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Hiroshige II, Landscape, Japanese Woodblock Print, Cherry Blossom, Ueno, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige II
Located in London, GB
. Through his actions of unifying a nation that was fundamentally divided, he was regarded as Japan's very
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Late 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Chikanobu, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Meiji, Elephant, Tokyo
By Yoshu Chikanobu
Located in London, GB
Artist: Chikanobu Yoshu (1838-1912) Title: June - Sannō Festival Series: Customs of Edo Throughout Twelve Months Publisher: Yokoyama Ryohachi Date: 1889 Dimensions: (L) 24.7 x 35.5 ...
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Late 19th Century Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Katsushika Hokusai, Ukiyo-e, Constellation, Japanese Woodblock Print, Manga, Edo
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
marks on the right, ink stain at the bottom. This print is from the Hokusai Manga (sketches) series
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Late 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Nobukazu, Kimono Design, Fireworks, Ryogoku, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e
Located in London, GB
slightly smudged. Top edge slightly worn. Summer in Japan is the season for fireworks (hanabi) and many
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Toyokuni III Utagawa, Onnagata, Kabuki Actor, Sakura, Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in London, GB
report: Light vertical fold on the right side, minor stains and spots. This print shows the alluring
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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Yoshitora, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Samurai, Warrior, Ukiyo-e, Horse
By Utagawa Yoshitora
Located in London, GB
attack. Their equal strength is reflective of the Tiger and Dragon symbology often depicted in Japanese
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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Kunisada III, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Meiji, Horse, Samurai
By Utagawa Kunisada III
Located in London, GB
Western arts in Meiji period Japan (1868-1912), seemingly pushed woodblock print artists to explore more
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Late 19th Century Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Toyonobu Utagawa, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Samurai, Battle, Meiji Art
By Toyonobu Utagawa
Located in London, GB
: (L) 23.7 x 35.7 (R) 23.8 x 35.7 cm Condition: Pinholes. Some red pigment on right print. Toyonobu
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Yoshikazu Utagawa, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Demons of Oeyama, Samurai
By Yoshikazu Utagawa
Located in London, GB
. This print depicts the moment when Shuten-doji is about to drink the saké that will bring his downfall
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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Hiroshige I Ando, Shirasuka, Landscape, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in London, GB
front of them. Shirasuka is located in Shizuoka Prefecture of modern Japan. During the Edo period, it
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Early 19th Century Edo Portrait Prints

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Sumi Ink, Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Yoshitoshi, Suikoden, Lin Chong, Lu Qian, Original Japanese Woodblock Print
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in London, GB
. This print shows Lin Chong, a fictional character from 'Suikoden' (Water Margin), a 14th century
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Prints

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Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Ando Hiroshige, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Cherry Blossoms, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in London, GB
Père Tanguy (1887). When Japanese woodblock prints began to circulate around Europe in the late
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Mid-19th Century Edo Landscape Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Kyosai Kawanabe, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Samurai, True Loyalty, Meiji
By Kawanabe Kyosai
Located in London, GB
traditional Japanese painting”. Inspired by his teacher's great series of 1847, 'Stories of True Loyalty of
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, Complete set of 32 Aspects, Japanese Woodblock Print
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in London, GB
Artist: Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892) Title: A full set of Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners - first edition - Publisher: Tsunashima Kamekichi Date: 1888 Size: approx 24 x...
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, Cloth-Beating Moon, Evening Mist, Japanese Woodblock Print
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in London, GB
Artist: Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892) Title: Cloth-beating Moon (Yugiri) Series: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon Publisher: Akiyama Buemon Published: 1885 A wife beats a roll of c...
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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

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Kuniyoshi, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Fencing, Kabuki Theatre, Play
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
Artist: Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1798-1861) Title: Story of Tamiya Botaro Publisher: Ningyoya Takichi Date: c. 1847-1852 Size: (L) 34.8 x 23.8, (C) 34.8 x 25.3, (R) 34.8 x 24.3 cm Conditio...
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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Kuniteru III Utagawa, Peach Garden, Three Kingdoms, Japanese Woodblock Print
By Kuniteru III Utagawa
Located in London, GB
. This time was later novelised as 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' in the 14th century, and it is from
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Prints

