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Japanese Print, Herons - Signed Woodcut
Japanese Print, Herons - Signed Woodcut

Japanese Print, Herons - Signed Woodcut

Located in Paris, IDF

Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Herons, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 32.5 x 22 cm (c. 12.59 x 8.66 in) INFORMATION : Engraving published by Mo...

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1930s Modern Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Japanese Print, The Cat - Signed Woodcut
Japanese Print, The Cat - Signed Woodcut

Japanese Print, The Cat - Signed Woodcut

Located in Paris, IDF

Mokuchu URUSHIBARA The Cat, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 27 x 39 cm (c. 10,6 x 15,3 in) INFORMATION : Engraving published by Moku...

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1930s Modern Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Japanese Print, Koi Carp - Signed Woodcut
Japanese Print, Koi Carp - Signed Woodcut

Japanese Print, Koi Carp - Signed Woodcut

Located in Paris, IDF

Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Koi Carp, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 30 x 24 cm (c. 11.81 x 9.44 in) INFORMATION : Engraving published by Mo...

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1930s Modern Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Japanese Print, Horse Bowing - Signed Woodcut
Japanese Print, Horse Bowing - Signed Woodcut

Japanese Print, Horse Bowing - Signed Woodcut

Located in Paris, IDF

Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Horse bowing, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 26 x 35 cm (c. 10.2 x 13.7 in) INFORMATION : Engraving published by...

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1930s Modern Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Japanese Print, Rearing Horse - Signed Woodcut
Japanese Print, Rearing Horse - Signed Woodcut

Japanese Print, Rearing Horse - Signed Woodcut

Located in Paris, IDF

Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Rearing Horse, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 26 x 32 cm (c. 10,2 x 12.5 in) INFORMATION : Engraving published b...

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1930s Modern Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Japanese Print, White-billed Pie - Signed Woodcut
Japanese Print, White-billed Pie - Signed Woodcut

Japanese Print, White-billed Pie - Signed Woodcut

Located in Paris, IDF

Mokuchu URUSHIBARA White-billed Pie, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 32 x 26.5 cm (c. 12.59 x 10.23 in) INFORMATION : Engraving pub...

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1930s Modern Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Japanese Print, Horse Turning Around - Signed Woodcut
Japanese Print, Horse Turning Around - Signed Woodcut

Japanese Print, Horse Turning Around - Signed Woodcut

Located in Paris, IDF

Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Horse Turning Around, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 37 x 27 cm (c. 14,5 x 10,6 in) INFORMATION : Engraving publ...

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1930s Modern Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print- Wading Bird in Flight
Antique Japanese Woodblock Print- Wading Bird in Flight

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print- Wading Bird in Flight

By Kono Bairei

Located in Soquel, CA

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print- Wading Bird in Flight Page from the 1881 book "Album of 100

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1880s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Japanese Print, Crows on a Branch - Signed Woodcut
Japanese Print, Crows on a Branch - Signed Woodcut

Japanese Print, Crows on a Branch - Signed Woodcut

Located in Paris, IDF

Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Crows on a branch, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 38.5 x 28 cm (c. 15,15 x 11.02 in) INFORMATION : Engraving pu...

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1930s Modern Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Japanese Print, Pair of horses playing (red) - Signed Woodcut
Japanese Print, Pair of horses playing (red) - Signed Woodcut

Japanese Print, Pair of horses playing (red) - Signed Woodcut

Located in Paris, IDF

Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Pair of horses playing (red), c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 28 x 39 cm (c. 11.02 x 15.35 in) INFORMATION : Engr...

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1930s Modern Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Japanese Print, The Flight of the Crows at Sunset - Signed Woodcut
Japanese Print, The Flight of the Crows at Sunset - Signed Woodcut

Japanese Print, The Flight of the Crows at Sunset - Signed Woodcut

Located in Paris, IDF

Mokuchu URUSHIBARA The Flight of the Crows at Sunset, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 39.5 x 28 cm (c. 15,35 x 11.02 in) INFORMATIO...

