Japanese Woodblock Samurai Print Kuniyoshi 1848 Edo

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Historical Pre 1900: item #1125188
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Japanese Fine Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi 1848/49 Edo Period 14 1/4 x 9 5/8 ins. (36.3 x 24.4 cms) This fine design is from Kuniyoshi's finest series of martial portraits, Taiheiki Eiyu Den (Heroic Stories of the Taiheiki) published by Yamamoto-ya Heikichi in 1848/49. This design shows Hayashi Tanshirô Taketoshi, in his last battle at Uchide-no-hama in 1582. The print is from the collection of Sir Joseph Lowery who was knighted for his contribution to marine salvage after the First World... Click for details

Japanese Fine Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi 1848/49 Edo

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Historical Pre 1900: item #1125186
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Japanese Fine Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi 1848/49 Edo Period 14 1/4 x 9 5/8 ins. (36.3 x 24.4 cms) This fine design is from Kuniyoshi's finest series of martial portraits, Taiheiki Eiyu Den (Heroic Stories of the Taiheiki) published by Yamamoto-ya Heikichi in 1848/49. This superb design shows Kozaemon Hisamitsu on his prancing steed in a bloody engagement. Note the arrows piercing his armour. The print is from the collection of Sir Joseph Lowery who was knighted for his contribution to m... Click for details

A Japanese Triptych -River Battle – Ichiyasai Kuniyoshi

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Historical Pre 1900: item #1119759
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This is a vivid triptych of a battle scene being conducted in the middle of a river on rafts. The artist is Kuniyoshi, Ichiyasai (1798 - 1861). We have tried to research when and where the battle took place but have not been successful in doing so.

We date the print to 1851 – 1853. The triptych measures 36” by 22” framed – the image size i... Click for details

Japanese Yokohama Woodblock Print Triptych Yoshitora

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Historical Pre 1900: item #1103167

Japanese Yokohama woodblock print triptych featuring Westerners, Chinese, and Japanese on a bustling street in front of the modern Tsukiji Hotel in Tokyo by Utagawa Yoshitora (flourished 1850-1880) dated 1870. Japan’s first Western style hotel, the Tsukiji Hotel was built for foreigners in 1868 and was destroyed by fire in 1872. The assembled triptych is about 14 3/8"V x 28 3/8"H. Each panel measures about 14 3/8"V x 9 5/8"H. The print has very good color and is in good to fair overall condi... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Print Kuniyoshi Taiheiki 1847/48 Edo

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Historical Pre 1900: item #1102630
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A Fine Japanese Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi from the Taiheiki Series 1848/49 

14 1/4 x 9 5/8 ins. (36.3 x 24.4 cms) This extraordinary design is from Kuniyoshi's finest series of martial portraits, Taiheiki Eiyu Den (Heroic Stories of the Taiheiki) published by Yamamoto-ya Heikichi in 1848/49. This striking design shows Sada Mutsu no Kami A... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Print Kuniyoshi Taiheiki 1847/48 Edo

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Historical Pre 1900: item #1102628
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A Fine Japanese Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi from the Taiheiki Series 1848/49 

14 1/4 x 9 5/8 ins. (36.3 x 24.4 cms) This extraordinary design is from Kuniyoshi's finest series of martial portraits, Taiheiki Eiyu Den (Heroic Stories of the Taiheiki) published by Yamamoto-ya Heikichi in 1848/49. This striking design shows Fujiwara no Masakiyo... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Print Kuniyoshi Taiheiki 1847/48 Edo

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Historical Pre 1900: item #1102626
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A Fine Japanese Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi from the Taiheiki Series 1848/49 

14 1/4 x 9 5/8 ins. (36.3 x 24.4 cms) This extraordinary design is from Kuniyoshi's finest series of martial portraits, Taiheiki Eiyu Den (Heroic Stories of the Taiheiki) published by Yamamoto-ya Heikichi in 1848/49. This striking design shows Orio Mosuke Yasuharu... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Print Kuniyoshi Samurai 1849

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Historical Pre 1900: item #1091159
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A Japanese Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi from the famous Taiheiki Series. 1848/49 14 1/4 x 9 5/8 ins. (36.3 x 24.5 cms) This dramatic and vigorous design, numbered no. 20 in the block (no. 45 in Robinson), is from one of Kuniyoshi's most celebrated series, Taiheiki Eiyu Den (Heroic Stories of the Taiheiki). The series was published by Yamamoto-ya Heikichi from 1848 to 1849. The scene shows Tatsugawa Sakon Katsumasa pointing angrily to his right attended by two retainers in armour. The pr... Click for details

Japanese Yokohama Woodblock Print Sumo & W. H. Taft

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Historical Pre 1910: item #1078980

Japanese Meiji period woodblock print depicting William Howard Taft viewing a sumo match during his 1905 diplomatic mission to Japan. With Taft weighing in at over 300 lbs., this print is likely offering a subtle comparison between Taft and the wrestler. This print is unsigned and undated. 14 3/4"V x 10 3/8"H. Very good color and impression quality. Good overall condition with pigment transference at the upper left corner, some minor soiling, and a few small holes and thinned areas. The pr... Click for details

Russo-Japanese War Woodblock Print Kokunimasa Baikal

Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Historical Pre 1910: item #1076488

Right panel from a Russo-Japanese War triptych titled “News from the Russo-Japanese War: The Russian Railway Carriage Falling to the Bottom of the Frozen Lake” by Utagawa Kokunimasa (1874-1944) dated March 1904. Based upon an actual historic event, a train loaded with reserve Russian soldiers headed to the war front crashed through the ice on Lake Baikal. The complete triptych is in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. It is also illustrated on page 122 of “The Arts of Meiji Japa... Click for details