Sanjûroku Kasen... - Woodcut by Mizuno Toshikata - 1893
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Nishiki-e (woodcut print), in vertical oban format (31x20.5) realized by Mizuno Toshikata in 1893 (Meiji 26). Belongs to the Series "Sanjûroku Kasen" (Thirty-Six Beauties in Compari...
Woodcut
Sanjûroku Kasen ... - Woodcut by Mizuno Toshikata - 1893
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Nishiki-e (woodcut print), in vertical oban format (31x20.5) realized by Mizuno Toshikata in 1893 (Meiji 26). Belongs to the Series "Sanjûroku Kasen" (Thirty-Six Beauties in Compari...
Woodcut
Sanjûroku Kasen ... - Woodcut by Mizuno Toshikata - 1893
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Nishiki-e (woodcut print), in vertical oban format (31x20.5) realized by Mizuno Toshikata in 1893 (Meiji 26). Belongs to the Series "Sanjûroku Kasen" (Thirty-Six Beauties in Compari...
Woodcut
Sanjûroku Kasen ... - Woodcut by Mizuno Toshikata - 1893
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Nishiki-e (woodcut print), in vertical oban format (31x20.5) realized by Mizuno Toshikata in 1893 (Meiji 26). Belongs to the Series "Sanjûroku Kasen" (Thirty-Six Beauties in Compari...
Woodcut
Sanjûroku Kase... - Woodcut by Mizuno Toshikata - 1893
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Nishiki-e (woodcut print), in vertical oban format (31x20.5) realized by Mizuno Toshikata in 1893 (Meiji 26). Belongs to the Series "Sanjûroku Kasen" (Thirty-Six Beauties in Compari...
Woodcut
Sanjûroku Kasen... - Woodcut by Mizuno Toshikata - 1893
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Nishiki-e (woodcut print), in vertical oban format (31x20.5) realized by Mizuno Toshikata in 1893 (Meiji 26). Belongs to the Series "Sanjûroku Kasen" (Thirty-Six Beauties in Compari...
Woodcut
Sanjûroku Kasen... - Woodcut by Mizuno Toshikata - 1893
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Nishiki-e (woodcut print), in vertical oban format (31x20.5) realized by Mizuno Toshikata in 1893 (Meiji 26). Belongs to the Series "Sanjûroku Kasen" (Thirty-Six Beauties in Compari...
Woodcut
Sanjûroku Kasen... - Woodcut by Mizuno Toshikata - 1893
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Nishiki-e (woodcut print), in vertical oban format (31x20.5) realized by Mizuno Toshikata in 1893 (Meiji 26). Belongs to the Series "Sanjûroku Kasen" (Thirty-Six Beauties in Compari...
Woodcut
Sanjûroku Kasen... - Woodcut by Mizuno Toshikata - 1893
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Nishiki-e (woodcut print), in vertical oban format (31x20.5) realized by Mizuno Toshikata in 1893 (Meiji 26). Belongs to the Series "Sanjûroku Kasen" (Thirty-Six Beauties in Compari...
Woodcut
$229
Winter Games - Woodcut after Mizuno Toshikata - Mid-20th Century
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Winter Games is a Woodcut print realized in the 20th Century after Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908) Good conditions.
Woodcut
Lovely Japanese 19/20th c Scroll by Shuko Nakayama Nihonga Painting Cherry Bloss
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Born in Tokyo in 1876. He studied under Toshikata Mizuno. He specializes in portrait painting, genre painting, historical painting, and Buddhist painting.
Silk
The Temple - Woodcut Print After Mizuno Toshikata - Early 20th Century
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
The temple is an artwork realized by Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908). Woodcut print, early 20th Century. 33 x 43 cm with frame.
Woodcut
Antique Woodblock Print by Mizuno Toshikata- Sino Japan Battle of Songhwan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Our army’s victorious attack on Seonghwan, Mizuno Toshikata 1866-1908. or Hurrah and Hurrah Again for the Great Empire of Japan!
