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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

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

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

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Goyo Hashiguchi, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Beauty, Hot Spring, Beauty
By Hashiguchi Goyo
Located in London, GB
on the bottom margin, posthumously printed by the Hashiguchi family Date: ca. 1950-52 Dimensions
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20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print, Suikoden Hero, Edo Period
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
in Japan those days. The characters were also outlaws and brigands, seen as men of honour who would
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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

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

Goyo Hashiguchi, Shin Hanga, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Beauty, Kimono
By Hashiguchi Goyo
Located in London, GB
strong flowing outlines of the draped robe hark back to the woodblock prints of Utamaro Kikugawa (1753
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Prints

Materials

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

Tale of Genji, Kunisada II, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Ikebana, Wisteria
By Utagawa Kunisada II (Toyokuni IV)
Located in London, GB
fifty-four chapters of the first Japanese novel The Tale of Genji through one image. This is the thirty
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1860s Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Ohara Koson, Eagle with Outspread Wings, Kacho-ga, Japanese Woodblock Print
By Ohara Koson
Located in London, GB
prints. During his study with Kason, he took his artist name Koson, a partial adaptation of his teacher's
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Japanese Maple
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
2005 Sixteen color Ukiyo-e style woodcut Image/sheet: 26 x 38 in. Edition of 50 Signed, dated and
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Kuniteru III Utagawa, Peach Garden, Three Kingdoms, Japanese Woodblock Print
By Kuniteru III Utagawa
Located in London, GB
and Japanese art, thought to confer longevity or even immortality once eaten.
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Prints

Materials

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

Hiroshige, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Tokaido, Ukiyo-e, 19th Century Art
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in London, GB
colour is the word 'aoi', used interchangeably to refer to both green and blue in the Japanese language
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Mid-19th Century Edo Landscape Prints

Materials

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

Eizan, Ukiyo-e, Early 19th Century, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Beauty
By Kikugawa Eizan
Located in London, GB
rainy season in Japan, inducing the feeling of languor and calm portrayed in the scene.
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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

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

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

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Kuniyoshi, Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print, Suikoden Warrior Dynamic Fight, Edo
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
, very popular in Japan those days. The characters were also outlaws and brigands, seen as men of honour
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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

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

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

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

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

Materials

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

Materials

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

Materials

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

Toraji Ishikawa, Female Nude, After a Bath, Original Japanese Woodblock Print
By Ishikawa Toraji
Located in London, GB
Japanese fashion. Trained in the yōga (Western pictures) style, Ishikawa could branch both artistic
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Nude Prints

Materials

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

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

Materials

Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Katsushika Hokusai, Torii Gate, Japanese Woodblock Print, 36 Views of Mount Fuji
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
thinned areas. Some spots. Restoration on the upper side of the print. This print is part of Hokusai's
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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

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

Materials

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

Utamaro I Kitagawa, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Late 18th Century, Lovers
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in London, GB
darkened areas within the print. This print depicts the lovers Komurasaki and Gonpachi. They seem to be
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Late 18th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Utagawa Kunisada I, Hiroshige II, Set of Japanese Woodblock Prints, Kannon, Edo
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in London, GB
page 33. This volume of prints depicts Japan's most sacred and oldest pilgrimage, the Saigoku Kannon
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1850s Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Gold Leaf

Ando Hiroshige I, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Mt. Fuji, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in London, GB
blooms on the distant hills surrounding the fishing town with Mount Fuji in the background. This print
Category

Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Goyo Hashiguchi, Shin Hanga Snow Scene, Kyoto, Original Japanese Woodblock Print
By Hashiguchi Goyo
Located in London, GB
Artist: Goyo Hashiguchi (1880-1921) Title: Sanjo Bridge in Kyoto Publisher: Self published Date: 1920 Dimensions: 48.5 x 30.5 cm Condition: Small tear on upper margin. Some restore...
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Landscape Prints

Materials

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

Utagawa Hiroshige II Japanese Woodblock Print, Pine Trees, Blue Sea, Brown Beach
By Utagawa Hiroshige II
Located in London, GB
: Slightly trimmed. Small hole on the left side of the print. Glue residue from previous mounting. Banshū
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Mid-19th Century Edo Landscape Prints

