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Keiji Shinohara, Symphony (TP), Ukiyo-e woodcut print landscape, 2002
Keiji Shinohara, Symphony (TP), Ukiyo-e woodcut print landscape, 2002

Keiji Shinohara, Symphony (TP), Ukiyo-e woodcut print landscape, 2002

By Keiji Shinohara

Located in New York, NY

Though Shinohara employs ancient methods in creating his woodblock prints, he also diverges from tradition by experimenting with ink application and different materials to add textur...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Woodcut

Bijinga - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1830s

Bijinga - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1830s

By Utagawa Kunisada II 2

Located in Roma, IT

Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786 - 1865) was one of the most famous designers of Ukiyo-e woodblock prints from Japan in the 19th century. Burn Sumita Syogor...

Category

1830s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Bijinga - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1844

Bijinga - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1844

By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Located in Roma, IT

Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786 - 1865) was one of the most famous designers of Ukiyo-e woodblock prints from Japan in the 19th century. Burn Sumita Syogor...

Category

1840s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

French Rooster, Erté, Original Lithograph (Signed)
French Rooster, Erté, Original Lithograph (Signed)

French Rooster, Erté, Original Lithograph (Signed)

By Erté

Located in New York, NY

Clean lines of his glamorous and evocative works resemble the geometry of Classical Greek pottery and Japanese art of woodblock prints. Erté’s artworks were on the covers of Harper's...

Category

Late 20th Century Art Deco Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Reflection, Erté, Original Lithograph (Signed)
Reflection, Erté, Original Lithograph (Signed)

Reflection, Erté, Original Lithograph (Signed)

By Erté

Located in New York, NY

Clean lines of his glamorous and evocative works resemble the geometry of Classical Greek pottery and Japanese art of woodblock prints. Erté’s artworks were on the covers of Harper's...

Category

Late 20th Century Art Deco Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Opus 22, Ukiyo-e monotype landscape print, 2011

Opus 22, Ukiyo-e monotype landscape print, 2011

By Keiji Shinohara

Located in New York, NY

Though Shinohara employs ancient methods in creating his woodblock prints, he also diverges from tradition by experimenting with ink application and different materials to add textur...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Monotype

James Jean - Traveler - Contemporary Art
James Jean - Traveler - Contemporary Art

James Jean - Traveler - Contemporary Art

By James Jean

Located in Asheville, NC

James Jean fuses contemporary subjects with aesthetic techniques inspired by traditional Chinese scroll paintings, Japanese woodblock prints, and Renaissance portraiture. By experime...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Giclée

Paris

Paris

By Tavik Frantisek Simon

Located in Paonia, CO

His work shows his love for the French Impressionists and later on Japanese woodblock prints. His delicate use of colors and impressionistic tones gives his work a unique quality , H...

Category

20th Century Other Art Style Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Surrealist Print Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Celebration Cake Foot
Surrealist Print Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Celebration Cake Foot

Surrealist Print Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Celebration Cake Foot

By Isabel Rock

Located in Norfolk, GB

About Isabel Rock and her work: Taking inspiration from Japanese woodblock prints and Indian miniature painting Rock has developed a unique collage technique that combines bold stru...

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Woodcut, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Keiji Shinohara, Accelerondo, Ukiyo-e woodcut print landscape, 2005
Keiji Shinohara, Accelerondo, Ukiyo-e woodcut print landscape, 2005

Keiji Shinohara, Accelerondo, Ukiyo-e woodcut print landscape, 2005

By Keiji Shinohara

Located in New York, NY

Though Shinohara employs ancient methods in creating his woodblock prints, he also diverges from tradition by experimenting with ink application and different materials to add textur...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

'Ishiyakushi Temple', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
'Ishiyakushi Temple', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

'Ishiyakushi Temple', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

'Shinmachi Bridge', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
'Shinmachi Bridge', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

'Shinmachi Bridge', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

Snapshots of the San Fernando Valley, portfolio of 8 prints by Frank Romero
Snapshots of the San Fernando Valley, portfolio of 8 prints by Frank Romero

Snapshots of the San Fernando Valley, portfolio of 8 prints by Frank Romero

By Frank Romero

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Taken together, the suite reflects Romero’s long-standing engagement with place, memory, and cultural identity — central themes throughout his work as a founding figure of the Chican...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Two Actors - Japanese Woodblock by Chikanobu Yoshu
Two Actors - Japanese Woodblock by Chikanobu Yoshu

Two Actors - Japanese Woodblock by Chikanobu Yoshu

By Toyohara Chikanobu

Located in Soquel, CA

"The Korean Uprising of 1882" — woodblock print by Chikanobu Chikanobu is a recognizable Meiji period artist,[8] but his subjects were sometimes drawn from earlier historical eras.

