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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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Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print of Children at Play – Yamamoto Shōun, Meiji Era c. 1907
Japanese Woodblock Print of Children at Play – Yamamoto Shōun, Meiji Era c. 1907

Japanese Woodblock Print of Children at Play – Yamamoto Shōun, Meiji Era c. 1907

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Japanese Woodblock Print of Children at Play – Yamamoto Shōun, Meiji Era c. 1907 Description: This charming Japanese woodblock print depicts children absorbed in lively play ...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Prints

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Tokoyuni III Kunisada Japanese Woodblock Print of Nude Geisha Woman At Vanity
Tokoyuni III Kunisada Japanese Woodblock Print of Nude Geisha Woman At Vanity

Tokoyuni III Kunisada Japanese Woodblock Print of Nude Geisha Woman At Vanity

By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautifully composed and richly colored Japanese woodblock print featuring a semi-undressed nude woman, likely a Geisha, fixing her hair while sitting before her vanity.

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20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Traditional Japanese woodblock print by Shufu Miyamoto "Water plants"
Traditional Japanese woodblock print by Shufu Miyamoto "Water plants"

Traditional Japanese woodblock print by Shufu Miyamoto "Water plants"

Located in Weesp, NL

Shufu Miyamoto (Japanese, b. 1950) – Water Weeds at Hiroshima, 1984 Artist’s Proof (A.P.) Bokashi Woodblock Print, Signed, Titled and Dated in Pencil An exceptionally atmospheric a...

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Vintage 1980s Japanese Modern Prints

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Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Utagawa Ando Hiroshige Japanese Woodblock Print Kinryuzan Temple, Asakusa
Utagawa Ando Hiroshige Japanese Woodblock Print Kinryuzan Temple, Asakusa

Utagawa Ando Hiroshige Japanese Woodblock Print Kinryuzan Temple, Asakusa

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful Japanese woodblock print by famed Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige) (1797-1858) titled "Kinryuzan Temple, Asakusa" was initially conceived in 1856.

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20th Century Japanese Edo Prints

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F21 Japanese Art Shiro Kasamatsu Woodblock print [Kasuga Shrine]
F21 Japanese Art Shiro Kasamatsu Woodblock print [Kasuga Shrine]

F21 Japanese Art Shiro Kasamatsu Woodblock print [Kasuga Shrine]

Located in Niiza, JP

Print size: 245 x 370 mm Sheet size: 285 x 430 mm Frame size: 415 x 530 mm 1600 g Packing estimate size: 480 x 580 x 70 mm 5kg This woodblock print is a work by Shiro Kasamatsu, o...

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20th Century Japanese Prints

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

Original 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' Color woodblock print on paper by Katsushika Hokusai, 1760 to 1849, a Japanese ukiyo-e printmaker of the la...

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Prints

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Paper

Fukuchi Gen'ichiro, 1885 - Colour Woodblock Print by Kobayashi Kiyochika
Fukuchi Gen'ichiro, 1885 - Colour Woodblock Print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Fukuchi Gen'ichiro, 1885 - Colour Woodblock Print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Fukuchi Gen'ichiro - 1885 Woodblock Print from *Instructive Models of Lofty Ambitions* by Kobayashi Kiyochika Description: This 1885 color woodblock print, created by the re...

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Antique 1880s Japanese Prints

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Mid-19th Century Signed Woodblock Print of Onoe Kikugoro V
Mid-19th Century Signed Woodblock Print of Onoe Kikugoro V

Mid-19th Century Signed Woodblock Print of Onoe Kikugoro V

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Mid-19th century woodblock print of Onoe Kikugoro V signed Kagawa Toyoshige Kitsu.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Prints

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Paper

Hiroshi Yoshida Signed & Sealed Framed Japanese Woodblock Print Sarusawa Pond
Hiroshi Yoshida Signed & Sealed Framed Japanese Woodblock Print Sarusawa Pond

Hiroshi Yoshida Signed & Sealed Framed Japanese Woodblock Print Sarusawa Pond

By Hiroshi Yoshida

Located in Studio City, CA

His works can be found in numerous prominent collections and museums worldwide. The woodblock print, created in 1933, is signed in black and sealed in red within the lower corner of...

