19th Century Prints

Stunning and rare, this beautiful and panoramic Japanese woodblock triptych print was produced in the 1850s in a now famed collaboration between renowned artists Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige and Utagawa (Toyokuni III) Kunisada. Hiroshige was the leading landscape print artist and Kunisada the leading actor and figure print artists of their era. The print has all the correct artist's (Hiroshige's red rectangular seal), publisher and date seals and stamps. It was originally purchased from the Franell Gallery which was located in the Okura Hotel in Tokyo in the late 1960s and 1970s and owned by American artist and writer Frances Blakemore...

4 Japanese Woodblock Prints (Double-Side) by Toyohara Kunichika (Diptych), and Shosai Ikkei - from Thirty-Six Comics of the Famous Places of Tokyo. Note: These are only two pieces o...

A set of eight Japanese Meiji Era woodblock prints. Japanese, Late 19th century. Frames: small: height 40cm, width 31cm, depth 1cm - prints: 25 x 17. Medium: height 49cm, width 37...

Utagawa Yoshitora, ????? ( ????) was a designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints and an illustrator of books and newspapers who was active from a...

An absolutely gorgeous and relatively rare original woodblock print by Japanese artist/printmaker Mizuno Toshikata titled "First Call of the Warbler" from his series Thirty-Six Selected Beauties (“Sanju Rokka Sen”) which he created to illustrate the daily activities of various Japanese women from different time periods and walks of life. This work features a geisha practicing the shamisen under the bright light of a full moon as the night's first warbler songbird joins her on a cherry tree branch just outside her window. It is a quite beautiful and serene scene and one of Toshikata most coveted images. This work was created circa 1892 during the Mejia period (1868-1912). It is signed and sealed by the artist with the image. Mizuno Toshikata was born on March 6, 1866 as Mizuno Kumejiro in Tokyo. When he was 13 years old, his father sent him to the printmaking school of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. Later Toshikata Mizuno...

Japanese Woodblock Print by Keisai Eisen ?? ?? (1790~1848), original and unframed. ABOUT THE ARTIST Keisai Eisen (?? ??, 1790–1848) was a Japanese u...

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: Vertical Oban Number of Prints: 120/120 (inc. title page and a replacement print by Hiroshige II) Medium: Woodblock Print Date: 1857 (Ansei 4), 8th month Size (H x W): 14" x 9.25" print only. Signature: Hiroshige ga Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 8 No blockcutter's mark Reference: For a similar print, see the collection of Art Institution Chicago Accession Number 1938.536 and 1965.1062; MFA Boston...

An antique Japanese woodblock print from the 19th century depicting monks having tea. Created in Japan during the 19th century, this woodblock print showcases an indoor scene featuri...

Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Yoshiika 落合芳幾 (1833-1904), unframed. About the Artist: Yoshiiku was a popular ukiyo-e printmaker during the Meiji period. It is thought that he was the son of a tea house proprietor, hence his particular skill success in the portrayal of various beauties from teahouses and restaurants. Yet, he was an artist comfortable across subject matter and is recognized for his fierce portrayal of famous historical warriors. Yoshiiku was a student of Kuniyoshi and a contemporary rival of the famed Yoshitoshi. He signed his name Utagawa Yoshiiku...

Pair of large Meiji Era Japanese woodblock prints Japanese, Late 19th Century Frames: height 42.5cm, width 78.5cm, depth 2cm Prints: height 35cm, width 78.5cm These excellent w...

Mandarin Taoist Chinese ceremonial scroll portrait painting in custom plexiglass frame. Exuding an air of spiritual significance and artistic mastery, this Mandarin Taoist Chinese ce...

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...

An antique Japanese Shunga woodblock print in gilt frame depicting a man and a woman making love. Created in Japan, this woodblock print called...

This charming 19th-century dog portrait beautifully captures the personality and spirit of its canine subject with remarkable detail. The artist’s skillful brushwork highlights the dog’s expressive eyes, textured fur, and lifelike stance, creating an intimate and endearing portrayal. Reflecting the era’s appreciation for pets and animal companions, this painting blends realism with warmth, showcasing the unique bond between humans and dogs. Ideal for collectors of antique animal art...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period print from the 19th century, depicting birds in a tree on turquoise ground, with custom frame. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty period, this lar...