Category

1890s Edo Landscape Prints

Materials

Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut

Tsukuda Sumiyoshi no Yashiro - Woodcut by Hiroshige II - 1853
Tsukuda Sumiyoshi no Yashiro - Woodcut by Hiroshige II - 1853

Tsukuda Sumiyoshi no Yashiro - Woodcut by Hiroshige II - 1853

By Utagawa Hiroshige II

Located in Roma, IT

Tsukuda Sumiyoshi no yashiro (Sumiyoshi Shrine on Tsukuda Island) is the original title of this superb ten colour woodblock print on paper, by the Japanese master, Utagawa Hiroshige ...

Category

1850s Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

'View of Fujikawa',  After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
'View of Fujikawa',  After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

'View of Fujikawa', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

'View of Narumi', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
'View of Narumi', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

'View of Narumi', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

'View of Yoshida',  After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
'View of Yoshida',  After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

'View of Yoshida', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

'View from Goyu', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
'View from Goyu', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

'View from Goyu', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

'View of Yoshiwara', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
'View of Yoshiwara', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

'View of Yoshiwara', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

Opus 9, Abstract Sunset Landscape Woodcut Monoprint, 22 x 21 IN Framed
Opus 9, Abstract Sunset Landscape Woodcut Monoprint, 22 x 21 IN Framed

Opus 9, Abstract Sunset Landscape Woodcut Monoprint, 22 x 21 IN Framed

By Keiji Shinohara

Located in New York, NY

Though Shinohara employs ancient methods in creating his woodblock prints, he also diverges from tradition by experimenting with ink application and different materials to add textur...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Monoprint, Woodcut, Archival Paper

African-American Walter Henry Williams Print "Fighting Cock #3"
African-American Walter Henry Williams Print "Fighting Cock #3"

African-American Walter Henry Williams Print "Fighting Cock #3"

By Walter Williams 1

Located in Miami, FL

African-American Walter Henry Williams Print "Fighting Cock #3" Offered for sale is a color woodblock print titled "Fighting Cock #3" by the African-American artist Walter Henry Wil...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Japanese Wood Block Prints "Four Seasons of Tokyo" Uchida Wood Block Printing Co
Japanese Wood Block Prints "Four Seasons of Tokyo" Uchida Wood Block Printing Co

Japanese Wood Block Prints "Four Seasons of Tokyo" Uchida Wood Block Printing Co

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

., Ltd, undated but ca. 1960, folio of four woodblock prints in a presentation folder. Each woodblock print is tipped to plate and that is framed by a thin mat which is tipped at the...

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Wood

American Eagle/The Great Divide

American Eagle/The Great Divide

By John Buck

Located in Lyons, CO

He works with two interrelated bodies of work: carved wood, assemblage and bronze sculptures, and large, multicolored woodblock prints. Since beginning his collaboration with Bud Sha...

Category

1990s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province'  — Lifetime Impression
'The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province'  — Lifetime Impression

'The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province' — Lifetime Impression

By Kawase Hasui

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

While coloring the sketch, I am already imagining the effects in a woodblock print.” — Kawase Hasui Hasui Kawase (1883–1957) is the most celebrated 20th-century Japanese print desi...

Category

1930s Showa Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Cannonball Creek

Cannonball Creek

By John Buck

Located in Lyons, CO

He works with two interrelated bodies of work: carved wood, assemblage and bronze sculptures, and large, multicolored woodblock prints. Since beginning his collaboration with Bud Sha...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'Fudesute Mountain', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
'Fudesute Mountain', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

'Fudesute Mountain', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

'Shichiri Ferry', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
'Shichiri Ferry', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

'Shichiri Ferry', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

'Hashirri Teahouse',  After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
'Hashirri Teahouse',  After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

'Hashirri Teahouse', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake

By John Buck

Located in Lyons, CO

He works with two interrelated bodies of work: carved wood, assemblage and bronze sculptures, and large, multicolored woodblock prints. Since beginning his collaboration with Bud Sha...