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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

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Wood, Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print of An Edo Geisha Women With Yellow Hairpins and Kimono
Japanese Woodblock Print of An Edo Geisha Women With Yellow Hairpins and Kimono

Japanese Woodblock Print of An Edo Geisha Women With Yellow Hairpins and Kimono

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderfully composed and subtly colored Japanese woodblock print featuring a beautifully decorated kimono-clad woman, likely a Geisha, with striking yellow hairpins (matching the b...

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20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Large Woodblock Print Firework by Ito Shinsui Limited Edition
Japanese Large Woodblock Print Firework by Ito Shinsui Limited Edition

Japanese Large Woodblock Print Firework by Ito Shinsui Limited Edition

By Ito Shinsui

Located in Atlanta, GA

A limited-editioned Japanese Woodblock print by Itō Shinsui (1898-1972) entitled Firework (花火 in Japanese) Catalogue number IS65.

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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

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Shiko Munakata SignedJapanese Woodblock Print of Three Buddhas Shaka No Saku
Shiko Munakata SignedJapanese Woodblock Print of Three Buddhas Shaka No Saku

Shiko Munakata SignedJapanese Woodblock Print of Three Buddhas Shaka No Saku

By Shiko Munakata

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful Mingei woodblock print titled "Shaka No Saku (Sakyamuni)" is by famed Japanese master Showa era printmaker/ artist Shiko (Shikou) Munakata (棟方志功 ) who was widely consider...

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints

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Shiko Munakata Sealed Japanese Woodblock Print of Female Deity Goddess Joshin
Shiko Munakata Sealed Japanese Woodblock Print of Female Deity Goddess Joshin

Shiko Munakata Sealed Japanese Woodblock Print of Female Deity Goddess Joshin

By Shiko Munakata

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful Mingei woodblock print titled "Joshin" (Goddess) by famed Japanese master Showa era printmaker/ artist Shiko (Shikou) Munakata (棟方志功 )who was widely considered to have be...

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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print, chuban Size "Eggplants" Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北溪 '1780-1850'
Japanese Woodblock Print, chuban Size "Eggplants" Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北溪 '1780-1850'

Japanese Woodblock Print, chuban Size "Eggplants" Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北溪 '1780-1850'

Located in Norton, MA

Original Japanese Woodblock print, chuban Size "Eggplants" by Totoya Hokkei  (1780-1850) About the artist Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850) was a Japanese artist best known for his prints ...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

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Japanese Meiji Chikanobu Toyohara Framed Woodblock Print with Archery Tournament
Japanese Meiji Chikanobu Toyohara Framed Woodblock Print with Archery Tournament

Japanese Meiji Chikanobu Toyohara Framed Woodblock Print with Archery Tournament

By Toyohara Chikanobu

Located in Yonkers, NY

Created in Japan during the Meiji period, this woodblock print is set inside a carved wooden frame and secured under glass.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paper, Glass

Japanese Woodblock Print,  chuban Size "Bird" Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北溪 '1780-1850'
Japanese Woodblock Print,  chuban Size "Bird" Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北溪 '1780-1850'

Japanese Woodblock Print, chuban Size "Bird" Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北溪 '1780-1850'

Located in Norton, MA

Original Japanese Woodblock print, chuban Size "Bird" by Totoya Hokkei  (1780-1850) About the artist Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850) was a Japanese artist best known for his prints in th...

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Prints

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Rare Prewar First Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Moon at Magome Kawase Hasui
Rare Prewar First Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Moon at Magome Kawase Hasui

Rare Prewar First Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Moon at Magome Kawase Hasui

By Kawase Hasui 1

Located in Atlanta, GA

It decorates the cover of extensive reference book, "Kawase Hasui; The Complete Woodblock Prints" by Hotei Publishing. Watanabe. This fine print on offer is a rare copy of prewar fi...

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Vintage 1930s Japanese Modern Prints

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Mount Gassan signed limited edition woodblock print by Ray Morimura
Mount Gassan signed limited edition woodblock print by Ray Morimura

Mount Gassan signed limited edition woodblock print by Ray Morimura

Located in Weesp, NL

Ray Morimura — Gassan (Mount Gassan), 1998 — signed limited edition multi-color woodblock Print, 16/50 DESCRIPTION A commanding aerial panorama of harvested rice paddies stretching...

