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Vintage Woodblock Print "Mother and Child" by Etienne Ret
Vintage Woodblock Print "Mother and Child" by Etienne Ret

Vintage Woodblock Print "Mother and Child" by Etienne Ret

By Etienne Ret

Located in San Diego, CA

Vintage woodblock print "Mother and Child" by French artist, Etienne Ret, circa 1960s.

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Wood, Paper

Shiro Kasamatsu Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Spring Rain at Kinokuni Mound
Shiro Kasamatsu Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Spring Rain at Kinokuni Mound

Shiro Kasamatsu Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Spring Rain at Kinokuni Mound

By Shiro Kasamatsu

Located in Studio City, CA

The sōsaku-hanga oban sized woodblock print dates to 1939. It has Kasamatsu's ink signature and red seal in the lower right corner and the 6mm Watanabe seal in the lower left corner ...

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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Woodblock Print Titled "Snake Mexico" By Hodaka Yoshida, Japan 1956
Woodblock Print Titled "Snake Mexico" By Hodaka Yoshida, Japan 1956

Woodblock Print Titled "Snake Mexico" By Hodaka Yoshida, Japan 1956

By Hodaka Yoshida

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Artist: Hodaka Yoshida (1926-1995) Country of Origin: Japan Medium: Woodblock Introducing the stunning Woodblock Print Titled "Snake Mexico" By Hodaka Yoshida, Japan 1956, a true m...

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

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Paper

Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No6 Yugao Yusuzumi]  Ukiyoe
Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No6 Yugao Yusuzumi]  Ukiyoe

Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No6 Yugao Yusuzumi] Ukiyoe

Located in Niiza, JP

Although this is a reprint, it is a beautiful reproduction of a faithful woodblock print by Yoshitoshi. There are some stains, tanned and soreness.

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20th Century Japanese Prints

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Paper

Mid-19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Kunisada
Mid-19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Kunisada

Mid-19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Kunisada

By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Mid-19th century Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada. Also known as Toyokuni III (1786-1865).

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Prints

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Paper

Kawase Hasui Rare Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Lakeside Shower, Matsue, 1932
Kawase Hasui Rare Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Lakeside Shower, Matsue, 1932

Kawase Hasui Rare Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Lakeside Shower, Matsue, 1932

By Kawase Hasui 1

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderfully designed, quite atmospheric original woodblock print by famed Japanese artist Kawase Hasui (1883-1957).

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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

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Wood, Paper

Kawase Hasui Japanese Woodblock Print Shinagawa From Views of the Tokaido Series
Kawase Hasui Japanese Woodblock Print Shinagawa From Views of the Tokaido Series

Kawase Hasui Japanese Woodblock Print Shinagawa From Views of the Tokaido Series

By Kawase Hasui 1

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful and wonderfully colored woodblock print by famed Japanese artist and Shin-Hanga master printmaker Kawase Hasui.

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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

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Wood, Paper

Kawase Hasui Japanese Woodblock Print Shinagawa From Views of the Tokaido Series
Kawase Hasui Japanese Woodblock Print Shinagawa From Views of the Tokaido Series

Kawase Hasui Japanese Woodblock Print Shinagawa From Views of the Tokaido Series

By Kawase Hasui 1

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful and brightly colored woodblock print by famed Japanese artist and Shin-Hanga master printmaker Kawase Hasui.

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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

1860-1890 Meiji Period Omocha-E -woodblock Print NOH Masks Japanese Print
1860-1890 Meiji Period Omocha-E -woodblock Print NOH Masks Japanese Print

1860-1890 Meiji Period Omocha-E -woodblock Print NOH Masks Japanese Print

Located in Farmingdale, NJ

Framed behind glass in a humble frame, well preserved. Original woodblock print. Has not been removed from the frame.

