniature] #9/100 #443 ~ Sawai - In the Garden [from Album Miniature] #9/100](images/upload/auction_images/20011104/medium/443.jpg)
![#443 ~ Sawai - In the Garden [from Album Miniature] #9/100 #443 ~ Sawai - In the Garden [from Album Miniature] #9/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20011104/small/443.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title In the Garden [from Album Miniature] #9/100
Media colour wood block and etching on paper
Size 8.25 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 21 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Provenance
Four Corners Gallery, Red Deer, label verso
Estimate CAD$200-$250
![#444 ~ Sawai - Matrimony #35/100 #444 ~ Sawai - Matrimony #35/100](images/upload/auction_images/20011104/medium/444.jpg)
![#444 ~ Sawai - Matrimony #35/100 #444 ~ Sawai - Matrimony #35/100](/images/upload/auction_images/20011104/small/444.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Matrimony #35/100
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Size 18.5 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 47 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and edition number lower left
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
![#320 ~ Sawai - Great Concert #AP #320 ~ Sawai - Great Concert #AP](images/upload/auction_images/20010506/medium/320.jpg)
![#320 ~ Sawai - Great Concert #AP #320 ~ Sawai - Great Concert #AP](/images/upload/auction_images/20010506/small/320.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Great Concert #AP
Media colour etching and block print on paper
Size 17.75 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered lower right; unframed
Estimate CAD$300-$500
![#554 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions East #34/100 #554 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions East #34/100](images/upload/auction_images/19990503/medium/554.jpg)
![#554 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions East #34/100 #554 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions East #34/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19990503/small/554.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title House of Many Mansions East #34/100
Media etching and wood block on paper
Size 23.75 x 17.75 x 1 in. / 60.3 x 45.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, artist's chop, titled and numbered lower right; crease and cracked glass
Reference
one of a two part print, East & West; included in Songs of Spring - Noboru Sawai 1972-1984, by L.Dompierre, cat.#6 and A Garden of Delights, by K.Ylitalo, cat.#15
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#445 ~ Sawai - Leda #16/100 #445 ~ Sawai - Leda #16/100](images/upload/auction_images/19980504/medium/445.jpg)
![#445 ~ Sawai - Leda #16/100 #445 ~ Sawai - Leda #16/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19980504/small/445.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Leda #16/100
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Dated
1980
Size 23 x 17.25 x 1 in. / 58.4 x 43.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered on bottom; unframed
Reference
illustrated in Songs of Spring Noboru Sawai 1972-84, by L.Dompierre, pg.15
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#446 ~ Sawai - Antique Bed #5/100 #446 ~ Sawai - Antique Bed #5/100](images/upload/auction_images/19980504/medium/446.jpg)
![#446 ~ Sawai - Antique Bed #5/100 #446 ~ Sawai - Antique Bed #5/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19980504/small/446.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Antique Bed #5/100
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Dated
1980
Size 20.5 x 15 x 1 in. / 52.1 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered on bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#447 ~ Sawai - Birds of a Feather #A.P. #447 ~ Sawai - Birds of a Feather #A.P.](images/upload/auction_images/19980504/medium/447.jpg)
![#447 ~ Sawai - Birds of a Feather #A.P. #447 ~ Sawai - Birds of a Feather #A.P.](/images/upload/auction_images/19980504/small/447.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Birds of a Feather #A.P.