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Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese Woodblock Print, Boats, Ukiyo-e, Tanka Poem, Edo
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
major production of woodblock prints by Hokusai. After that, the artist focused on Japanese traditional
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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Eizan Kikugawa, Beauty and a Doll, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Kimono
By Kikugawa Eizan
Located in London, GB
19th century mostly depict beautiful women (bijinga) or actor prints (yakusha-e). In this print, a
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19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Hiroshige Ando, Japanese Woodblock Prints, Ukiyo-e, Landscape, Edo Period, Lake
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in London, GB
35.9 cm Condition: Small pinhole on top right of print. Tape remaining from previous mount. Trimmed
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Mid-19th Century Edo Landscape Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Kyosai Kawanabe, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Samurai, 47 Ronin, Meiji
By Kawanabe Kyosai
Located in London, GB
on the left side and minor creases on the top side of print. The print is of Horibe Yasubei
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Late 19th Century Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, Ghost, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Kimono, Yūrei-zu
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in London, GB
. Some stains and ink stains. Foxing in the centre-left of print. Yoshitoshi's last woodblock series
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Yoshiiku Utagawa, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Heroes, Samurai, Edo Period
By Utagawa Yoshiiku
Located in London, GB
. Paper residue from previous backing. In this print Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948 – 1021), a regent of the
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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Katsushika Hokusai, Mount Fuji, Fog, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
stain on top of the right page. This print is from the series one hundred views of Mount Fuji
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19th Century Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Hiroshige II, Snow Scene, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Landscape
By Utagawa Hiroshige II
Located in London, GB
: 25.2 x 37.2 cm Condition: Stamp on back of print. Minor stain centre right. As night approaches, a
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Mid-19th Century Edo Landscape Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Kuniyoshi Utagawa, 108 Heroes of Suikoden, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo Period
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
Margin) is a 14th century Chinese novel about 108 rebels and heroic bandits, very popular in Japan those
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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Yoshitoshi Tsukioka, Japanese Woodblock Print, Fox, 100 Aspects of the Moon
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in London, GB
often appear in a variety of roles in Japanese folklore, serving as the messengers of the Shinto god of
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Late 19th Century Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Hokusai, 36 Views of Mount Fuji, Yoshida, Tokaido, 19th Century Woodblock Print
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
discoloured, thin areas and supported by backing. Residue from the previous backing on the back. This print
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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Ando Hiroshige, Lake Suwa, Mount Fuji, Landscape, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in London, GB
. Backing residue. Some light stains at top and right side of print. A view of Mt. Fuji through the valley
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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Toyokuni III Utagawa, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ghost, Edo Period
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in London, GB
) 36.2 x 25.3 cm Condition report: Vertical crease on right side of prints. Restoration on left print
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Mid-19th Century Edo Portrait Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Hasegawa Sadanobu, Japanese Woodblock Print, Oni Demon, Ukiyo-e, Edo Period
By Hasegawa Sadanobu I
Located in London, GB
Japanese medieval legend, the demon slayer often figures in the decorations of the spring Boy's Day
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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Hiroshige II, Cedar Tree, Landscape, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige II
Located in London, GB
many of Hiroshige II's prints, those comprising the series 'One Hundred Famous Views in the Various
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Late 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Utagawa Hiroshige II, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Edo, Gold Mine
By Utagawa Hiroshige II
Located in London, GB
back. Size: 36.2 x 24.7 cm In this print, Hiroshige II beautifully utilises a gradation of very
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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Toyokuni III, Kabuki Play, White Fox, Kimono Design, Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in London, GB
rooted in Japanese myth and retells the events of a popular legend on the kabuki stage. After the
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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Keisai Eisen, Landscape, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Edo, Sunset
By Keisai Eisen
Located in London, GB
pigment on centre left. Unique to Eisen's oeuvre and often overlooked for his beauty prints, landscapes
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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print, Suikoden Hero, Edo Period
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
". Suikoden (Water Margin) is a 14th century Chinese novel about 108 rebels and heroic bandits, very popular
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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Hiroshige II, Ukiyo-e, Landscape, Japanese Woodblock Print, Temple, Buddha, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige II
Located in London, GB
, the Buddha of healing and medicine, which was carved around 1780. In this print, the mountain itself
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Mid-19th Century Edo Landscape Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Kuniomi Utagawa, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Samurai, Utagawa School, Sea
By Kuniomi Utagawa
Located in London, GB
panel. Tear on the right side of the left print. Residue from previous backing. Size: (R) 25 x 36.8 (C
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Utamaro I Kitagawa, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Kimono, Edo, Lovers
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in London, GB
. This print shows Osome and Hisamatsu, the daughter of a wealthy pawn-broker and an apprentice to the
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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Kuniyoshi, Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print, Suikoden Warrior Dynamic Fight, Edo
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
Suikoden'. Suikoden (Water Margin) is a 14th century Chinese novel about 108 rebels and heroic bandits
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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Yoshitora Utagawa, Heike, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Edo Period
By Utagawa Yoshitora
Located in London, GB
Artist: Yoshitora Utagawa (ac. 1830-1880) Title: The Genpei War Publisher: Sanoya Kihei Date: c. 1846-1848 Dimensions: (L) 25.1 x 37.1 (C) 25.5 x 37.2 (R) 25.6 x 37.1 cm Condition: ...
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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Kuniyoshi, Genpei War, Warrior, Samurai, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Edo
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
Artist: Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1798-1861) Title: Minamoto no Yoshitsune Retrieves Bow Publisher: Hayashiya Shogoro Date: 1847 Dimensions: (R)25 x 36.1 (C)25.8 x 36.3 (L)24.8 x 36.2 cm C...
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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Utagawa Toyokuni, Diptych, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Tragic Love Story
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in London, GB
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786 – 1864) Title: Ghost of Kamada Matahachi and Kikuno Publisher: Isekane Kichi Date: 1855 Size: (L) 24.9 x 36.8, (R) 24.9 x 36.8 cm Condition report:...
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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Kuniyoshi, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ghost Story, Oiwa, Kabuki Theatre
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
Artist: Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1798 - 1861) Series: The Sixty-nine Post Stations of the Kisokaido Road Station: Oiwake Main scene: The deformed Oiwa squeezing blood from a hank of her h...
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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Chikanobu, Poem Reading, Heian Beauty, Court, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e
By Yoshu Chikanobu
Located in London, GB
being a prominent feature of many of the prints. The ladies are depicted in a wide range of situations
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