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1930s Modern Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Original Japanese Watercolor and Woodblock Print of Orchid and Swallows
Original Japanese Watercolor and Woodblock Print of Orchid and Swallows

Original Japanese Watercolor and Woodblock Print of Orchid and Swallows

Located in Burbank, CA

original Japanese woodblock print. This is a highly finished preparatory watercolor that would have been

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1890s Art Deco Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Woodcut

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Paul Binnie, Miyajima, Torii, Japanese Keyblock Print, Contemporary Landscape
Paul Binnie, Miyajima, Torii, Japanese Keyblock Print, Contemporary Landscape

Paul Binnie, Miyajima, Torii, Japanese Keyblock Print, Contemporary Landscape

By Paul Binnie

Located in London, GB

Artist: Paul Binnie (1967 - ) Title: Torii Gate at Miyajima (keyblock print) Published: by the

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Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Prints

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

Papillion, photo lithography on Japanese paper 2018
Papillion, photo lithography on Japanese paper 2018

Papillion, photo lithography on Japanese paper 2018

By Penelope Stewart

Located in Toronto, Ontario

lithography, cyanotype, and diazo print processes are present in this work. Stewart's research revealed how

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2010s Contemporary Animal Prints

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Printer's Ink, Washi Paper

Bronze encrier - Depiction of a Japanese bronze inkwell in the shape of a frog.

Bronze encrier - Depiction of a Japanese bronze inkwell in the shape of a frog.

By Félix Hilaire Buhot

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Etching on wove paper. From the set "Japonisme, dix eaux-fortes", published in 1883. State: Third state of 4. Reference: Bourcard 18. Made by Felix Buhot after own design. Felix ...

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1880s Animal Prints

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Etching

Japanese Rat Woodblock Print 2/5
Japanese Rat Woodblock Print 2/5

Japanese Rat Woodblock Print 2/5

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H 13.75 in W 15 in D 1 in

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

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Woodcut

Japanese Yellow Owl Woodblock
Japanese Yellow Owl Woodblock

Japanese Yellow Owl Woodblock

Located in Houston, TX

Yellow Owl against black background by artist unknown in the style of Kiyoshi Saitō. Visible area: 23” x 17.5”. Frame: 31” x 25”. Margins are obscured by framing; may have title, ar...

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20th Century Impressionist Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Bamboo Lily and Japanese Nightingale Nest
Bamboo Lily and Japanese Nightingale Nest

Bamboo Lily and Japanese Nightingale Nest

Located in Burbank, CA

hand-printed Japanese color woodblock print, perfect for a midcentury modern setting or a children's

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1930s Showa Animal Prints

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Woodcut

19th Century Japanese Woodblock - Bull Fighting
19th Century Japanese Woodblock - Bull Fighting

19th Century Japanese Woodblock - Bull Fighting

Located in Corsham, GB

A dynamic Japanese woodblock print depicting a man struggling with a bull. Signed and inscribed

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19th Century Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Japanese Bat Lithograph
Japanese Bat Lithograph

Japanese Bat Lithograph

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H 10.75 in W 7.5 in

Japanese Bat Lithograph

Located in New York, NY

Original colored lithograph from a portfolio entitled " Nakagawa Zhuanshu." Nagoya, Japan, circa

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1910s Animal Prints

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Paper

Cat Basking in the Sun
Cat Basking in the Sun

Cat Basking in the Sun

By Susumu Yamaguchi

Located in Burbank, CA

-carved and self-printed by the artist. Original Japanese color woodblock print.

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1960s Showa Animal Prints

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Woodcut

River Plovers and Pussy Willow
River Plovers and Pussy Willow

River Plovers and Pussy Willow

Located in Burbank, CA

artist. From the series "Rakusan's Bird and Flowers". Original hand-printed Japanese color woodblock

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1940s Showa Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Winter Wren and Peonies
Winter Wren and Peonies

Winter Wren and Peonies

Located in Burbank, CA

-printed Japanese color woodblock print, perfect for a midcentury modern setting.