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Dated
1980
Size 23 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 58.4 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered on bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$250-$350
![#475 ~ Sawai - Deep Throat #78/100 #475 ~ Sawai - Deep Throat #78/100](images/upload/auction_images/19961104/medium/475.jpg)
![#475 ~ Sawai - Deep Throat #78/100 #475 ~ Sawai - Deep Throat #78/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19961104/small/475.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Deep Throat #78/100
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Size 17.5 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled in plate upper centre; signed and numbered lower left; archival mat
Provenance
estate of private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$150-$200
![#476 ~ Sawai - Doll and Her Mate [After Hokusai] #13/100 #476 ~ Sawai - Doll and Her Mate [After Hokusai] #13/100](images/upload/auction_images/19961104/medium/476.jpg)
![#476 ~ Sawai - Doll and Her Mate [After Hokusai] #13/100 #476 ~ Sawai - Doll and Her Mate [After Hokusai] #13/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19961104/small/476.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Doll and Her Mate [After Hokusai] #13/100
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Size 4.75 x 6.75 x 1 in. / 12.1 x 17.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered along bottom; archival mat
Provenance
estate of private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$100-$150
![#511.12 ~ Sawai - Antique Bird Cage #40/100 #511.12 ~ Sawai - Antique Bird Cage #40/100](images/upload/auction_images/19960429/medium/511_11.jpg)
![#511.12 ~ Sawai - Antique Bird Cage #40/100 #511.12 ~ Sawai - Antique Bird Cage #40/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19960429/small/511_11.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Antique Bird Cage #40/100
Media colour etching and wood block on paper
Dated
1979
Size 21.5 x 14.5 x 1 in. / 54.6 x 36.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, dated and numbered along bottom; embossed chop in margin; unframed
Reference
part of Twentieth Anniversary 1959/1979 Gallery Moos Limited portfolio
Provenance
private collection, Willowdale
Estimate CAD$150-$200
![#525 ~ Sawai - Signs of the Zodiac #21/100 #525 ~ Sawai - Signs of the Zodiac #21/100](images/upload/auction_images/19950501/medium/525.jpg)
![#525 ~ Sawai - Signs of the Zodiac #21/100 #525 ~ Sawai - Signs of the Zodiac #21/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19950501/small/525.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Signs of the Zodiac #21/100
Media etching on paper
Size 24 x 19.75 x 1 in. / 61 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower centre; archival material throughout
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
![#526 ~ Sawai - Deep Throat #Artist Proof #526 ~ Sawai - Deep Throat #Artist Proof](images/upload/auction_images/19950501/medium/526.jpg)
![#526 ~ Sawai - Deep Throat #Artist Proof #526 ~ Sawai - Deep Throat #Artist Proof](/images/upload/auction_images/19950501/small/526.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Deep Throat #Artist Proof
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Dated
1974
Size 17.75 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, numbered and artist's chop lower left; archival material throughout
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
![#534 ~ Sawai - Antique Bird Cage #88/100 #534 ~ Sawai - Antique Bird Cage #88/100](images/upload/auction_images/19941101/medium/534.jpg)
![#534 ~ Sawai - Antique Bird Cage #88/100 #534 ~ Sawai - Antique Bird Cage #88/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19941101/small/534.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Antique Bird Cage #88/100
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 20.75 x 14.75 x 1 in. / 52.7 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$200-$300
![#535 ~ Sawai - Deep Throat #74/100 #535 ~ Sawai - Deep Throat #74/100](images/upload/auction_images/19941101/medium/535.jpg)
![#535 ~ Sawai - Deep Throat #74/100 #535 ~ Sawai - Deep Throat #74/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19941101/small/535.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Deep Throat #74/100
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Dated
1974
Size 17.5 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 44.4 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, numbered and artist's chop lower left; unframed
Provenance
estate of Frank Nowosad, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$200-$300
![#289 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #A.P. #289 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #A.P.](images/upload/auction_images/19940426/medium/289.jpg)
![#289 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #A.P. #289 ~ Sawai - Grand Concert #A.P.](/images/upload/auction_images/19940426/small/289.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Grand Concert #A.P.
