Kobayashi Kiyochika

Umewaka Shrine in the Rain

ca. 1879

Shichirigahama, Sagami Province. A beauty in the foreground waves to her young companions, who run towards her on the beach. The beauty at left wears a western-style golden ring. We ...

A beautiful Japanese geisha dressed in a traditional robe shyly claps her hands together. She stands in front of a backdrop of a bamboo screen. This print...

Title: Fireworks 花火 Series: The Second Collection of Modern Beauties (Gendai bijin shū dai nishū 現代美人集第二輯) Date: 1932 A young woman is shown enjoying the summer fireworks, her face shown in profile as she looks towards the display. She holds a summer fan on her lap, and her kimono features large blue stripes and is tied with a colorful obi that features a morning glory pattern. The summer evening sky is a soft grey rather than a deep black, perhaps reflecting the brightness of the fireworks. Numbered verso, from a limited edition of 250 prints. Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition. Publisher: Watanabe Shôzaburô Literature: See “All the Woodblock Prints of Shinsui Ito...

A young apprentice geisha from Kyoto poses before a gold leaf screen. She is both alluring and slightly distant at the same time, not an easy balance for an artist to convey. This p...

Kawase Hasui, 'Zentsuji Temple in the Rain' from the seres 'Collected Views of Japan II', color woodblock print, 1937. Signed Hasui in black ink, with the artist’s red seal Kawase, ...

Oiso Station in the Rain is an original modern artwork realized by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 12 October 1858) in 1833-1834. Original Woodcut print Oban yokoe, lifetime impression. ...

The Rain - Eight Scenic Spots in Kanazawa is a modern artwork realized in the Mid-20th Century. Mixed colored lithograph after a woodcut realized by the great Japanese artist Utagaw...

Kawase Hasui, 'Rain at Shinagawa, Ryoshimachi' from the series 'Selection of Views of the Tokaido', woodblock print, 1931. A very fine, atmospheric impression, with fresh colors; the...