Yacht Blueprint from John Alden, 1931

Blueprint for the "Tender" to be used on Robert Paine's private yacht "Rima". Great drawing from naval architects Eloredge McInnis Incorporated, Boston. Scale of drawing is 1 inch = ...

William Gardner yacht blueprint. The legend in the lower right corner reads: Hull Number 319. Scale of drawing is 1/2 inch = 1 foot. William Gardner & ...

Sparkman and Stevens original yacht blueprint of the Auxiliary Sloop Venture III. Built at Simms Brothers in Dorchester, Mass in 1949. Designed by Olin Stevens and Aage Nielsen. Very historic blueprint here coming from the masters. Legend reads design "379-C1-24 Arrangement Plan, 34'0" L.W.L. Auxil Sloop for Simms Bros., Scale 3/4 inch = 1 foot". Length overall 51'8", Beam 11'6". Sparkman & Stevens Inc, 11E 44th St., NY, NY, Dec 8, 1947. Detail include owner's stateroom, berths, galley, lockers, seats, sail locker, chart table...

Alden blueprint of Motor Yacht Gypsy which was a 101 foot yacht built in 1927. This is a hull lines drawing of this plum bow vessel. Weight is 16 pounds. 20" H x 53" L .

Five posters from Chinese cultural revolution era circa 1970s. Four depicts scenes from modern revolutionary opera, two with music scores and lyrics. Two from "the Story of Red Lanten", one from "The Red Female Army" and one from "Sha Family Village". Some with publication date and origin. These are from a New England Collection purchased directly in Beijing in the 80s. They are in a simple black poster frame. These stylized posters served as a wide range of propaganda during the cultural revolution in China. For history and background as well as many similar posters, see" Chinese Posters...

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重 Woodblock from"The 53 Stations of the Tokaido" 1832 Artist: Hiroshige Utagawa was born in Edo as Tokutaro Ando and grew up in a minor samurai family. His father belonged to the firefighting force assigned to Edo Castle. It is here that Hiroshige was given his first exposure to art: legend has it that a fellow fireman tutored him in the Kano School of Painting, though Hiroshige’s first official teacher was Rinsai. Though Hiroshige tried to join Toyokuni Utagawa's studio, he was turned away. In 1811, young Hiroshige entered an apprenticeship with the celebrated Toyohiro Utagawa. After only a year, he was bestowed with the artist name Hiroshige. He soon gave up his role in the fire department to focus entirely on painting and print design. During this time he studied painting, intrigued by the Shijo school. Hiroshige’s artistic genius went largely unnoticed until 1832. In Hiroshige's groundbreaking series of woodblock prints, The 53 Stations of the Tokaido (1832-1833), he captured the journey along the Tokaido road, the highway connecting Edo to Kyoto, the imperial capital. With the Tokugawa Shogunate relaxing centuries of age-old restrictions on travel, urban populations embraced travel art and Hiroshige Utagawa became one of the most prominent and successful ukiyo-e artists. He also produced kacho-e (bird-and-flower pictures) to enormous success. In 1858, at the age of 61, he passed away as a result of the Edo cholera epidemic. Utagawa Hiroshige’s woodblock prints...

A beautiful and brightly colored woodblock print by famed Japanese artist and Shin-Hanga master printmaker Kawase Hasui. This print, titled "Shinagawa" is from his series Selection o...

A wonderfully composed and boldly colored Japanese woodblock print. The print appears to be signed along the top margin (or these are publisher marks). From an impressive collect...