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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Prints

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Paper

3 Vintage Botanical Pictures, Japanese, Woodblock Print, After Hasegawa, Art
3 Vintage Botanical Pictures, Japanese, Woodblock Print, After Hasegawa, Art

3 Vintage Botanical Pictures, Japanese, Woodblock Print, After Hasegawa, Art

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a trio of vintage botanical pictures. A Japanese, framed woodblock print in the manner of Keika Hasegawa, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.

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Vintage 1980s Japanese Japonisme Prints

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Glass, Paper

Elegant Amusements of Eastern Genji - Japanese Triptych Woodblock Print on Paper
Elegant Amusements of Eastern Genji - Japanese Triptych Woodblock Print on Paper

Elegant Amusements of Eastern Genji - Japanese Triptych Woodblock Print on Paper

By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Located in Soquel, CA

Elegant Amusements of Eastern Genji - Japanese Triptych Woodblock Print on Paper Dynamic woodblock print with several elegantly dressed figures by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) ...

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1850s Edo Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Paul Jacoulet Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Vieillad Au Chapelet, Kawadzu
Paul Jacoulet Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Vieillad Au Chapelet, Kawadzu

Paul Jacoulet Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Vieillad Au Chapelet, Kawadzu

By Paul Jacoulet

Located in Studio City, CA

A fantastic original limited edition Shin Hanga woodblock print by famed French artist Paul Jacoulet titled "Vieillad au Chapelet.

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Vintage 1940s Japanese Showa Prints

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Wood, Paper

Ito Shinsui Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Garden in Early Summer
Ito Shinsui Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Garden in Early Summer

Ito Shinsui Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Garden in Early Summer

Located in Studio City, CA

The piece is a double Oban limited edition (of which this is number 164 of 300) woodblock print in colors published by the Momose Print Company of Tokyo (Shinsui did some designs for...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Dated 1864 Japanese Kabuki Woodblock Print by Toyokuni III
Dated 1864 Japanese Kabuki Woodblock Print by Toyokuni III

Dated 1864 Japanese Kabuki Woodblock Print by Toyokuni III

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Dated 1864 Japanese woodblock print by Toyokuni III. Portrait of the Kabuki actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Gosho no Gorozo from the series "Heroic Commoners in Kabuki".

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Antique 1860s Japanese Edo Prints

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Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print by Hokusai Katsushika, 葛飾北齋 '1760~1849'
Japanese Woodblock Print by Hokusai Katsushika, 葛飾北齋 '1760~1849'

Japanese Woodblock Print by Hokusai Katsushika, 葛飾北齋 '1760~1849'

Located in Norton, MA

Original Japanese Woodblock print by Hokusai Katsushika, ???? '1760-1849' About the artist Japanese artist, Hokusai Katsushika, was born in Edo as Tamekazu Nakajima.

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Prints

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Paper

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Map, Paper, Circa 1860, Large Size
Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Map, Paper, Circa 1860, Large Size

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Map, Paper, Circa 1860, Large Size

Located in Langweer, NL

Original Japanese woodblock print map of Japan. Very large and fascinating map, rebacking with Japanese paper.

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Antique Late 19th Century Maps

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Paper

Japanese Woodblock print by Hokusai Katsushika, 葛飾北齋 '1760-1849'
Japanese Woodblock print by Hokusai Katsushika, 葛飾北齋 '1760-1849'

Japanese Woodblock print by Hokusai Katsushika, 葛飾北齋 '1760-1849'

Located in Norton, MA

Original Japanese Woodblock print by Hokusai Katsushika, 葛飾北齋 '1760-1849' About the artist Japanese artist, Hokusai Katsushika, was born in Edo as Tamekazu Nakajima.

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Prints

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Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print by Hokusai Katsushika, 葛飾北齋 (1760~1849)
Japanese Woodblock Print by Hokusai Katsushika, 葛飾北齋 (1760~1849)

Japanese Woodblock Print by Hokusai Katsushika, 葛飾北齋 (1760~1849)

Located in Norton, MA

Original Japanese Woodblock print by Hokusai Katsushika, 葛飾北齋 '1760-1849' About the artist Japanese artist, Hokusai Katsushika, was born in Edo as Tamekazu Nakajima.