Category

Early 2000s More Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Iris Kaempferi: No. 91 CHO-HIYEN
Iris Kaempferi: No. 91 CHO-HIYEN

Iris Kaempferi: No. 91 CHO-HIYEN

Located in London, London

Iris Kaempferi: No. 91 CHO-HIYEN Tokyo, Yoshinoen-Garden, circa 1910. Hand-coloured woodblock print on handmade rice paper, numbered and captioned at top, outlined in ink.

Category

1910s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Rice Paper

Iris Kaempferi: No.36 YEDO-JIMAN
Iris Kaempferi: No.36 YEDO-JIMAN

Iris Kaempferi: No.36 YEDO-JIMAN

Located in London, London

Iris Kaempferi: No. 36 YEDO-JIMAN Tokyo, Yoshinoen-Garden, circa 1910. Hand-coloured woodblock print on handmade rice paper, numbered and captioned at top, outlined in ink.

Category

1910s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Wood, Watercolor, Rice Paper

Kamezaki Bishu (First Edition)
Kamezaki Bishu (First Edition)

Kamezaki Bishu (First Edition)

By Kawase Hasui

Located in Burbank, CA

Original Japanese Color Woodblock print. Brown (Hotei) catalog #137.

Category

Early 20th Century Showa Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Woodcut

The Empty Hand

The Empty Hand

By John Buck

Located in Lyons, CO

He works with two interrelated bodies of work: carved wood, assemblage and bronze sculptures, and large, multicolored woodblock prints. Since beginning his collaboration with Bud Sha...

Category

1990s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Polychrome Screen Print "Zig+Zag" by Josef Zenk
Polychrome Screen Print "Zig+Zag" by Josef Zenk

Polychrome Screen Print "Zig+Zag" by Josef Zenk

By Joseph Zenk

Located in Montreal, QC

Along with Louis Schanker, a prominent woodcut artist and teacher at the New School, Zenk and a small group of printmakers formed “Studio 74” for the purpose of exhibiting their colo...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Fish Bowl, Erté, Original Lithograph (Signed)
Fish Bowl, Erté, Original Lithograph (Signed)

Fish Bowl, Erté, Original Lithograph (Signed)

By Erté

Located in New York, NY

Clean lines of his glamorous and evocative works resemble the geometry of Classical Greek pottery and Japanese art of woodblock prints. Erté’s artworks were on the covers of Harper's...

Category

Late 20th Century Art Deco Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Zsa Zsa, Erté, Original Lithograph (Signed)
Zsa Zsa, Erté, Original Lithograph (Signed)

Zsa Zsa, Erté, Original Lithograph (Signed)

By Erté

Located in New York, NY

Clean lines of his glamorous and evocative works resemble the geometry of Classical Greek pottery and Japanese art of woodblock prints. Erté’s artworks were on the covers of Harper'...

Category

Late 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Tempest, Erté, Original Lithograph (Signed)
Tempest, Erté, Original Lithograph (Signed)

Tempest, Erté, Original Lithograph (Signed)

By Erté

Located in New York, NY

Clean lines of his glamorous and evocative works resemble the geometry of Classical Greek pottery and Japanese art of woodblock prints. Erté’s artworks were on the covers of Harper's...

Category

Late 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Buncho -- Yamashita Kyonosuke in a Back-mask Dance(Reprint)
Buncho -- Yamashita Kyonosuke in a Back-mask Dance(Reprint)

Buncho -- Yamashita Kyonosuke in a Back-mask Dance(Reprint)

Located in BRUCE, ACT

An interesting design with beautiful bokashi shading on the sky, rarely seen in reprint. Woodblock reprints - In the 20th century, artists and publishers collaborated to recreate fa...