Paper
Antique 19th c Woodblock Print by Mizuno Toshikata - Sino Japan Battle_of_Son.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Our army's victorious attack on Seonghwan, Mizuno Toshikata 1866–1908 or Hurrah and Hurrah Again for the Great Empire of Japan!
Bronze
Set of Eight Period Japanese Colored Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Toyokuni
Located in Roma, IT
They are the work of great artists including: Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908) Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese: ?
Paper, Lithograph
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 troops.
Woodcut
Unavailable
H 14.25 in W 28.38 in
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 Island during the First Sino-Japanese War (1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895), The war was...
Woodcut
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H 12.21 in W 8.08 in D 0.04 in
Sanjûroku Kasen ... - Woodcut by Mizuno Toshikata - 1893
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Nishiki-e (woodcut print), in vertical oban format (31x20.5) realized by Mizuno Toshikata in 1893 (Meiji 26). Belongs to the Series "Sanjûroku Kasen" (Thirty-Six Beauties in Compari...
Woodcut
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H 12.21 in W 7.88 in D 0.08 in
Washing Hair - Offset Print After Mizuno Toshikata
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Washing Hair is a mixed colored offset print realized in 1959 from an original artwork of 1891-93 by Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908) The artwork is from the harmonica book "Trentasei ...
Offset
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H 12.21 in W 7.88 in D 0.08 in
Iris Garden - Offset Print After Mizuno Toshikata
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Iris Garden is a mixed colored offset print realized in 1959 from an original artwork of 1891-93 by Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908) The artwork is from the harmonica book "Trentasei G...
Offset
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H 12.21 in W 7.88 in D 0.08 in
Composing a Poem - Offset Print After Mizuno Toshikata
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Composing a Poem is a mixed colored offset print realized in 1959 from an original artwork of 1891-93 by Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908) The artwork is from the harmonica book "Trenta...
Offset
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H 12.21 in W 7.88 in D 0.08 in
Tea Ceremony - Vintage Offset Print After Mizuno Toshikata
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Tea Ceremony is a mixed colored offset print realized in 1959 from an original artwork by Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908) realized between 1891-93.
Offset
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H 12.21 in W 7.88 in D 0.08 in
Traditional Japanese Handball Game - Offset Print After Mizuno Toshikata
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Traditional Japanese Handball Game is a mixed colored offset print realized in 1959 from an original artwork of 1891-93 by Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908) The artwork is from the harm...
Offset
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H 14.57 in W 9.85 in D 0.04 in
Family Boat Trip on the Marsch - Woodcut by Mizuno Toshikata - 1890s
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
This original Meiji-era print is a work by Japanese artist Mizuno Toshikata (1866 Edo-Tokyo 1908). The extremely fine and precise line represents an outdoor scene where woman, man ...
Woodcut
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H 0.04 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
Antique Japanese Woodblock - Watanabe Seitei Shotei woodcut Pigeons and Ston
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Following 1893, Seitei refrained from participation in art organizations but served as Mizuno Toshikata’s teacher. Watanabe’s prints are recognized for their elegant, simple composit...
Paper
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H 0.04 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
Antique Japanese Woodblock - Watanabe Seitei Shotei woodcut Birds in a Tree
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Following 1893, Seitei refrained from participation in art organizations but served as Mizuno Toshikata’s teacher. Watanabe’s prints are recognized for their elegant, simple composit...
Paper
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H 12.21 in W 7.88 in D 0.08 in
Bundle of 3 Woodblocks After Mizuno Toshikata
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Bundle of 2 woodblock prints after Mizuno Toshikata: - Traditional Japanese Handball Game - Composing a Poem - Iris Garden
Woodcut
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H 12.21 in W 8.08 in D 0.04 in
Sanjûroku Kasen... - Woodcut by Mizuno Toshikata - 1893
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Nishiki-e (woodcut print), in vertical oban format (31x20.5) realized by Mizuno Toshikata in 1893 (Meiji 26). Belongs to the Series "Sanjûroku Kasen" (Thirty-Six Beauties in Compari...