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Prints

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Paper

CHARLES SURENDORF - 'Golden Gate Bridge' - Woodblock Print - U.S. - Circa 1930's
CHARLES SURENDORF - 'Golden Gate Bridge' - Woodblock Print - U.S. - Circa 1930's

CHARLES SURENDORF - 'Golden Gate Bridge' - Woodblock Print - U.S. - Circa 1930's

Located in Chatham, ON

CHARLES FREDERICK SURENDORF (American, 1906-1979) - 'Golden Gate Bridge' - Mid Century woodblock print - finished with a an ebonized softwood frame and white matte board (likely orig...

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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paint, Paper

Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No10 Tsuji Gimi] Ukiyoe
Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No10 Tsuji Gimi] Ukiyoe

Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No10 Tsuji Gimi] Ukiyoe

Located in Niiza, JP

Although this is a reprint, it is a beautiful reproduction of a faithful woodblock print by Yoshitoshi. There are some stains, tanned and soreness.

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20th Century Japanese Prints

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Paper

Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No4 Musashino moon]  Ukiyoe
Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No4 Musashino moon]  Ukiyoe

Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No4 Musashino moon] Ukiyoe

Located in Niiza, JP

Although this is a reprint, it is a beautiful reproduction of a faithful woodblock print by Yoshitoshi. There are some stains and soreness.

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20th Century Japanese Prints

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Paper

Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No2 Ishiyama moon]  Ukiyoe
Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No2 Ishiyama moon]  Ukiyoe

Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No2 Ishiyama moon] Ukiyoe

Located in Niiza, JP

Although this is a reprint, it is a beautiful reproduction of a faithful woodblock print by Yoshitoshi. There are some stains and soreness.

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20th Century Japanese Prints

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Paper

Masao Ido — “Green Shade” (緑蔭), 1991 Artist’s Proof Japanese woodblock print
Masao Ido — “Green Shade” (緑蔭), 1991 Artist’s Proof Japanese woodblock print

Masao Ido — “Green Shade” (緑蔭), 1991 Artist’s Proof Japanese woodblock print

Located in Weesp, NL

Traditional Japanese Woodblock Print A serene and highly collectible Japanese woodblock print by celebrated Kyoto artist Masao Ido, titled “Green Shade” (Ryokuin / 緑蔭) and created i...

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1990s Japanese Modern Prints

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Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan II by Utagawa Kunisada Edo Japanese Woodblock Print
Kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan II by Utagawa Kunisada Edo Japanese Woodblock Print

Kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan II by Utagawa Kunisada Edo Japanese Woodblock Print

By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Located in Soquel, CA

Kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan II by Utagawa Kunisada Japanese Woodblock Print Wonderful portrait of Nakamura Shikan II, a prominent kabuki actor, in the role of Kisen Hoshi Toyokuni ...

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1820s Realist Figurative Prints

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Printer's Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut

Pair of 19th Century Antique Japanese Woodblocks Prints Attrib. to Keisai Eisen
Pair of 19th Century Antique Japanese Woodblocks Prints Attrib. to Keisai Eisen

Pair of 19th Century Antique Japanese Woodblocks Prints Attrib. to Keisai Eisen

Located in Miami, FL

A fine pair of antique Japanese Woodblock Prints attributed to Keisai Eisen (1790-1848), original and presented in gilded bamboo wood frames.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

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Paper, Wood

1960 Big Boys, Woodblock Print by Tomio Kinoshita, Japan
1960 Big Boys, Woodblock Print by Tomio Kinoshita, Japan

1960 Big Boys, Woodblock Print by Tomio Kinoshita, Japan

By Tomio Kinoshita

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Tomio Kinoshita (1923 – 2014) Big Boys, 1960 Woodblock print Image size: 32.75 high by 22 inches wide (83 by 56 cm) Paper size: 35.5 high by 23.75 inches wide (90 by 60.3 cm) Si...