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1990s Japonisme Prints

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Acrylic, Paper

Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese Woodblock Print Wakaume of the Tamaya Edo-cho itchome
Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese Woodblock Print Wakaume of the Tamaya Edo-cho itchome

Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese Woodblock Print Wakaume of the Tamaya Edo-cho itchome

By Kitagawa Utamaro 1

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautifully composed and subtly colored Japanese woodblock print featuring a high-ranking noblewoman and her young attendant.

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20th Century Japanese Edo Prints

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Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Edition Abstract Japanese Woodblock Print, 1956
Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Edition Abstract Japanese Woodblock Print, 1956

Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Edition Abstract Japanese Woodblock Print, 1956

By Junichiro Sekino

Located in Studio City, CA

A truly wonderful and exceedingly rare abstract limited edition woodblock print by famed Japanese artist/printmaker Junichiro Sekino.

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints

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Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese Woodblock Print Edo Semi-Nude Woman Smoking Opium Pipe
Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese Woodblock Print Edo Semi-Nude Woman Smoking Opium Pipe

Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese Woodblock Print Edo Semi-Nude Woman Smoking Opium Pipe

By Kitagawa Utamaro 1

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautifully composed and richly colored Japanese woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro featuring a semi-undressed kimono-opened nude woman, perhaps a Geisha or courtesan, enjoying a ...

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20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Courtesan Shinoko, by Kikukawa Eizan c.1815
Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Courtesan Shinoko, by Kikukawa Eizan c.1815

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Courtesan Shinoko, by Kikukawa Eizan c.1815

By Kikukawa Eizan

Located in TORQUAY, AU

A captivating portal to the "Floating World" (ukiyo) of 19th-century Edo, this authentic antique woodblock print by Kikukawa Eizan (1787-1867) captures the very "alchemy of elegance"...

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Antique 1810s Japanese Edo Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido by Hiroshige
Japanese Woodblock Print the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido by Hiroshige

Japanese Woodblock Print the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido by Hiroshige

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Atlanta, GA

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Series: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Upright) Number: 40 Chiryu: The Former Site of the Irises at Eightbridge Village (Chiryu, ...

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Antique 1850s Japanese Edo Prints

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Japanese Woodblock Print the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido by Hiroshige
Japanese Woodblock Print the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido by Hiroshige

Japanese Woodblock Print the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido by Hiroshige

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Atlanta, GA

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Series: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Upright) Number: 6 Totsuka: View of Fuji from the Mountain Road (Totsuka, Sando yori Fuji ...

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Antique 1850s Japanese Edo Prints

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"Horses in the Sun, " Remarkable Woodblock Print by Charles Kassler, Art Deco
"Horses in the Sun, " Remarkable Woodblock Print by Charles Kassler, Art Deco

"Horses in the Sun, " Remarkable Woodblock Print by Charles Kassler, Art Deco

By Charles Kassler

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This rare, perhaps unique, woodblock print by Charles Kassler positively radiates Art Deco energy -- both from the sun at the upper left corner, and from the pair of black horses, wh...

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Prints

Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No11 Enchu no moon]  Ukiyoe
Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No11 Enchu no moon]  Ukiyoe

Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No11 Enchu no 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, tanned and soreness.

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20th Century Japanese Prints

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Masao Ido 'Ikaruga no Sato' 1981 limited edition Japanese woodblock print
Masao Ido 'Ikaruga no Sato' 1981 limited edition Japanese woodblock print

Masao Ido 'Ikaruga no Sato' 1981 limited edition Japanese woodblock print

Located in Weesp, NL

Masao Ido 'Ikaruga no Sato' 1981 limited edition Japanese woodblock print signed & numbered This elegant Japanese woodblock print by Masao Ido (1945–2016) captures a tranquil pathwa...

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Vintage 1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No7 Sayo no Tsuki] Ukiyoe
Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No7 Sayo no Tsuki] Ukiyoe

Japanese Art Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Woodblock print [No7 Sayo no Tsuki] 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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Japanese Woodblock Print of Three Edo Period Geisha Women One With Yellow Hat
Japanese Woodblock Print of Three Edo Period Geisha Women One With Yellow Hat

Japanese Woodblock Print of Three Edo Period Geisha Women One With Yellow Hat

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderfully composed and beautifully colored Japanese woodblock print featuring three Edo Era fan-wielding gossiping women, perhaps Geishas, one seemingly holding court standing ab...