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1930s Showa Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Yellow Daylily and African Black Bird
Yellow Daylily and African Black Bird

Yellow Daylily and African Black Bird

Located in Burbank, CA

seal. From the series "Rakusan's Bird and Flowers". Original hand-printed Japanese color woodblock

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1930s Showa Animal Prints

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Woodcut

White Herons and Wild Sweet Flag Flowers
White Herons and Wild Sweet Flag Flowers

White Herons and Wild Sweet Flag Flowers

Located in Burbank, CA

the series "Rakusan's Bird and Flowers". Original hand-printed Japanese color woodblock print, perfect

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1930s Showa Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Quince Flowers and Meadow Buntings
Quince Flowers and Meadow Buntings

Quince Flowers and Meadow Buntings

Located in Burbank, CA

"Rakusan's Bird and Flowers". Original hand-printed Japanese color woodblock print.

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1930s Showa Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Tea Flowers and Redstart Birds
Tea Flowers and Redstart Birds

Tea Flowers and Redstart Birds

Located in Burbank, CA

red seal. From the series "Rakusan's Bird and Flowers". Original hand-printed Japanese color woodblock

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1930s Showa Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Two Yellow Tits
Two Yellow Tits

Two Yellow Tits

By Ohara Koson

Located in Burbank, CA

designs. Original Japanese color woodblock print. Literature: R. Schaap: “Crows, Cranes & Camellias

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1910s Showa Animal Prints

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Mulberry Paper, Woodcut

White Eyes and Persimmons
White Eyes and Persimmons

White Eyes and Persimmons

Located in Burbank, CA

estimate. Kacho-ga, or bird-and-flower imagery, has a long tradition in Japanese art. Signed: Soseki. Seals

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1920s Showa Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Japanese Round the World  and Animal Sugoroku Gameboard, 1925
Japanese Round the World  and Animal Sugoroku Gameboard, 1925

Japanese Round the World and Animal Sugoroku Gameboard, 1925

Located in New York, NY

Sugoroku is a Japanese game similar to shoots and ladders. The game is often printed on paper with

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1920s Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Japanese Print, Herons - Signed Woodcut
Japanese Print, Herons - Signed Woodcut

Japanese Print, Herons - Signed Woodcut

Located in Paris, IDF

Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Herons, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 32.5 x 22 cm (c. 12.59 x 8.66 in) INFORMATION : Engraving published by Mo...

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1930s Modern Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Japanese Print, Herons - Signed Woodcut
Japanese Print, Herons - Signed Woodcut

Japanese Print, Herons - Signed Woodcut

Located in Paris, IDF

Mokuchu URUSHIBARA Herons, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 32.5 x 22 cm (c. 12.59 x 8.66 in) INFORMATION : Engraving published by Mo...

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1930s Modern Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Japanese Woodblock Tiger Print 129/900
Japanese Woodblock Tiger Print 129/900

Japanese Woodblock Tiger Print 129/900

By Toshjiro Nenjiro Inagaki

Located in Houston, TX

White and black tiger comprised of large, graphic shapes printed on a sepia brown background. It is

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1970s Modern Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Japanese Print, The Cat - Signed Woodcut
Japanese Print, The Cat - Signed Woodcut

Japanese Print, The Cat - Signed Woodcut

Located in Paris, IDF

Mokuchu URUSHIBARA The Cat, c. 1930 Woodcut after on an ink drawing Signed with the artist's stamp On paper 27 x 39 cm (c. 10,6 x 15,3 in) INFORMATION : Engraving published by Moku...

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1930s Modern Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Japanese Fan with Rabbit Woodblock Print
Japanese Fan with Rabbit Woodblock Print

Japanese Fan with Rabbit Woodblock Print

Located in New York, NY

Original Japanese woodblock print, circa 1920.

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Early 20th Century Animal Prints

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Paper

Japanese Block Print of Two Horses First Edition 1952
Japanese Block Print of Two Horses First Edition 1952

Japanese Block Print of Two Horses First Edition 1952

Located in Soquel, CA

Graceful mid-century Japanese wood-cut print of two horses by Sonan Noda (Japanese, 20th Century

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1950s Realist Animal Prints

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Paper, Printer's Ink, Woodcut

'Wading Egret' — Japanese Woodblock kacho-e
'Wading Egret' — Japanese Woodblock kacho-e

'Wading Egret' — Japanese Woodblock kacho-e

By Ohara Koson

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

, scholar, and admirer of Japanese art and culture. Around 1905, Koson started to produce woodblock prints

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Early 1900s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Japanese Lion Woodblock
Japanese Lion Woodblock

Japanese Lion Woodblock

Located in New York, NY

Japanese School. Lion. Japan, circa 1900. Original color woodblock.