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 17.75 x 23.75 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower right
Estimate CAD$300-$400
![#290 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions West #95/100 #290 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions West #95/100](images/upload/auction_images/19940426/medium/290.jpg)
![#290 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions West #95/100 #290 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions West #95/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19940426/small/290.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title House of Many Mansions West #95/100
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 23.75 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 60.3 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's lower left; unframed
Reference
illustrated in Printmaking in B.C. 1889-1983, by N.Tuele, A.G.G.V., 1983
Estimate CAD$200-$300
![#291 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions East #99/100 #291 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions East #99/100](images/upload/auction_images/19940426/medium/291.jpg)
![#291 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions East #99/100 #291 ~ Sawai - House of Many Mansions East #99/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19940426/small/291.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title House of Many Mansions East #99/100
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 23.75 x 17.5 x 1 in. / 60.3 x 44.4 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's lower right; unframed
Estimate CAD$200-$300
![#292 ~ Sawai - Orient Express #38/100 #292 ~ Sawai - Orient Express #38/100](images/upload/auction_images/19940426/medium/292.jpg)
![#292 ~ Sawai - Orient Express #38/100 #292 ~ Sawai - Orient Express #38/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19940426/small/292.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Orient Express #38/100
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 17.75 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled in plate lower centre; signed, numbered and artist's lower centre; unframed
Estimate CAD$200-$300
![#293 ~ Sawai - Orient Express #28/100 #293 ~ Sawai - Orient Express #28/100](images/upload/auction_images/19940426/medium/293.jpg)
![#293 ~ Sawai - Orient Express #28/100 #293 ~ Sawai - Orient Express #28/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19940426/small/293.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Orient Express #28/100
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 17.75 x 23.5 x 1 in. / 45.1 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled in plate lower centre; signed, numbered and artist's lower centre; unframed
Estimate CAD$200-$300
![#439 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #80/100 #439 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #80/100](images/upload/auction_images/19940426/medium/439.jpg)
![#439 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #80/100 #439 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #80/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19940426/small/439.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Honourable Curator #80/100
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 19.75 x 25.5 x 1 in. / 50.2 x 64.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's chop lower right
Estimate CAD$300-$400
![#440 ~ Sawai - Antique Bird Cage #89/100 #440 ~ Sawai - Antique Bird Cage #89/100](images/upload/auction_images/19940426/medium/440.jpg)
![#440 ~ Sawai - Antique Bird Cage #89/100 #440 ~ Sawai - Antique Bird Cage #89/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19940426/small/440.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Antique Bird Cage #89/100
Media etching and colour wood block on paper
Size 20.5 x 14.75 x 1 in. / 52.1 x 37.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, numbered and artist's along bottom; unframed
Estimate CAD$200-$300
![#173 ~ Sawai - Portrait of Artist in His New Gold Vest #8/30 #173 ~ Sawai - Portrait of Artist in His New Gold Vest #8/30](images/upload/auction_images/19930426/medium/173.jpg)
![#173 ~ Sawai - Portrait of Artist in His New Gold Vest #8/30 #173 ~ Sawai - Portrait of Artist in His New Gold Vest #8/30](/images/upload/auction_images/19930426/small/173.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Portrait of Artist in His New Gold Vest #8/30
Media colour etching on paper
Size 23.25 x 17.75 x 1 in. / 59.1 x 45.1 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled, and numbered along bottom; paper size: 26.25 x 20.5; archival mat front and back; slight colour bleed along top margin
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300
![#174 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #16/100 #174 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #16/100](images/upload/auction_images/19930426/medium/174.jpg)
![#174 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #16/100 #174 ~ Sawai - Honourable Curator #16/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19930426/small/174.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Honourable Curator #16/100
Media etching on paper
Size 19.75 x 25.5 x 1 in. / 50.2 x 64.8 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, titled and numbered lower right; some staining in margins
Reference
illustrated in Songs of Spring - Noboru Sawai 1972-1984, by L.Dompierre, catalogue number 6
Provenance
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Art Rental, Winnipeg, label verso; private collection, Winnipeg
Estimate CAD$300-$400
![#26 ~ Sawai - Signs of the Zodiac #84/100 #26 ~ Sawai - Signs of the Zodiac #84/100](images/upload/auction_images/19920120/medium/026.jpg)
![#26 ~ Sawai - Signs of the Zodiac #84/100 #26 ~ Sawai - Signs of the Zodiac #84/100](/images/upload/auction_images/19920120/small/026.jpg)
Artist Noboru Sawai
Title Signs of the Zodiac #84/100
Media colour etching on paper
Size 24 x 19.75 x 1 in. / 61 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
titled bottom centre, signed and numbered centre; unframed
Reference
print exhibited at the 1976 Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts
Provenance
private collection, Regina
Estimate CAD$300-$400