Woodcut
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H 12.21 in W 8.08 in D 0.04 in
Sanjûroku Kasen... - Woodcut by Mizuno Toshikata - 1893
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Nishiki-e (woodcut print), in vertical oban format (31x20.5) realized by Mizuno Toshikata in 1893 (Meiji 26). Belongs to the Series "Sanjûroku Kasen" (Thirty-Six Beauties in Compari...
Woodcut
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H 12.21 in W 7.88 in D 0.08 in
Washing Hair - Offset Print After Mizuno Toshikata
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Washing Hair is a mixed colored offset print realized in 1959 from an original artwork of 1891-93 by Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908) The artwork is from the harmonica book "Trentasei ...
Offset
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H 12.21 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Moon Viewing - Original Woodcut after Mizuno Toshikata
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Moon Viewing is a mixed colored offset print realized in the mid century from an artwork of 1891-93 after Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908) The artwork is from the armonica book " T...
Woodcut
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H 12.21 in W 7.88 in D 0.08 in
Collecting Mushrooms - Offset Print After Mizuno Toshikata
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
Collecting Mushrooms is a mixed colored offset print realized in 1959 from an original artwork of 1891-93 by Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908) The artwork is from the harmonica book "Tr...
Offset
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H 12.21 in W 7.88 in D 0.08 in
The sound of Insects - Offset Print After Mizuno Toshikata
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
The sound of insects is a mixed colored offset print realized in 1959 from an original artwork of 1891-93 by Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908) The artwork is from the harmonica book "Tr...
Offset
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H 19 in W 14 in D 0.5 in
Mizuno Toshikata Japanese Woodblock Print First Call of the Warbler, 36 Beauties
Located in Studio City, CA
It is signed and sealed by the artist with the image. Mizuno Toshikata was born on March 6, 1866 as Mizuno Kumejiro in Tokyo.
Paper
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H 11.82 in W 10.04 in D 0.04 in
A woman of the Tenmei period collects fireflies-Woodcut by Mizuno Toshikata-1901
By Mizuno Toshikata
Located in Roma, IT
A woman of the Tenmei period collects fireflies is an original artwork realized in 1901 by Mizuno Toshikata (1866 - 1908). Oban. From the series "Sanjoroku kassen" (A selection o...
Woodcut
$950
H 20 in W 14 in D 0.75 in
"Thirsty: the appearance of a town geisha in the Ansei era" - Woodblock on Paper
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in Soquel, CA
"Thirsty: the appearance of a town geisha in the Ansei era" - Woodblock on Paper From the series "Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners" (Fuzoku sanjuniso) Lively woodblock of a...
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
$3,903
H 8.67 in W 7.49 in D 0.04 in
Surimono - Original Woodcut Print by Yashima Gakutei - 1820/1846
By Yashima Gakutei
Located in Roma, IT
Surimono is a beautiful color woodcut with white and silver gold embossing, made between 1820 and 1846 by the Japanese artist Yashima Gakutei. A young woman is squatting on the floo...
Woodcut
$710
H 24 in W 18 in D 0.5 in
"Pictures Of Noh" - 1922 Original Japanese Woodblock Print
By Tsukioka Kôgyo
Located in Soquel, CA
"Pictures Of Noh" - 1922 Original Japanese Woodblock Print Original Japanese woodblock print by Tsukioka Kogyo (Japanese, 1869-1927) depicting a scene from one of Kogyo's most impor...
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
$460Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.63 in W 17 in D 1 in
"Juro Sukenari, Station #9: Oiso", Mid 19th Century Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid 19th century Japanese woodblock print of a samurai by Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada) (Japanese, 1786-1864/5). This piece is from a series of "The 53 Stations of the To...
Paper, Ink
$540Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 16 in D 0.25 in
"Sun Saburo Matsugaya" - Mid 19th Century Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sun Saburo Matsugaya" - Mid 19th Century Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print Beautiful mid 19th century figural Japanese woodblock print of a seated man with lilies in the backgrou...