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Chikanobu Yoshu, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Kabuki, Yakusha-e, Meiji
By Yoshu Chikanobu
Located in London, GB
the samurai in feudal Japan.
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

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Toyokuni III, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Tokaido, Ukiyo-e, Kabuki, Edo
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in London, GB
travellers from both land and sea who wished to pass through to the capital or visit Ise Shrine, Japan's most
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Mid-19th Century Edo Portrait Prints

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Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Hiroshige II, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Floating World Art, Sakura, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige II
Located in London, GB
. Through his actions of unifying a nation that was fundamentally divided, he was regarded as Japan's very
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Mid-19th Century Edo Landscape Prints

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Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Hiroshige II, Toyokuni III, Snow, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Genji, Blue
By Utagawa Hiroshige II
Located in London, GB
respective fields of landscape and kabuki prints, join together to carry on the genre of modern Genji
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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Set of 8 Antique Japanese Woodblocks of Kabuki Theater
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Woodblock printing flowered in the Edo Period, mid to late 19th century, and is still considered an
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Hiroshige, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Dog, Rainbow, Ukiyo-e, Edo, Boats
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in London, GB
Artist: Hiroshige I Ando (1797-1858) Title: 81. Ushimachi in Takanawa Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Publisher: Uoya Eikichi Date: 1857 Dimensions: 24.7 x 36.3 cm Condition:...
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Mid-19th Century Edo Landscape Prints

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Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Samurai, Rain, Ukiyo-e, Edo
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Title: 24. Shionada - Torii Matasuke Series: Sixty-nine Stations of Kisokaido Road (Kisokaido Rokuju-kyu Tsugi no Uchi) Publisher: Minatoya Shob...
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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Katsushika Hokusai, Mount Fuji and Sword, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
on left side of page. This print is from the series one hundred views of Mount Fuji, published
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19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Katsushika Hokusai, 100 Views of Mount Fuji, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
along right side of page. Smudging on bottom right corner of page. This print is from the series One
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19th Century Figurative Prints

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Hokusai, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Manga, Geese, Bird and Flower, Edo
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
one, continuous image. Light creasing of corners. This print is from the Hokusai Manga (sketches
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19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Katsushika Hokusai, Sake Cup, Mount Fuji, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Edo
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
. Minor stains on bottom and top of page. This print is from the series One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji
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19th Century Figurative Prints

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi Ukiyo-e Beauty Japanese Woodblock Print Prussian Blue Aizuri-e
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
. Entering Japan from the West, the then expensive and exotic pigment sparked a wealth of inspiration for
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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

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For concision, power and delight, it’s hard to beat Japanese woodblock prints of the 19th century, the products of an artistic tradition that is aging very well indeed.

The genre, unique to Japan, grew out of 17th-century developments in printing and book publishing. The form became known as “picture of the floating world,” an evocative name that captures the dreaminess of many of the scenes (which were often erotic). In an overview of the years from 1680 to 1938 in Taschen’s Japanese Woodblock Prints, author Andreas Marks presents the reader with a brief history of the development of woodblocks, describing for example how extra colors were added, and then devotes most of the following chapters to significant individual artists over the centuries. Four of the most common subjects are delineated: beauties, actors, landscapes and bird-and-flower compositions. Famous for book illustrations as well as paintings, Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai captured the grand power of nature by depicting Mount Fuji, Japan’s tallest peak, as a tiny triangle seemingly being swallowed by an enormous wave in his The Great Wave off Kanagawa.

Some of the great creators of the 18th and 19th centuries, such as Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), are still well known, their works frequently shown in museums today. European artists like Van Gogh and Manet were indelibly influenced by them, for reasons that are plain.

But Marks’s stated aim is to spread his attention around and not “single out the handful of ‘stars’ commonly found in books and exhibitions.” Some of the later talents covered in his compendium — like the relatively unfamiliar Yamamura Koka (also known as Toyonari), whose beguiling 1920s works convey suggestions of the Jazz Age — the heady, optimistic era between the end of World War I and the crash of 1929 — may be the biggest revelations.

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