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, Yatsuhashimura kakitsubata no koseki) Medium: Woodblock Print Date: 1855 Format: Vertical Oban Size (H x W): 14" x 9.25" print only. Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo Seals: Aratame and date Signature: Hiroshige hitsu...

This Meiji-period color woodblock by Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912) depicts three elegant female courtiers in traditional dress taking refreshments. Th...

Japanese Woodblock Shotei Takahashi (1871-1945) Hiroaki "The Moon and Ishiyama" About the artist Born in Tokyo as Katsutaro Takahashi, Shotei (aka Hiroaki/ Komei) was in his mid-teens when he began to work in the design department of the Imperial Household Agency. He studied Nihonga, or Japanese-style painting, under his uncle Fuko Matsumoto, but also worked as an illustrator for periodicals and textbooks. Beginning in the early Taisho period, Shotei regularly collaborated with the prominent Shin Hanga publisher Shozaburo Watanabe. Shotei used a variety of signatures. Many of his large landscape prints...

A 19th century impression of a woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III. The preint depicts the Kabuki actor Sawamura Tossho as Watanabe no Wataru and ...

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 chobo) Medium: Woodblock Print Date: 1855 Format: Vertical Oban Size (H x W): 14" x 9.25" print only. Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo Seals: Aratame and date Signature: Hiroshige hitsu...

Japanese woodblock print (1823) by Yanagawa Shigenobu 1880 version, unframed. About the artist Born in Yanagawa in 1787, Shigenobu worked as a puppet maker before a successful care...

A Japanese signed woodblock print by Chikanobu Toyohara (Chikanobu Yoshu), 1838-1912, titled "Start of an Archery Tournament", a tript...

Early 19th century hand colored engraving of Chinese life. Original print from "The punishments of China" illustrated by twenty-two engravings by Mason, George Henry; Dadley, J. P. P...

Pair of 19th century Japanese woodblocks by Utagawa Kuniyoshi in custom frames. Each set in a custom matted ebony and gilt decorated custom frame finely matter. The pair signed and dated on reversed. -Three Courtman drinking sake and admiring the full moon, 1788-1861 -A lady admiring the chrysanthemum flower 1785-1864. Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798 - 1861 The vogue for full-body tattoos of interlaced characters, animals and fish, the full arms and backs that writhe with complex figures and designs can be directly traced not only in their drawing but in their conception to the Japanese woodblock artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi. It was he, whilst trying to establish a flagging career in the 1820’s in Edo (Tokyo) Japan, that conceived of decorating heroic, supernatural warriors with florid designs to emphasise their toughness and in some part to elaborate on their narrative. Kuniyoshi was born Yoshisaburo and like Kunisada was apprenticed to the great woodblock artist Toyokuni I at his Utagawa School 1811. Kuniyoshi showed prodigious talent but unlike his colleague Kunisada failed to find commissions and it was not until the late1820’s that he discovered his own style and overnight success with the release of his series of warrior prints...

A wonderful Japanese woodblock print by famed Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige) (1797-1858) tilted No. 51 - Minakuchi, from the series The Tôkaidô Road - The Fifty-t...

Antique bird print titled 'Brunnich's Guillemot'. Old bird print depicting the thick-billed murre. This print originates from 'Birds of Europe' by J. Gould (1832-1837). Artists and...

Antique Two Framed Paintings of Japanese Processions, pigment on silk and the artist signed on both paintings.

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print by Keisai Eisen 渓斎 英泉 (1790~1848), original and framed. Dimension: with frame, 18.5" x 23.75" without frame, 10.5" x 14...

Japanese woodblock print (1823) by Yanagawa Shigenobu 1787-1832, unframed. About the artist Born in Yanagawa in 1787, Shigenobu worked as a puppet...

Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Yoshiika 落合芳幾 (1833-1904), unframed. About the artist Yoshiiku was a popular ukiyo-e printmaker during the Meiji period. It is thought that he was the son of a tea house proprietor, hence his particular skill success in the portrayal of various beauties from teahouses and restaurants. Yet, he was an artist comfortable across subject matter and is recognized for his fierce portrayal of famous historical warriors. Yoshiiku was a student of Kuniyoshi and a contemporary rival of the famed Yoshitoshi. He signed his name Utagawa Yoshiiku...