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
$665
H 10.04 in W 7.49 in D 0.04 in
Bijinga Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kunisada, 1830s, Signed, Unframed
By Utagawa Kunisada II 2
Located in Roma, IT
Bijinga is an original artwork realized in 1833-1835 by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865). Chuban. From the series "Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi" (The 53 Tokaido Stations). Courtesan i...
Woodcut
Biensennyo-ko Japanese Woodblock Print
By Keisai Eisen
Located in Houston, TX
Japanese Woodblock print of a Biensennyo-ko a powder face women. Behind the women is a framed cityscape. The print is possibly from the series "Eight Favorite Things in the Modern Wo...
Woodcut
$401
H 11.03 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in
Sawamura Tosho - Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kunisada - 1862
By Utagawa Kunisada 4
Located in Roma, IT
Sawamura Tosho is an original modern artwork realized by Utagawa Kunisada in 1862. Woodcut print Oban from a tryptich Signature Kio Toyokuni ga (77 Toyokuni). Publisher: Soshuya. ...
Woodcut
Japanese Woodblock Print by Keisai Eisen 渓斎 英泉
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese Woodblock Print by Keisai Eisen ?? ?? (1790~1848), original and unframed. ABOUT THE ARTIST Keisai Eisen (?? ??, 1790–1848) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who specialize...
Paper
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$450
H 15.36 in W 10.63 in D 0.04 in
Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No2 Ishiyama moon] Ukiyoe
Located in Niiza, JP
Print size: 225 x 330 mm Sheet size: 270 x 390 mm "Tsuki Hyakushi Masterpiece Collection “『月百姿傑作撰集』 is a compilation of selected masterpieces from ”Tsuki Hyakushi"『月百姿』 a masterpi...
Paper
$1,837
H 14.97 in W 10.04 in D 0.04 in
Yokihi Woodcut Print, Mixed Media, Signed, Modern, Circa 1923
By Tsukioka Kôgyo
Located in Roma, IT
Yokihi is an original print realized by Tsukioka Kôgyo in 1923. Mixed colored woodblock print. This print is from the series "One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)", printed by M...
Woodcut
$606Sale Price|40% Off
H 11.03 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Bijinga - Woodcut by Utagawa Toyohiro - Early 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bijinga (New year festivities) is an original modern artwork realized by Utagawa Toyohiro in the Early 19th Century. Woodcut Print Oban Format New year festivities, two elegant la...
Paper, Woodcut
$1,607
H 14.89 in W 10.01 in D 0.04 in
Kinuta - Original Woodcut Print by Tsukioka Kôgyo - 1922
By Tsukioka Kôgyo
Located in Roma, IT
Kinuta is a wonderful color xylograph on paper, made by the Japanese master Tsukiota Kogyo (1869-1927). The artist's signature is in the red seal printed in the lower right corner "...
Woodcut
Japanese Woodblock Print by Eizan Kikugawa, 菊川英山
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese Woodblock Print by Eizan Kikugawa,???? (1787~1867) ABOUT THE ARTIST A native of Edo, Eizan Kikugawa was born as Toshinobu Omiya in 1787. He began his artistic career s...
Paper
$229
H 7.09 in W 4.53 in D 0.4 in
Shiga City - Original Woodcut Print - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Shiga City is an original artwork realized by Unknown Artist, in the early 20th Century. Beautiful woodcut print on cardboard. This artwork represents three different representatio...
Paper, Woodcut
$321
H 11.23 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in
Actor Segawa Kikunojô III - Woodcut after Torii Kiyonaga - Mid-20th Century
By Torii Kiyonaga
Located in Roma, IT
Actor Segawa Kikunojô III Performing the Lion Dance is a woodcut print realized in the early 20th Century after Torii Kiyonaga's Woodcut. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted ...
Woodcut
$800
H 9.14 in W 5.24 in
Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire. Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cre...
Gold
$2,175
H 20.5 in W 26 in D 1 in
Japanese Edo 19th Century Signed Utagawa Kuniyoshi Diptych Woodblock Print
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Edo period diptych woodblock print from the early to mid 19th century, signed by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Immerse yourself in the Japanese Edo period artistry with this...