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Early 20th Century Animal Prints

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Paper

Japanese Crane Lithograph
Japanese Crane Lithograph

Japanese Crane Lithograph

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H 10.75 in W 7.5 in

Japanese Crane Lithograph

Located in New York, NY

Original colored lithograph from a portfolio entitled " Nakagawa Zhuanshu." Nagoya, Japan, circa

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1910s Animal Prints

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Paper

Japanese  Rooster Lithograph
Japanese  Rooster Lithograph

Japanese Rooster Lithograph

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H 7.5 in W 10.75 in

Japanese Rooster Lithograph

Located in New York, NY

Original colored lithograph from a portfolio entitled " Nakagawa Zhuanshu." Nagoya, Japan, circa

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1910s Animal Prints

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Paper

Sandpiper and Yellow Lotus Flower
Sandpiper and Yellow Lotus Flower

Sandpiper and Yellow Lotus Flower

Located in Burbank, CA

in ink by the artist. From the series "Rakusan's Bird and Flowers". Original hand-printed Japanese

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1930s Showa Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Cuckoo and Wild Pear Flowers
Cuckoo and Wild Pear Flowers

Cuckoo and Wild Pear Flowers

Located in Burbank, CA

-printed Japanese color woodblock print. Perfect in both art deco and midcentury modern settings.

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1930s Showa Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Tama The Cat
Tama The Cat

Tama The Cat

By Takahashi Hiroaki (Shotei)

Located in Burbank, CA

Japanese color woodblock print, printed in 1924.

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1920s Showa Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Long-Tailed Cat
Long-Tailed Cat

Tomoo InagakiLong-Tailed Cat

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H 23.55 in W 14.97 in

Long-Tailed Cat

By Tomoo Inagaki

Located in Burbank, CA

essence of a cat in a semi-abstracted style. Original Japanese color woodblock print. Self-carved and self

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1950s Showa Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Crow on a Snowy Willow Branch with Orange Sky
Crow on a Snowy Willow Branch with Orange Sky

Crow on a Snowy Willow Branch with Orange Sky

By Ohara Koson

Located in Burbank, CA

a bold contrast. Corvus corone (the carrion crow) is a commonly seen bird in Japan, where it is

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1920s Showa Animal Prints

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Mulberry Paper, Woodcut

Flycatcher and Rose Mallow
Flycatcher and Rose Mallow

Flycatcher and Rose Mallow

By Ohara Koson

Located in Burbank, CA

) have a long tradition in Japanese art, and Koson was justly famous for his depictions of birds in their

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1930s Showa Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Rivals
Rivals

Edward Julius DetmoldRivals, c. 1925

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H 20 in W 16 in D 1 in

Rivals

By Edward Julius Detmold

Located in Plano, TX

Japanese woodblock prints of plants and animals. The brothers drew animals and plants at a very early age

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Early 20th Century Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

Homecoming of the King
Homecoming of the King

Homecoming of the King

By Edward Julius Detmold

Located in Plano, TX

). Edition 75, # 21. A fine impression with selective plate tone, printed on the full sheet of Japanese

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Early 20th Century Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

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Japanese Print Animals For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of japanese print animals for sale on 1stDibs. There are many Contemporary, Modern and Impressionist versions of these works for sale. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful pieces of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the japanese print animals on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, brown, beige, orange and more. Risaku Suzuki, Ruth Thomas, Bernard Brussel-Smith, Camille Hilaire and Tim Flach took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paper, woodcut print and digital print, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large iterations of these items, so small japanese print animals measuring 7.5 inches across are available.

How Much are Japanese Print Animals?

Prices for pieces in our collection of japanese print animals start at $275 and top out at $491,293 with the average selling for $738.

Finding the Right Prints And Multiples 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 Print Animals
  • 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.