Print Toyohara Chikanobu Japan Woodcut 1880

A wonderful and somewhat comical/whimsical Meiji Period woodblock print by revered Japanese artist/ printmaker Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839 - 1892 ) t...

Print Toyohara Chikanobu Japan Woodcut 1880

Print Toyohara Chikanobu Japan Woodcut 1880

with frame cm.41,5x35

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

A volume of prints and paintings by Japanese artist Kono Bairei (1844-1895), well known practitioner of the Ukiyo e school during the Meiji period. He was born and lived in Kyoto, sp...

Print Toyohara Chikanobu Japan Woodcut 1880

Print Toyohara Chikanobu Japan Woodcut 1880

Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826-1869), Japan, originally 1864, publisher Hiranoya Shinzo, from the series Thirty-six Views of the Pride of Edo, framed and glazed, oban tate-e. Dimensions...

Antique Japanese Block Print “Tomioka Hachiman Shrine” from Series “100 Famous Views of Edo” Signed by Utagawa Hiroshige C1856. Measures - 14....

Japanese woodblock print (1823) by Yanagawa Shigenobu 1880 version 2, unframed. About the artist Born in Yanagawa in 1787, Shigenobu worked as a puppet maker before a successful ca...

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: Koshimura-ya Heisuke ABOUT THE ARTIST U...

Antique 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print By Utagawa Kunisada C.1858 Edo period 1858 (Ansei 5), 3rd month Original Woodblock print of Snow (Yuki) actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as H...

Antique Japanese Block Print of A Scene From The Story “47 Ronin” Signed by Utagawa Kunisada Early 19thC. Measures - 19"H x 14.5"W x .25"D. ...

Original Japanese woodblock print by Katsukawa Shunsen (Shunko II) (1762- circa 1830): five karako (Chinese boys) in traditional garments at play in a snow covered garden, making an ...

Various Noh masks. omocha-e" (toy prints for children to cut out and play. Collecting toy prints became quite popular in Japan recently. Although the printing quality and paper quali...

Japanese Woodblock Print by Yanagawa Shigenobu 1787-1832, unframed. ABOUT THE ARTIST Born in Yanagawa in 1787, Shigenobu worked as a puppet ma...

Rare Chinese Export School. 24 miniatures in watercolor and bodycolor on pith paper. Album of pith paintings depicting trades and professions. 19th century Chinese, bound with silk t...

Japanese kutani figure and painting. Porcelain figure of a kneeling monk or scholar. Painting depicting a similar kneeling figure. Painting: Image 11.5"...

Antique Chinese rice paper pith painting. It shows a group gathering of men and women. Pith paper is made from the inner pith of the plant Tetrapane...

Antique print, titled: 'Reichenbachia - Tab 47 - Cattleya amethystoglossa.' - Gorgeous / impressive large folio size antique print of the Orchid: Cattleya amethystoglossa, amethy...

A pair of Japanese Woodblocks each in a fine custom matted frame with fine ebony and gilt decorations. Each signed and dated on the reverse. Listed below. -A courtyard lady in a comm...

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...

Japanese Woodblock Gakutei (1786-1868) by Harunobu Sugawara, original and unframed. About the artist Born in Edo as Harunobu Sugawara, Gakutei Yashima studied printmaking under Shuei and Hokkei. He moved to Osaka in the 1830s, where he designed landscape studies of his new home with a delicate and decorative style likely influenced by Hokusai. In addition to printmaking, he wrote Kyoka (comic poems), often illustrating these verses in his prints. While a talented woodblock artist, Gakutei was also known throughout Japan as a writer. He translated and illustrated the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West...

Utagawa Yoshitora, ????? ( ????) 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. He was b...

Antique print titled 'Turnix Jondera'. Bird print of the Indian button quail. This print originates from 'The Game Birds of India, Burmah and Ceylon' published 1879-1881. Artists...

complete measurements with frame cm.52x40

Ryusai Shigeharu (????/???? 1802–1853) - 'Matsumoto Kinsho II' (Japanese Kabuki Actor) - Antique woodblock print - single print (not part of a ...