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

Moorish Paisley Woodblock Printed Textile Wall Hanging
Moorish Paisley Woodblock Printed Textile Wall Hanging

Moorish Paisley Woodblock Printed Textile Wall Hanging

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Kalamkari is a form of Persian woodblock printed textile that originates from Esfahan in central Iran over 400 years ago.

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Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Textiles

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Fabric

Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese Woodblock Print Hour of the Sheep Daughter Sundial
Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese Woodblock Print Hour of the Sheep Daughter Sundial

Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese Woodblock Print Hour of the Sheep Daughter Sundial

By Kitagawa Utamaro 1

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautifully composed and subtly colored Japanese woodblock print featuring two women, likely Geishas, with one leaning on a banister languidly with an opium pipe in hand.

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20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print Kiyoshi Tokio by Paul Jacoulet
Japanese Woodblock Print Kiyoshi Tokio by Paul Jacoulet

Japanese Woodblock Print Kiyoshi Tokio by Paul Jacoulet

By Paul Jacoulet

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Japanese Woodblock print by Paul Jacoulet (French, 1896-1960) entitled Kiyoshi Tokio.

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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper, Wood

Japanese Woodblock Print by Eizan Kikugawa, 菊川英山
Japanese Woodblock Print by Eizan Kikugawa, 菊川英山

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.

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Prints

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Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Yoshitora 一猛齋芳虎 '1836~1880'-2
Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Yoshitora 一猛齋芳虎 '1836~1880'-2

Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Yoshitora 一猛齋芳虎 '1836~1880'-2

Located in Norton, MA

(1836~1880) was a designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints and an illustrator of books and newspapers who was active from about 1850 to about 1880.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Prints

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Paper

Clifton Karhu Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Teramachi-Kyoto
Clifton Karhu Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Teramachi-Kyoto

Clifton Karhu Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Teramachi-Kyoto

By Clifton Karhu

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful, circular-shaped woodblock print by American master printmaker Clifton Karhu who lived in Japan for over 50 years.

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Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Japanese Woodblock Print Mr. Ozek's Daughter
Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Japanese Woodblock Print Mr. Ozek's Daughter

Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Japanese Woodblock Print Mr. Ozek's Daughter

By Junichiro Sekino

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderfully composed and colored, limited edition woodblock print by famed Japanese artist Junichiro Sekino This print, which is titled "Mr.

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Samurai Warrors on Horseback
Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Samurai Warrors on Horseback

Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Samurai Warrors on Horseback

By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful, powerful, and visually striking Meiji Period woodblock print by revered Japanese artist/ printmaker Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839 - 1892 ) featuring two fierce Samurai warr...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Prints

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Japanese Woodblock Print Misty Evening Shinobazu Pond Shiro Kasamatsu
Japanese Woodblock Print Misty Evening Shinobazu Pond Shiro Kasamatsu

Japanese Woodblock Print Misty Evening Shinobazu Pond Shiro Kasamatsu

By Shiro Kasamatsu

Located in Atlanta, GA

A poetically ambient Japanese woodblock print by Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991). Entitled "Kasumu Yube, Shinobazu Chihan" (Misty Evening at Shinobazu Pond), the print is one of the best...

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20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print Famous Views of the Sixty-Odd Provinces by Hiroshige
Japanese Woodblock Print Famous Views of the Sixty-Odd Provinces by Hiroshige

Japanese Woodblock Print Famous Views of the Sixty-Odd Provinces by Hiroshige

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Atlanta, GA

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Series: Pictures of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces Number: 5: Settsu Province: Sumiyoshi, Idemi Beach Medium: Woodblock Print D...

