Japanese Bijin Woodblock Print by Kunimaro 1830s Edo

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Beauties Pre 1900: item #914560
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A Japanese Woodblock Bijin Print by Kunimaro 1830s. Edo Period 13 1/2 x 9 3/8 ins. (34.3 x 23.8 cms) This design is one of a series showing pretty women through the 12 months of the year, this being May, the 5th. month. The print is in good condition with no damage and no repairs. Please note this is an original printing NOT a facsimile or reprint.

Japanese Bijin Woodblock Chikanobu 1897 Meiji

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Beauties Pre 1900: item #910876
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A Japanese Woodblock Bijin Print by Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912) 14 5/8 x 9 3/4 ins. (37.2 x 24.8 cms) This beautiful image is from one of Chikanobu's most appealing series, Jidai Kagami (Mirror of the Ages) published by Matsuki Heikichi in 1896. In this series the artist shows beautiful women with a cartouche above showing scenes from past eras, in this case the Keicho era (1596-1615). The scene above shows a street theatre scene purporting to be from an old scroll. The printing is superb wi... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Print - Chikanobu Mirror of the Ages

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Beauties Pre 1900: item #899097

Japanese Meiji Period "okubi-e" (literally "big head") woodblock print depicting a modestly dressed woman from the Horeki Era (1751-1763) from the series "Mirror of the Ages" ("Jidai Kagami") by Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912) published by Matsuki Heikichi in 1896. The upper inset portion of this print illustrates the facade of the Nakamuraza Kabuki theater in Edo. This series features bust portraits of beauties representing various eras from the 16th to 20th centuries. This image is described and i... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Print - Chikanobu Mirror of the Ages

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Beauties Pre 1900: item #899017

Japanese Meiji Period "okubi-e" (literally "big head") woodblock print depicting a beauty from the Anei Era (1772-1781) from the series "Mirror of the Ages" ("Jidai Kagami") by Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912) published by Matsuki Heikichi in 1896. The inset scene at the top shows a mirror polisher at work. The Anei Era was in the middle of the Edo period under the Shogunate of Ieharu. This series depicts beauties representing various eras from the 16th to 20th centuries. The upper portion of eac... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Pillar Print Attrib. Utamaro 18th.c

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Beauties Pre 1800: item #898856
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A Rare Japanese Woodblock Hashira-e Print Attributed to Utamaro. Late 18th. Century. Edo Period Assembled size 24 x 4 3/8 ins. (61 x 11.2 cms) Hashira-e or pillar prints were made to be pasted to a supporting pillar in a traditional Japanese wooden house. For this reason many have not survived. The design demonstrates the Japanese genius for creating designs in unexpected formats. The print is faded, somewhat toned, and the paper thin. There may be some trimming, most hashira-e are about 60-... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Print: The Tea Ceremony

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Beauties Pre 1960: item #898267

This original woodblock print measures 8.5 by 11.5 inches (unmatted & unframed).

The subject is a Japanese woman in a very colorful kimono preparing tea for the tea ceremony.

It is in excellent condition, with rich, vibrant colors. ... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Print - Kiyoshi Saito - Awaji Doll

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Beauties Pre 1970: item #896674

Japanese sosaku hanga woodblock print featuring an embossed image of a female Awaji doll puppet in profile by Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997). The artist's black ink signature is at the lower left and Saito's red seal is at the lower right portion of the image. Circa 1960's. Unlimited edition. Paper size about 17 1/8"V x 11 1/2"H (image: 14 1/8"V x 8 3/8"H). Full margins and very good overall condition. There is some waviness of the paper and a few puckers evident in the upper margin. Tape residue i... Click for details

A Print of Two Japanese Ladies – Harunobu - Edo

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Beauties Pre 1900: item #880842
COLL 9023

This is a fine old Japanese woodblock print by Suzuki Harunobo. The print portrays two ladies in a garden – one seated and the other standing. The standing lady holds a pine tree seedling – note the roots - in her right hand. (Pine trees occur naturally in Japan and are prized for their practical uses and attractive appearance. Influenced by Chinese symbolism, the evergreen pine has come to represent longevity, good fortune and steadfastness. Both Japanese and Chinese art associate the pine wit... Click for details

Japanese Edo Woodblock Print Kuniyoshi Poetic Immortals

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Beauties Pre 1900: item #867488

Japanese Edo period woodblock depicting the poetess Gon Chunagon Atsutada (906-943) gathering sea shells from the series "Lessons for the Young from Thirty-six Poetic Immortals" by Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) dated circa 1842. Vertical oban size (14"V x 9 3/4"H). Very good overall condition. A few tiny wormholes and a few slightly thinned areas in the paper. This series is illustrated in plate 106 of "Utagawa Kuniyoshi," an exhibition catalogue based upon the Raymond A. Bidwell collection of Japanese ... Click for details

Edo Period Woodblock Print -Toyikuni–Geisha House

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Beauties Pre 1837 VR: item #853843
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This is a very full scene of geisha preparing for their evening assignments. It was printed by Toyokuni, 1759-1825. It is a double book page print and has a number of different ladies engaged in various preparations. One woman is fixing another woman's hairdo – another geisha is blackening her teeth (a sign of beauty in that period) – yet another is looking at herself in one of the older bronze mirrors used in the Edo period. ... Click for details