Chinese ink rubbing printing depicting Panthaka Arhat, no.4 of the 16 arhat images immortalized in stone at the former stupa at Shengyin Temple. Depicted here sitting on a rock with a book in his left hand and snapping his fingers in his right hand, symbolic of the speed at which he obtained enlightenment, accompanied by a beggar’s bowl and an incense burner, complete with colophons and silk scroll mounting. The Emperor Qianlong ordered the stone stele to be carved in 1764 after the arhat designs painted by the famed artist Guanxiu (832-912). Even though the temple was destroyed in the Taiping rebellion, the steles remain and have been reinstalled at the Hangzhou Stele Forest. Condition: Creases from rolling, otherwise fine condition. Mounting: 58” x 22”. 19th Century. Ex Collection: Frank “Till” & Peggy Durdin, San Diego. For other rubbings of this stele see: Penn Museum, object number 2010-26-4 The Metropolitan Museum of Art AN#: 59.195.15 Fine Arts Library of Harvard University, record id: W280021_urn-3:FHCL:478850 For another example of this image rendered in jade and lacquer see: “Screen Paintings of Guanxiu’s Sixteen Arhats in the Collection of the Palace Museum” Luo Wehhua translated by Bruce Doar, Orientations, September 2010, p. 104. In this article the image is identified as the sixteenth arhat Abheda, It is explained in this article that Qianlong re-identified the arhats, thus the 16th Arhat attribution for this image. Also in this article the identical colophon by Qianlong above the image is translated as: “These accurate portraits of the Sixteen Arhats were created by the Tang Dynasty painter Guanxiu, as recorded in Xuanhe Huapu (Record of paintings in the Xuanhe Reign), and during the millennium from the Guangming reign period to the present day, the original works were to be found in Zhejiang, where they were housed in the collection of Shengyin Temple in Qiantang (Huangzhou). In spring of the dingchou year (1757) of his reign, the Qianlong emperor undertook a southern tour of inspection and stayed at an imperial lodge on the West Lake. He went to the temple to pay his respects and there he saw the arhats on display and wrote a description of these marvels. The sequence of the arhats and their names had been passed down since ancient times, but they did not correspond to their Sanskrit titles; the sequence of the arhat names conformed instead to the interpretation of the Sanskrit classics by the Zhangjia State Preceptor. The emperor penned the original names and positions in the sequence below each of the figures in accordance with the readings supplied in Tongwen Yuntong (Unified Rhymes), and below each he penned an encomium, which he signed. Then the images were returned to the collection, to be passed down as a perpetual treasure. Now, the fourth great arhat had long gone missing and we did not know where his painting was. But it was merely a trifling matter of matching the images with the names, and now surely we have found him! This I, the emperor, believe.” All 16 of these rubbings can be found in the Rubel Chinese Rubbings Collection at the Fine Arts Library of Harvard University with the following descriptive historical note: “Rubbing from stele depicting No. 4 of 16 arhats (Lohans, Buddhist saints) -- Nan ti mi duo luo qing you, Panthaka Arhat. Original painting attributed to Guanxiu, 832-912. Inscriptions written by Hongli, Emperor Qianlong (Gaozong, 1711-1799) of Qing Dynasty. 7 seals of Qianlong follow the inscriptions. Script style: in xing shu. Shi liu zun zhe -- "The 16 noble ones" are 16 lohans. Lohans are also called "a-lo-han" based on the transliteration of the Sanskrit term "arhat." (Japanese: Rakan; Chinese: Lohan; Tibetan: Gnas-brtan). Arhats or Arahants are saints or sages said to have renounced nirvana (freedom from the cycle of suffering and rebirth), vowed to remain in the world to protect the Dharma and propagate the Law of the Buddha in order to devote themselves more effectively to the relief of human misery, like the Bodhisattvas. These 16 Arhats, personal disciples distinguished by the Buddha, formed part of the 500 claimed by tradition to have attended the First Council in Rajagrha. The names and abodes of these 16 arhats are given in a work entitled "Record on the Duration of the Law, spoken by the Great arhat Nadimitra," which was translated into Chinese by the famous pilgrim Xuanzang (596-664) in 654. 16 lohans are quite often represented, especially in China and Japan, in sculpture and painting, in poses and with attributes. Every lohan can be easily with special icongraphic characteristics. Guanxiu (Jiang Deyin or Deyuan, a Buddhist monk also named Master Chan Yue, 832-912) -- painter during late Tang to Five Dynasties, specialized in painting lohan figures. Legend has it that the first portraits of the 18 Lohans...