Glass, Paint, Paper
$3,215
H 7.88 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Shunga - Woodcut by Katsukawa Schuncho - Mid-18th Century
By Katsukawa Shunshō
Located in Roma, IT
Shunga is an original modern artwork realized by Katsukawa Schuncho (1726 – 1793) in the half of the 18th Century. Erotic scene from the series "Koshuko zue juni ko". A courtesan ...
Paper, Woodcut
$1,375
H 13 in W 15.5 in D 1 in
Antique Framed Japanese Shunga Woodblock Print of Two Women Making Love
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Shunga woodblock print in gilt frame depicting two women making love. Created in Japan, this woodblock print called a Shunga and depicting two women making love, ...
Glass, Wood, Paint
Original Japanese Woodblock Print by Japanese Artist 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Rare, original 19th century woodblock print. Beautiful Edo period print from the original publisher. Quality framed with conservation glass in an black painted frame. Red Blue Gree...
Paper
$1,450
H 21 in W 17 in D 1 in
Antique Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786~1964), 三代歌川豊国
Located in Norton, MA
A Japanese Woodblock A Young Woman in a Ruined House, print by Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786~1964), 三代歌川豊国. Dated: Aratame seal, 1855 Publisher: Yamada-ya ABOUT THE ARTIST Utagawa Kuni...
Paper
$287
H 25.6 in W 16.54 in
Japan, Suijin Shrine and Masaki on the Sumida River - Lithograph (Mourlot)
By Utagawa Hiroshige
Located in Paris, IDF
Utagawa HIROSHIGE (1797-1858, after) Japan, Suijin Shrine and Masaki on the Sumida River Lithograph after a woodcut (Mourlot workshop) Printed signature in the plate Numbered / 150 ...
Lithograph
$918
H 11.82 in W 15.36 in D 0.04 in
Erotic Scene - Héliogravure by Micheal Von Zichy - 1911
By Micheal Von Zichy
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic scene is an original Héliogravure artwork on ivory-colored paper, realized by Micheal Von Zichy in 1911. Printed in only 300 copies, Leipzig; Privatdruck, from the Catalogue ...
Paper, Engraving
$780
H 9.85 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Shunga, Love Plays - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1850s
By Utagawa Kunisada II 2
Located in Roma, IT
Shunga, Love plays is an original artwork realized in the 1850s by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865). Good print with gold. Backed, restored wormholes and missing oarts, glued at upper ...
Woodcut
$918
H 11.82 in W 14.97 in D 0.04 in
Erotic Scene - Héliogravure by Micheal Von Zichy - 1911
By Micheal Von Zichy
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic scene is an original Héliogravure artwork on ivory-colored paper, realized by Micheal Von Zichy in 1911. Printed in only 300 copies, Leipzig; Privatdruck, from the Catalogue ...
Paper, Engraving
$792
H 14.97 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Bijinga Woodcut Print, Utagawa Kunisada, Modern, Circa 1844, Unframed
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
Bijinga is an original artwork realized in the half of the 19th Century by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865). From the series "SHyakunin isshu esho" (Girl's pictures and 100 poets' card...
Woodcut
$1,073
H 17.92 in W 13.78 in D 0.79 in
Early 20th Century Japanese Woodblock Print of Courtesans, Kitagawa Utamaro
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Japanese woodblock print depicting courtesans, After Kitagawa Utamaro C.1920 Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754–1806) Woodblock print; ink and colour on pap...
Paper
$1,000
H 10.75 in W 7.88 in
Plucking a Branch from a Neighbor's Plum Tree
By Suzuki (Hozumi) Harunobu
Located in Middletown, NY
A mischievous tableau with sexual overtones. Tokyo: Shuei-Sha, 1768. Woodblock print in colors printed on laid mulberry paper, 10 3/4 x 7 7/8 inches (273 x 200 mm), full margins. I...
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Woodcut
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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.
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