Edo Portrait Prints

The Actor Otani Hiroyemon II. c. 1780. Hosoban: 12 5/16 x 5 7/8. Signed "Shunshô ga." Good color and condition. Shunshô first studied painting, and then turned to woodblocks. His e...

Colorful woodblock print by Japanese artist Toyohara Kunichika. The work features elaborately dressed kabuki actors in the middle of a dynamic scene. Currently hung in a black frame with a light cream matting and gold accents. Dimensions Without Frame: H 13.5 in. x W 27.25 in. Artist Biography: Toyohara Kunichika (June 30, 1835 - July 1, 1900) was a Japanese woodblock print artist. Talented as a child, at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo's then-leading print maker, Utagawa Kunisada. His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama...

Craftsmen Illustrator: Ishikawa Masumi Wood Carver: Sato Nami Printer: Nakayama Makoto Details Edition: limited edition of 200 Size: 18.9 x 13.4 inches (48 x 34 cm) Paper: Echizen K...

Shono. Series: Actors from the 53 Stations of the Tokaido. Station 46. Date: 1852 (rat ). Actor: Bando Hikosaburo IV . Role: Nakano Tobei. Publisher: Sumiyoshiya Masagoro. Censors' seals: Hama, Magome. Signed: Toyokuni ga. Size: vertical oban (14 x 10). Gaufrage (embossing) in the actor's robe. Light soiling in the actor's cheek; good color The Yakusha Tokaido by Kunisada Utagawa...

Series: Actors from the 53 Stations of the Tokaido. Station 48. Artist: Uatgawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada I). Housed in a 20 x 16-inch mat. Left image: Futakawa (Two Rivers). Station...

Woodblock print of a geisha by a window by Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848). Presented in a wood frame with a new cream mat. Image size: 15"H x 10.5"W. From the series "Keisei Gok...

Katsukawa Shuntei (Shôkôsai) 1770–1820. Buyu sanban tsuzuki, “Three Examples of Martial Bravery. 1820. CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ King & Iwakiri, Japanese Warrior Prints (2007), #84; Mizuta Museum, Surimono (2004), cat. no. 12; Mirviss w/ Carpenter, Jewels of Japanese Printmaking (2000), #109. Surimono triptych, each print 8 5/16 x 7 5/`6; the complete triptych 8 5/15 x 22 1/8. Fair condition, with no tears or damages. Housed in a 16 x 29 3/4-inch archival mat. The complete triptych is extremely rare. Left. No. 1. No. 1 (Sono ichi): Empress Jingû (c. 170 - c. 269), from the series Triad of Martial Valor (Buyû sanban tsuzuki) . Center: No. 2. , number two, from a set of three entitled Buyu sanban tsuzuki, “Three Examples of Martial Bravery.” Shows Minamoto no Tametomo (1139-1170). A famed archer and of huge stature, he is shown here with his bow and arrows being offered a coral tree from a representative of a conquered land. Rright hand: No. 3: Kato Kiyomasa (1562-1611). Surimono triptych. Each panel 8 5/15 x 7 5/16; the complete triptych 8 5/16 x 22 1/8. Each panel signed and described in the image. Good condition. Housed in a 16 x 29 3/4-inch archival mat. Shuntei Katsukawa was a pupil of Katsukawa Shunei. His print works covered a wide spectrum of typical Ukiyo-e subjects - actors, beautiful women, warriors...

Hani Japanese woodblock print with a mother and a young child. The text at the top reads 枝しろひさ一ヶ月の内 which translates roughly into Withing a Month. The woodblock print is printed on r...

Japanese beauty dressed in a kimono at the Shin Yoshiwara from the Edo time period. It was burnt down and they build a New Yoshiwara nearby. The woodblock print is printed on rice pa...

Beautiful women dressed in traditional Japanese attire with a koi fish on the back of her kimono. By her side is a child with the same attire as the woman. The woodblock print is pri...

Japanese woodblock print of a beautiful woman sitting by a river. The work is stamped by the artist. The woodblock print is printed on rice paper. The print is not framed. Artist Bi...

Japanese woodblock print of three beauties by a river. The work has some age to it. it is stamped by the artist. The woodblock print is printed on rice paper. The print is not framed. Artist Biography: The son of a puppet sculptor, Toyokuni was born and worked in Edo. Entering the studio of Toyoharu at the age of 14, Toyokuni drew inspiration from the famous contemporary artists around him, particularly from the great Utamaro. Toyokuni produced elegant courtesans, fine actor prints...