Materials

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

A Japanese Warship Opens Fire Near Haiyang Island in Sino-Japanese War
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in New York, NY
Three-part Japanese woodcut by Mizuno Toshikata (水野年方) showing Japanese navy firing on Halyang
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1890s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Ito Shinsui, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Shin Hanga, Moon, Beauty Ukiyo-e
By Ito Shinsui
Located in London, GB
Artist: Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) Title: Hazy Moon on a Spring Night Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo Date: 1931 Edition: Specially selected [sealed tokubetsu-sen] Dimensions: 27.7 x 43....
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Prints

Materials

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

Battle scene from the First Sino=Japanese War
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in New York, NY
Three-part Japanese woodcut by Mizuno Toshikata showing Japanese officer directing assault Chinese
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1890s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Chikanobu, Cherry Blossom, Sumida, Kimono Design, Beauty, Japanese Woodblock
By Yoshu Chikanobu
Located in London, GB
. Cherry blossom viewing ('hanami') was and still is a favourite pastime for the Japanese people. It is an
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Paul Binnie, Golden, Tattoo Design, Original Woodblock Print, Contemporary Art
By Paul Binnie
Located in London, GB
of life in Japanese culture. In both traditional and contemporary woodcut prints, such elements like
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Paul Binnie, Contemporary Woodblock Print, Beauty Portrait, Nude, Pigment, Dream
By Paul Binnie
Located in London, GB
rendered in a bow style. The Japanese title of the print is on the left-hand side margin. Edition number
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Prints

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Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Paul Binnie, Hell Courtesan, Contemporary Woodblock Print, Kimono Pattern, Art
By Paul Binnie
Located in London, GB
beautiful and elegant courtesan lived in the pleasure quarters of old Japan. She was the daughter of a
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Paul Binnie, Contact Lens, Contemporary Woodblock Print, Kimono Pattern, Beauty
By Paul Binnie
Located in London, GB
and wearability and lead to widespread use by around 1970, including Japan. Series and print title
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

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

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Yoshitoshi, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, The Tale of Genji, Yugao, Ghost
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in London, GB
. It contains one hundred woodblock prints depicting various, unrelated figures from Japanese and
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Late 19th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Hiroshige I, Shimousa Province, Mount Fuji, 60 Odd Provinces, Landscape, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in London, GB
, landscapes. In 1853 he began his 'Famous Views of the Sixty Odd Provinces', a series of sixty-nine prints
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Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Kuniyoshi, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Great Battle, Samurai, Warrior Art
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
. No doubt much of the clientele for warrior prints was pedantically knowledgeable on Japanese armour
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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

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

Yoshitoshi, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Warrior, Ukiyo-e Art, Folklore
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in London, GB
Artist: Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892) Title: 18. Fujiwara no Hidesato Shooting the Centipede at the Dragon King's Palace Series: New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts Publisher: Matsuki ...
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Prints

Materials

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

Yoshitoshi, Ghost Story, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e Art, Meiji
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in London, GB
both China and Japan. The images depict the weird, wonderful, and sinister ghost stories that were
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Prints

Materials

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

Toshi Yoshida, Cardinals, Late Autumn, Original Woodblock Print, Shin-hanga
By Toshi Yoshida 1
Located in London, GB
x 55 cm Condition: Minor spots on the margins. One of the most famous Japanese woodblock print
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Late 20th Century Portrait Prints

Materials

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

Toshi Yoshida, Original Woodblock Print, Irises, Ducks, Nature, Shing-hanga
By Toshi Yoshida 1
Located in London, GB
expressing candid traditional Japanese scenery. In this print, Toshi Yoshida combines the symbolism of the
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20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Prints

Materials

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

Yoshitoshi, Thirty-Six Ghosts, Sadanobu, Demon, Original Woodblock Print, Meiji
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in London, GB
Thirty-Six Ghosts', draws on an array of supernatural tales from both China and Japan. The images depict
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Prints

Materials

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

Toshi Yoshida, Original Woodblock Print, Nature, Two Owls, Birds, 20th century
By Toshi Yoshida 1
Located in London, GB
Japanese woodblock print artists of the 20th century, Toshi Yoshida was the eldest son of Hiroshi Yoshida
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Late 20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Prints

Materials

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

Yoshitoshi, Ukiyo-e, Thirty-two Manners and Customs, Beauty, Shamisen, Enjoyment
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in London, GB
' Yoshitoshi gives a glimpse at the daily life of the beauties of various classes in Japan. Each print's title
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Prints