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Antique 1850s Japanese Edo Prints

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Paper

Courtesans at Yoshiwara Edomachi - Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print on Paper
Courtesans at Yoshiwara Edomachi - Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print on Paper

Courtesans at Yoshiwara Edomachi - Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print on Paper

By Utagawa Yoshiiku

Located in Soquel, CA

Courtesan at Yoshiwara Edomachi - Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print on Paper Full color woodcut print of two women in elaborate gowns by Utagawa Yoshiiku (Ochiai Yoshiiku) (Japane...

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1860s Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Ed. Japanese Woodblock Print Eiza and Matsuomaru
Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Ed. Japanese Woodblock Print Eiza and Matsuomaru

Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Ed. Japanese Woodblock Print Eiza and Matsuomaru

By Junichiro Sekino

Located in Studio City, CA

This exceptional and stunning, limited edition large woodblock print is considered by many experts to be Sekino's masterpiece.

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20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print, "Beauty in Shinto Costume" Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北溪
Japanese Woodblock Print, "Beauty in Shinto Costume" Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北溪

Japanese Woodblock Print, "Beauty in Shinto Costume" Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北溪

Located in Norton, MA

Original Japanese Woodblock print, chuban Size "Beauty in Shinto Costume" by Totoya Hokkei  (1780-1850) About the artist Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850) was a Japanese artist best known ...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

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Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No5 Tsukiyo Kama]  Ukiyoe
Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No5 Tsukiyo Kama]  Ukiyoe

Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No5 Tsukiyo Kama] Ukiyoe

Located in Niiza, JP

Although this is a reprint, it is a beautiful reproduction of a faithful woodblock print by Yoshitoshi. There are some stains, tanned and soreness.

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20th Century Japanese Prints

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Paper

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print, Dutch Lady with Child and Servant
Antique Japanese Woodblock Print, Dutch Lady with Child and Servant

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print, Dutch Lady with Child and Servant

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Antique Japanese Woodblock – Dutch Lady with Child and Servant – Meiji Period attributed to Utagawa Kuniteru II Yokohama-e – Yokohama-e are prints depicting foreigners in Yokohama ...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Prints

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Hiroshi Yoshida Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Hokuryo with Jizuri Seal, 1937
Hiroshi Yoshida Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Hokuryo with Jizuri Seal, 1937

Hiroshi Yoshida Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Hokuryo with Jizuri Seal, 1937

By Hiroshi Yoshida

Located in Studio City, CA

It is as clean an impression and state as you will ever find and displays very deep, rich color. The woodblock print is pencil signed titled and displays his brushed sumi ink "Yos...

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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

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Junichiro Sekino Japanese Woodblock Print Monjuro and Jihei of Bunraku Puppets
Junichiro Sekino Japanese Woodblock Print Monjuro and Jihei of Bunraku Puppets

Junichiro Sekino Japanese Woodblock Print Monjuro and Jihei of Bunraku Puppets

By Junichiro Sekino

Located in Studio City, CA

This exceptional and stunning, limited edition woodblock print is considered by many experts to be one of Sekino's masterpiece works (along with "Eiza and Matsuomaru").

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints

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Japanese Woodblock Print One Hundred Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige
Japanese Woodblock Print One Hundred Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese Woodblock Print One Hundred Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Atlanta, GA

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856-58) Number: 39 Distant View of Kinryuzan Temple and Azuma Bridge Publisher: Uoya Eikichi Format:...

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Antique 1850s Japanese Edo Prints

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Japanese Woodblock Print Famous Views of the Sixty-Odd Provinces by Hiroshige
Japanese Woodblock Print Famous Views of the Sixty-Odd Provinces by Hiroshige

Japanese Woodblock Print Famous Views of the Sixty-Odd Provinces by Hiroshige

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Atlanta, GA

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Series: Pictures of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces Number: 44 Oki Province: Takuhi Shrine Medium: Woodblock Print Date: 1853 (Ka...

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Antique 1850s Japanese Edo Prints

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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.

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