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20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print of Edo Geisha Woman With Yellow Hairpins and Opium Pipe
Japanese Woodblock Print of Edo Geisha Woman With Yellow Hairpins and Opium Pipe

Japanese Woodblock Print of Edo Geisha Woman With Yellow Hairpins and Opium Pipe

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautifully composed and subtly colored Japanese woodblock print featuring a kimono-clad young woman, likely Geisha, adjusting her multitude of yellow hairpins (which match with th...

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20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Okiie Hashimoto Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Snow Hill #7
Okiie Hashimoto Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Snow Hill #7

Okiie Hashimoto Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Snow Hill #7

By Okiie Hashimoto

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderfully composed and subtly colored woodblock print by renowned Japanese woodblock artist Okiie Hashimoto (1899-1993) titled "Snow Hill #7".

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Prints

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Paper

Nakao Yoshitaka Signed Japanese Woodblock Print The Black Cat (Devilish Girl)
Nakao Yoshitaka Signed Japanese Woodblock Print The Black Cat (Devilish Girl)

Nakao Yoshitaka Signed Japanese Woodblock Print The Black Cat (Devilish Girl)

Located in Studio City, CA

A fantastic, quite engaging woodblock print by renowned Japanese Sosaku-Hanga artist/printmaker Nakao Yoshitaka (1911-1994) titled "The Black Cat" (sometimes also referred to as "Dev...

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Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Prints

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Japanese Antique Hagiwara Hideo Thirty-six Fujis Light and Dark, Woodblock print
Japanese Antique Hagiwara Hideo Thirty-six Fujis Light and Dark, Woodblock print

Japanese Antique Hagiwara Hideo Thirty-six Fujis Light and Dark, Woodblock print

Located in Niiza, JP

Hagiwara Hideo - Thirty-six Fujis: Light and Dark, Woodblock print, Framed Sheet size: 535 (W) x 400 (H) [mm] Framed: 560 x 460 mm, 2 kg Hideo Hagiwara is an oil painter, but towar...

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20th Century Japanese Prints

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Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print of Eagle Hawk
Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print of Eagle Hawk

Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print of Eagle Hawk

By Junichiro Sekino

Located in Studio City, CA

A bold abstract limited edition woodblock print by famed Japanese artist/printmaker Junichiro Sekino featuring a fierce bird likely an eagle or hawk.

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

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Rare 1st Ed. 1937 Original Paul Jacoulet Woodblock Print "Le Reveil" Saipan
Rare 1st Ed. 1937 Original Paul Jacoulet Woodblock Print "Le Reveil" Saipan

Rare 1st Ed. 1937 Original Paul Jacoulet Woodblock Print "Le Reveil" Saipan

By Paul Jacoulet

Located in Portland, OR

This measures 14.75" tall by 19" wide (13.5 x 48 cm). This woodblock print is in fine condition. Paul Jacoulet (1902–1960) was a French artist known for his woodblock prints.

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Prints

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Paper

"Zen Horse 1" Showa Period Japanese Woodblock Print on Paper Red, Cream, Gray
"Zen Horse 1" Showa Period Japanese Woodblock Print on Paper Red, Cream, Gray

"Zen Horse 1" Showa Period Japanese Woodblock Print on Paper Red, Cream, Gray

Located in Austin, TX

Page Size: 10 x 14.5 Frame Size: 13 x 17.5 Signed in Block, bottom right. An elegant woodblock print by that masterfully balances fluid motion with the minimalist restraint of Zen a...

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Early 20th Century Edo More Prints

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Woodcut

Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Okuno-Hosomichi
Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Okuno-Hosomichi

Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Okuno-Hosomichi

By Kiyoshi Saitō

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautifully designed and composed woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito.

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

"The Engraver" Double Layer Woodblock Print
"The Engraver" Double Layer Woodblock Print

"The Engraver" Double Layer Woodblock Print

Located in Soquel, CA

Bold woodcut print by M. Sheppard (20th Century). This piece is filled with Neolithic imagery of people and animals. There are two figures that are engaged in hunting and several pre...

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1980s Other Art Style Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

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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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