Japanese Woodblock Kacho-e Pritn Hiroshige 1840s Edo

Japanese: Woodblock Prints Pre 1900: item #791059
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Japanese Woodblock Print by Hiroshige, 1840/50s Edo Period. 12 7/8 x 4 1/4 ins. (32.6 x 10.8 cms) This kacho-e (bird and flower design) was originally part of a harimaze print which were divided into panels which were intended to be cut up. Although it is a classic Hiroshige image the print is in very poor condition. The paper is very toned and faded with some cracks in the paper and it has been backed to stabilise the print. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PRINTING NOT A FACSIMILE OR RE... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Print Hiroshige 3rd. 1884

Japanese: Woodblock Prints Pre 1900: item #791057
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Japanese Woodblock Print by Hiroshige 3rd. 1884 Meiji Period 10 1/4 x 7 ins. (26 x 17.8 cms) From the series, "Kokon Tokyo Meisho" (The Famous Places of Tokyo Past and The Present) The design shows a the entrance to a pleasure ground with its flowering cherry trees. This series shows many examples of Westernization such as trams, steam trains etc. but in this case the design shows a scene as it would have been before the Meiji Restoration of 1868 when the wearing of swords was prohibited. Th... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Print Hiroshige 3rd. 1884

Japanese: Woodblock Prints Pre 1900: item #791056
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Japanese Woodblock Print by Hiroshige 3rd. 1884 Meiji Period 10 1/4 x 7 ins. (26 x 17.8 cms) From the series, "Kokon Tokyo Meisho" (The Famous Places of Tokyo Past and The Present) The design shows a ferry stage in the rain with warehouses lining the banks of the Sumida river. This series shows many examples of Westernization such as trams, steam trains etc. The print is in excellent condition with no damage and no repairs. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PRINTING NOT A FACSIMILE OR REPRI... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Print Hiroshige 3rd. 1884

Japanese: Woodblock Prints Pre 1900: item #791055
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Japanese Woodblock Print by Hiroshige 3rd. 1884 Meiji Period 10 1/4 x 7 ins. (26 x 17.8 cms) From the series, "Kokon Tokyo Meisho" (The Famous Places of Tokyo Past and The Present) The design shows a park and lake with the ubiquitous rickshaw! This series shows many examples of Westernization such as trams, steam trains etc. The print is in excellent condition with no damage and no repairs. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PRINTING NOT A FACSIMILE OR REPRINT.

Japanese Woodblock Print Hiroshige 3rd. 1885 Theatres

Japanese: Woodblock Prints Pre 1900: item #791054
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Japanese Woodblock Print by Hiroshige 3rd. 1884 Meiji Period 10 1/4 x 7 ins. (26 x 17.8 cms) From the series, "Kokon Tokyo Meisho" (The Famous Places of Tokyo Past and The Present) The design shows a Kabuki theatre displaying the large hand painted posters. This series shows many examples of Westernization such as trams, steam trains etc. The print is in excellent condition with no damage and no repairs. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PRINTING NOT A FACSIMILE OR REPRINT.

Japanesw Woodblock Print Hiroshige 3rd. 1884

Japanese: Woodblock Prints Pre 1900: item #791051
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Japanese Woodblock Print by Hiroshige 3rd. 1884 Meiji Period 10 1/4 x 7 ins. (26 x 17.8 cms) From the series, "Kokon Tokyo Meisho" (The Famous Places of Tokyo Past and The Present) The design shows the large clothing and dry goods store, Mitsu, at Suruga district. Mt. Fuji is seen in distance. This series shows many examples of Westernization such as trams, steam trains etc. The print is in excellent condition with no damage and no repairs. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PRINTING NOT A F... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Vertical Diptych Print Kunisada 1833

Japanese: Woodblock Prints Pre 1900: item #791050
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A Good Japanese Kakemono-e Vertical Diptych by Kochoro Kunisada. Edo Period. Ca. 1833 26 1/2 x 9 ins. (67.3 x 22.8 cms) This charming design shows a girl in festival costume wearing a hat similar to that worn by medieval courtiers. In the background is cherry blossom and peonies. Kakemono-e (scroll pictures) were vertical diptych which were the poor man's scrolls and were usually mounted as such. In this case the lower edge has been trimmed partly through the signature and there are the remai... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Diptych Print Yoshitoshi 1886

Japanese: Woodblock Prints Pre 1900: item #791047
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A Fine Japanese Woodblock Diptych Print by Yoshitoshi. 1885 Assembled size 18 3/4 x 14 ins. (47.6 x 35.5 cms) This design is no.5 from a series of diptych highlights from Kabuki plays entitled Shinsen Azuma Nishiki-e (A New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures) It is dated Meiji 18 (1885) and was published by Tsunashima. The design shows The famous swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi (1593-1647) training Tsukahara Bokuden who is attacking the master with two wooden training swords while the master i... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Vertical Diptych Print Shunsen 1815

Japanese: Woodblock Prints Pre 1900: item #791046
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A Good Japanese Kakemono-e Vertical Diptych by Shunsen, Edo Period. Ca. 1815/20 Assembled size 29 1/2 x 9 3/4 ins. (74.9 x 24.7 cms) Shunsen (1762- ca. 1830) studied under (among others) Katsukawa Shun'ei. In 1823 he gave up print design to become a porcelain painter. This large and striking portrait is of a courtesan in her ceremonial robes. The design on the lower part of the kimono shows various "precious objects" such as a key, a mallet, a hat scrolls, a flaming jewel etc. all with Buddh... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Diptych Print Yoshitoshi 1886

Japanese: Woodblock Prints Pre 1900: item #791041
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A Fine Japanese Woodblock Diptych Print by Yoshitoshi. 1886 Assembled size 18 3/4 x 14 ins. (47.6 x 35.5 cms) This design is no.9 from a series of diptych highlights from Kabuki plays entitled Shinsen Azuma Nishiki-e (A New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures) It is dated Meiji 19 (1886) and was published by Tsunashima. The design shows the priest Ikkyu (1394-1481) meeting the courtesan Jigokudayu with her attendants. He appears to be confronting her with a skull on a pole, presumably as a ... Click for details