Materials

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

Ukiyo-e, Kuniyoshi, Three Kingdoms, Battle, Female Warrior, Lady Zhurong
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
right print. Even though Japan was isolated during Kuniyoshi's time, he was fascinated with the foreign
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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

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

Kyōchūzan - Original Japanese Woodcut Print - 1810s
Located in Roma, IT
Colored woodcut print on paper. The back of the work presents Japanese inscriptions. Good conditions
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1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Woman - Woodcut Print by Harunobu Hishikawa - Late 19th Century
By Harunobu Hishikawa
Located in Roma, IT
in Japan. Woodcut Print Oban Format Good specimen, slightly yellowed and faded, glued at upper
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19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

"Morning (Peonies)" Abstract Blue and Yellow Japanese Floral Landscape Print
Located in Houston, TX
tutelage, Hashimoto would produce the quintessentially Japanese woodcut prints for which he is today most
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1940s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Woodcut, Paper

Antique 19th Century Toyohara Kunichika Japanese Edo Woodblock Print
By Toyohara Kunichika
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique 1858 Japanese woodcut print by Toyohara Kunichika, showing four elegantly dressed Geishas
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Antique 1850s Edo Prints

Materials

Paper

Axel Salto, Woodcut Print on Japanese Paper, Dated 1933
Located in København, Copenhagen
Axel Salto (1889-1961). Woodcut print on Japanese paper. Dated 1933. Underwater scene with fish
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Vintage 1930s Danish Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Kiyoshi Saito print/woodcut , pencil signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Traditional and elegant image from the very well known artist Kiyoshi Saito, this print is titeled
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Prints

Tadashi Nakayama woodcut print picture on paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a great woodcut print on paper by the well known Japanese artist Tadashi Nakayama'
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Prints

Kiyoshi Saito woodcut, print, signed dated, titeled
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a nice print by Kiyoshi Saito, signed in the plate and pencil numbered and dated, also
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Prints

Japanese Rat Woodblock Print 2/5
Located in Houston, TX
Traditional style Japanese woodblock print of a rat with traditional style flowers. The work is
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20th Century Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Woodcut

"Shoji Kyoto" Japanese Interior Woodblock Print
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Houston, TX
Japanese print with neutral tones. Signature and seal lower right. Mat board covers the margins
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20th Century Modern Interior Prints

Materials

Woodcut

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Japanese Woodcut Prints For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of japanese woodcut prints is available on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for Impressionist editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes Contemporary. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Japanese woodcut prints available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes beige, gray, brown, orange and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), Kiyoshi Saitō, Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige), Mabuchi Toru and Yasuhide Kobashi are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in woodcut print, paper and handmade paper, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Japanese Woodcut Prints?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — japanese woodcut prints in our inventory begin at $185 and can go as high as $4,500, while the average can fetch as much as $900.

Finding the Right Prints-works-on-paper for You

Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

Find fine art prints for sale on 1stDibs today.

Questions About Japanese Woodcut Prints
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The woodcut technique originated in China as a way to print on textiles. The earliest found woodblock printed material was silk, printed with flowers in three different colors. The woodblock was dated back to the Han dynasty. You’ll find a variety of woodcut prints from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese woodblock prints, which date back to the 8th century and are also known as ukiyo-e, are a traditional art form originally produced only in Buddhist monasteries to produce religious texts and images. In the 17th century, private studios began opening as woodblock prints became popular. To make a woodblock print, the artist creates a design on paper, and a wood carver places it on the block and carves the design. Each color requires its own woodblock, which are then covered with watercolors and printed on rice paper. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Japanese woodblock prints from top sellers around the world.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024
    Yes, some Japanese woodblock prints are valuable. Prices vary greatly, with some selling for hundreds of dollars and others fetching selling prices of over a million at auction. Makers have a big influence on the price, with prints from masters like Hiroshige, Hokusai and Kitagawa Utamaro often having the greatest value. Other things that determine how much woodblock prints are worth include the quality of the image, the condition of the print, its age, its rarity and the demand among collectors. An expert appraiser or dealer can give you an estimate of the value of a particular print. Explore a selection of Japanese woodblock prints on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024
    To identify Japanese woodblock prints, try using the website Ukiyo-e Search. Simply snap a photo of your print and upload it to the site, which will then compare the image to its database of thousands of prints and quickly display the results. If you have difficulty identifying your print, use the services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer who has experience with Japanese art. Shop a large selection of Japanese woodblock prints on 1stDibs.