Japanese Edo period woodblock print Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) depicting a beauty walking along a riverbank under a pine tree viewing a bustling scene of boats on the waterway below. This print is the left panel of a triptych titled "Enjoying the Evening Cool of the Two Seasons" from the series "The Four Seasons" published by Sanoya Kihei circa 1830s. The artist's signature, "kiwame" censor's seal, and seal of the publisher all appear at the lower right. Paper: 15" x 10"...

Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) featuring a young salt-water gatherer from the series "Seiro Niwaka" depicting the Niwaka Festival among the Green Houses (brothels) of the Yoshiwara published by Yamaguchiya Tobei circa 1810s to 1820s. The "kiwame" censor seal and the seal of the publisher Yamaguchiya Tobei are at the lower right. The artist's signature is at the lower left. Paper: 13 5/8" x 9 1/8"...

Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Kitagawa Shikimaro (active ca. 1804-1820) featuring a high ranking courtesan (oiran) of the licensed quarter seated and reading a letter from the series "Female Poetic Immortals in the Modern Style, a Set of Thirty-Six" published by Nishimuraya Yohachi circa 1813. Each print from the series features a poem, shown at the upper right of this image...

Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) featuring a high ranking courtesan (oiran) in the licensed quarter squatting down to read a letter by the light of a lamp from the series "Eight Views of Events in the Yoshiwara" published by Kawaguchiya Uhei circa 1814-1817. Two barely visible rubbed seals are at the lower left. Signed "Kikugawa Eizan ga" at the lower right. Tipped at the top to a backing bearing the authentication seal of S. M. Shiba of Miyanoshita...

Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) titled at the upper right “The First Month” from the series “Fashionable Twelve Months” published by Moriya Jihei in 1830-1832. Signed “Kochoro Kunisada ga” at the lower left with the publisher's seal and kiwame censor seal beside it. Very good overall condition with minor soiling and creasing of the paper. The print is not backed and there are no tape stains or remnants...

Japanese Edo period woodblock by Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) depicting the poetess Gonchunagon Atsutada (906-943) from the series "Thirty-six Poets, An Instructive Mirror for Women and Children" published by Wakasaya Yoichi in 1842-1843. Paper: 14" x 9 3/4". Very good overall condition. The paper is very lightly toned and is slightly thinned in a few areas. There is a tiny worm hole at the upper left edge and a barely visible paper repair to a tiny tear at the left edge...

The size of Hanga, 10 3/4” x 15 1/2”, 273 mm x 395 mm.
The Subject of Hanga: Bijinga. Artist: Utamaro
The condition of Hanga: Excellent.
Material of Paper: Washi.
The front of Hanga lower right has Utamaro painted, with seal of Fujiwara...

Japanese sosaku hanga woodblock print featuring an embossed image of a traditional female doll from Awaji Island 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. Unlimited edition possibly dating circa 1957 when a similar limited edition image was produced. That image is illustrated as plate 551 on pg. 183 of the 2003 catalogue produced by the Kiyoshi Saito Museum of Art, Yanaizu...

Japanese limited edition woodblock print by French artist Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960) titled "Tempest of the Heart. Seoul, Korea" (Tempete de Coeur. Seoul, Korea) published August 27, 1948. This image is illustrated on page 68 (plate 96) of “The Prints of Paul Jacoulet” by Richard Miles, 1982. It is described on page 110. The print is pencil-signed and bears the red ivy seal at the left side of the image...

Japanese Meiji period woodblock print triptych by Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912) titled "Setsubun" (The Close of Winter) from the series "The Inner Chiyoda Palace" published by Fukuda Hatsujiro. The publisher's seal holding the date 1st month of 1896 is located at the lower left corner of the left panel below the artist's signature. The print depicts beautiful court ladies inside the Shogun's palace dressed in their elegant fashions and engaged in the "mamemaki" ritual held at the beginning of sp...

A Yoshitoshi Mori woodblock print entitled Afternoon Nap (Hirune) that was published in 1979, artist signed and numbered 17/50. Framed and in excellent condition.

Age: 1979

Dimensions: 29" Wide by 23 1/2" High

Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) from a series titled "Sixteen Wonderful Considerations of Profit" published by Enshuya Matabei in 1846. The series paired beautiful women with the sixteen Buddhist rakan, or holy men. This image, titled "Saint Shokuran says Eating Badly is Unprofitable," is number 10 from the series. The rakan, who was known to have struggled with gluttony, is depicted in the scroll at the upper right holding up his associated symbolic item....

Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) depicting a street scene in the Yoshiwara at dawn with two cats playing at the lower right. The print is the right panel of a triptych titled "That Romantic Figure (referring to Prince Genji) in the Licensed Quarter at Dawn" (aka "A Related Dawn at the Pleasure Quarter") published by Hiranoya Shinzo in 1863. The print is signed at the lower right "Itto Kunichika ga" and bears the Hori Ota Tashichi carver's seal. Included is...

Antique Japanese diptych woodblock print by the artist Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) also known as Toyokuni III. The scene is of two beautiful ladies entertaining two men, most likely either samurai or actors in an elegant urban setting overlooking the harbor.

Kunisada was born to a family that owned a ferry boat service allowing him the time and money to devote to art. At an early age, he impressed the great master, Toyokuni I of the Utagawa school. He became his apprentice, off...

Japanese antique woodblock print by Utamaro (1753-1806) of a young nobleman on horseback holding a hunting falcon. Surrounding his horse are three beautiful female attendants and a young boy holding another falcon. In the background, Mt Fuji rises from the mist.

Utamaro is most famous for his bijin-ga (pictures of beauties). He was taught by Sekien and heavily influence by Kiyonaga. Utamaro is considered one of the great masters of Japanese woodblock printing.

Signed: Utama...

Japanese antique woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825) of a woman and boy. The lady holds a bamboo branch festooned with decorations possibly for the Tanabata Festival. In the upper left is a blossoming branch hung with paper strips of writing (tanzaku). During Tanabata this writing would be wishes.
Toyokuni I started work in the studio of Toyoharu at the age of 14. He was heavily influenced by the print artist, Utamaro. Toyokuni I later became one of the most influential p...

Two prints placed under glass, representing two young women, one feeding her little pet, a rat and the other practicing Ikebana, composing a bouquet of irises which will be presented in the vase placed next to her. The hairstyle is typical of women drawn by Suzuki Harunobu, but also by other artists of this period. As it would seem that the Chinese characters simply describe the scenes represented and not the name of the artist, only specialists will be able to know who it is. This is a small pr...

Large format (dai-oban) Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled “Blue Parrot” by Ishikawa Toraji (1875-1964) from the series “Ten Types of Female Nudes” carved by Yamagishi Kazue and self-published by the artist in 1935. The black ink Ishikawa signature and red seal are at the lower right section of the print. Paper: 14 1/2 x 19 1/8" (plate: 11 3/4" x 14 7/8"). Very good overall condition with full margins and silver mica highlights evident. One closeup photo was taken with a flas...