Mizuno Toshikata, shin hanga, woman and demons, Japan

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Beauties Pre 1940: item #805740
10513

Japanese woodblock print, kuchi-e (with the two typical vertical folds). A woman sits in front of her writing desk and looks in the mirror. Behind this image sit two demons (a green and a red one) with a kanebo and watch her. Red seal: Toshikata.
8.9 x 11.8 inches (22.5 x 30 cm).
Very good impression with black lacquer in the hair, brown... Click for details

Morikazu Kumagai Japanese Wood block Print Eggplant

Japanese: Woodblock Prints Pre 1980: item #804998
5640

Artist: Morikazu Kumagai
Title: Eggplant
Medium: Woodcut Print
Edition: 216/280
Size: 23.5cm by 32cm (9.3" by 12.6")... Click for details

Print from One Hundred Aspects of the Moon–Yoshitoshi

Japanese: Woodblock Prints Pre 1900: item #804591
ICHI 3347

This one of the nicest prints in the famous series “One Hundred Aspects of the Moon” (1885-1892)by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. It is entitled “A Fox Admires Her Reflection on a Moonlit Night” and is also called “Full moon in Mushasi”, 1890. The print depicts a fox sitting by a body of water as he looks admiringly at his refection on the water that been cast by a full moon. The print is in very good condition with margins intact – the left margin is thinner that the other three. The color and registra... Click for details

Japanese woodblock print - Koson's Playing Monkeys

Japanese: Woodblock Prints Pre 1960: item #803955
PlyingMonky

Japanese Koson woodblok print. Title "Playing Monkeys". First published by Kaikokuya. This is a reprint. No artist seal. Notice the delicacy leaves in the greyish background. Print is in a professional frame with fabric matting. Print size: 7.5"x 13.5". Fram size 13.25"x21.25". No problem seen. Print is not examined without frame.

Japanese Edo Woodblock Print Kunisada Actor Portrait

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Actor Pre 1900: item #800033

Edo Period Japanese woodblock print by Toyokuni III (also known as Kunisada) depicting a half-length portrait of an actor portraying a samurai. This is one of a number of half-length portraits of actors designed by Kunisada in 1852. Signed at the right "Toyokuni ga" (in a red cartouche with yellow snow) with the seal of the publisher Yamazakiya Seishichi below. Fresh color and nice impression quality with fine delineation of the hair and lacquer highlights. The wood grain is plainly evident in t... Click for details

Takahashi Shotei Woodblock Print - Nakaizumi (pre-1936)

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Scenic Pre 1940: item #800024
Shotei 010

Artist: Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki) [seal]
Title: Nakaizumi
Date: Pre-1936
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. No. 249 in the 1936 Watanabe catalogue.
Size: Mitsugiriban, Approximately 14.5 ... Click for details

Tokuriki Tomikichiro Woodblock Print - Soba Restaurant

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Scenic Pre 1960: item #799211
Tokuriki 006

Artist: Tokuriki Tomikichiro [signature]
Title: Soba Restaurant
Date: 1951
Size: Oban, approximately 15.25 x 10.25 inches
Carver: Yojiro... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Print by Yoshitoshi of Empress Jingu

Japanese: Woodblock Prints Pre 1910: item #798687

Dramatic Japanese woodblock print by Yoshitoshi depicting the warrior Empress Jingu, (upon the death of here husband Emporer Chuai Tenno, she dressed in his armor and (though she was pregnant) rode into battle.) Meiji Period Size: 14 1/2" high x 10" wide

Japanese Meiji Woodblock Print Ginko Edo Theater Events

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Actor Pre 1900: item #798560

Japanese Meiji Period woodblock print from the series "The Calendar of Events in Edo Theater" by Adachi Ginko (1874-1897) dated in the left margin Meiji 30 (1897). The series depicts various scenes and events surrounding kabuki theater. This image illustrates a scene from the balcony with a beauty preparing tea and snacks. A description of the scene is in the white cartouche at the top. The series title is at the upper right. The artist’s red seal is at the lower left. Paper size: 14 1/4"V x 9 ... Click for details

Japanese Edo Woodblock Print Hirokage Comic Edo Views

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Scenic Pre 1900: item #798527

Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Utagawa Hirokage (active 1855-1865) titled Hiroko Street in Ueno (#32) from the series “Comical Views of Famous Places in Edo” published by Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshodo) in 1859. The print illustrates a playful comic street scene under a starlit night and shows the incorporation of western perspective. Paper measures nearly 13"V x 8 7/8"H. Good overall condition. The print is not backed and the baren marks are highly visible on the reverse side. The ma... Click for details