Category

1960s Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Japanese Edo-Period Landscape with Poem – Pavilion and Autumn Hills, c.1790
Japanese Edo-Period Landscape with Poem – Pavilion and Autumn Hills, c.1790

Japanese Edo-Period Landscape with Poem – Pavilion and Autumn Hills, c.1790

Located in Langweer, NL

Japanese Edo-Period Landscape with Poem – Pavilion and Autumn Hills, c.1790 Description: This original Japanese woodblock print from the late Edo period, circa 1790, depicts a tranq...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Paper

Eve Stockton, "Reservoir Study I", 7/10
Eve Stockton, "Reservoir Study I", 7/10

Eve Stockton, "Reservoir Study I", 7/10

By Eve Stockton

Located in Southampton, NY

Eve Stockton, (b. 1956) "Reservoir Study I", 7/10, Archival Print, Archival Ink, Woodblock Print

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Matsumoto Kōshirō at the Well – Actor Portrait by Utagawa Toyokuni I, c.1800
Matsumoto Kōshirō at the Well – Actor Portrait by Utagawa Toyokuni I, c.1800

Matsumoto Kōshirō at the Well – Actor Portrait by Utagawa Toyokuni I, c.1800

Located in Langweer, NL

UV-protective glass is recommended to preserve the delicate pigments. Technique: Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) Maker: Utagawa Toyokuni I, Japan, circa 1800

Category

Antique Early 1800s Japanese Prints

Materials

Paper

"Nara" Japanese Townscape
"Nara" Japanese Townscape

"Nara" Japanese Townscape

By Kiyoshi Saitō

Located in Houston, TX

He began experimenting with woodblock prints and exhibiting his works with Nihon Hanga Kyokai in 1936.

Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'View of Kanaya',  After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
'View of Kanaya',  After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

'View of Kanaya', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

'Nihon-Bashi Station', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
'Nihon-Bashi Station', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

'Nihon-Bashi Station', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

'Winds at Yokkaichi', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
'Winds at Yokkaichi', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

'Winds at Yokkaichi', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

'View of Kusatsu', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
'View of Kusatsu', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

'View of Kusatsu', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

'Summer Horse Fair', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
'Summer Horse Fair', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

'Summer Horse Fair', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

'View of Nissaka', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
'View of Nissaka', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

'View of Nissaka', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

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Find Authentic Woodblock Prints on 1stDibs

For concision, power and delight, it’s hard to beat woodblock prints, the products of an artistic tradition that is aging very well indeed.

The genre, unique to Japan, grew out of 17th-century developments in printing and book publishing. The form became known as “picture of the floating world,” an evocative name that captures the dreaminess of many of the scenes (which were often erotic). In an overview of the years from 1680 to 1938 in Taschen’s Japanese Woodblock Prints, author Andreas Marks presents the reader with a brief history of the development of woodblocks, describing for example how extra colors were added, and then devotes most of the following chapters to significant individual artists over the centuries. Four of the most common subjects are delineated: beauties, actors, landscapes and bird-and-flower compositions. Famous for book illustrations as well as paintings, Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai captured the grand power of nature by depicting Mount Fuji, Japan’s tallest peak, as a tiny triangle seemingly being swallowed by an enormous wave in his The Great Wave off Kanagawa.

Some of the great creators of the 18th and 19th centuries, such as Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), are still well known, their works frequently shown in museums today. European artists like Van Gogh and Manet were indelibly influenced by them, for reasons that are plain.

But Marks’s stated aim is to spread his attention around and not “single out the handful of ‘stars’ commonly found in books and exhibitions.” Some of the later talents covered in his compendium — like the relatively unfamiliar Yamamura Koka (also known as Toyonari), whose beguiling 1920s works convey suggestions of the Jazz Age — the heady, optimistic era between the end of World War I and the crash of 1929 — may be the biggest revelations.

Find a collection of original woodblock prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Questions About Woodblock Print
  • 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
    To tell if a woodblock print is real, turn it over. Due to the processes used to produce woodblock prints, it is usually possible to see the ink bleeding through on the reverse side of an original print. Reproductions will not have this characteristic since they are made by machine. If you're still uncertain whether your print is an original, experts recommend consulting a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer, as it can be very difficult to tell a convincing reprint apart from a real woodblock without proper training. Find a wide variety of woodblock prints on 1stDibs.