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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
A Japanese Nagasaki-e print depicting the arrival of Dutch ships in Nagasaki
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Published by Bunkindõ han, circa 1801 Colour woodblock print, H. 32.5 x W. 48 cm Under this view of Nagasaki Bay, the text states that the first Dutch ships arrived in Nagasaki in ...
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Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Prints

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Silk Scroll Painting by Matsumura Keibun, 18th Century
By Matsumura Keibun
Located in New York, NY
A silk parchment scroll with a Camellia Flower painting, by Japanese artist Matsumura Keibun (1779-1843). The younger half-brother to Matsumura Goshun, founder of the Shijo schoo...
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Asian Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Prints

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6 Japanese Woodblock Prints 'Double-Side' by Toyohara Kunichika & Shosai Ikkei
Located in Norton, MA
6 Japanese Woodblock Prints (Double-Side) by Toyohara Kunichika (Triptych), and Shosai Ikkei - from Thirty-Six Comics of the Famous Places of Tokyo. Note: These are only three piece...
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Japanese Woodblock Print by Okumura Masanobu '奥村政信'
Located in Norton, MA
Okumura Masanobu (????) (artist late 1680s - early 1760s) Signed: Hogetsudo shomei Okumura Bunkaku Masanobu shohitsu ????????????? Artist's seal: Tanchosai ABOUT THE ARTIST Okumura Masanobu (????) (artist late 1680s - early 1760s) ALTERNATE NAMES: Baio (go - ??) Bunkaku (go - ??) Chikatai (family name) Gempachi (nickname - ??) Genroku (nickname - ??) Hogetsudo (go - ???) Masanobu (go - ??) Shidoken (go - ???) Tanchosai (go - ???) Okumura Shinmyo (family name - ????) BIOGRAPHY: Common name: Genpachi (Genpachiro); go Shinmyo (from 1707), Baio (from 1707), Hogetsudo (from Genbun era, 1736-41), Tanchosai and Bunkaku (both from Enkyo era [?], 1744-8). Ukiyo-e painter, print artist and innovative print publisher, also author and illustrator early in his career. Studied haikai poetry under Tachiba (Shogetsudo) Fukaku (Sen'o, 1662-1753). Said to have been influenced by the work of Moronobu. and Kiyonobu., and his earliest dated work is a copy of Kiyonobu I's Illustrated Book of Courtesans of 1700. published by Kurihara Choemon in the eighth month of 170a. From 1703 to 1711 he designed illustrations for at least 22 ukiyo-zoshi novels and puppet theatre playbooks, notably three works also written by him that parodied Tale of Genji. In the Hoei and Shotoku eras (1704-16) Masanobu designed o-oban prints of beautiful women, horizontal oban sumizuri-e 'parody pictures' (mitat-e) and actor prints...
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Antique Bird Print of the Small Lark by Albin, c.1738
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Alauda Minor - Petite Alouette'. Old bird print of the small lark. This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his daughter, Elizabeth. There were only 89 sets published. Artists and Engravers: Eleazar Albin was a German professional painter who settled in England in 1707, where he married and raised a family, changing his name from Weiss to Albin. He illustrated works on insects and spiders, earning his living by making watercolors of the collections of wealthy patrons, including Sir Hans Sloane...
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Old Antique Copper Engraving of The Curcuma Zedoaria or White Turmeric, ca.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print, titled: 'Zedoaria' - This original old antique print shows the Curcuma zedoaria (zedoary, white turmeric, or kentjur). Source unknown, to be determined. ...
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Erotic Woodblocks Print ‘Shunga’, Kitagawa Utamaro
Located in Milano, IT
Negai no itoguchi (Unravelling the threads of desire), 1799 Oban yoko-e Erotic prints have a primary role in the Japanese art history: sexual pleasure...
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Chinese Framed Print of Tang Dynasty Painting
By Han-Kan
Located in Savannah, GA
Chinese framed print detail of larger painting. Expertly framed with double mats of linen and simulated bamboo featuring gold leaf edging on both mats. "Han-Kan Bringing Tribute" New...
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