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Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints

A collection of colorful woodblock prints featuring courtesans and kabuki actors. Delicate lines, intricate patterns, and historical themes reflect cultural heritage and artistry.

Ichikawa Danjuro IX Als Watonai, toyohara Kunichika, 1898 print The actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX in the role of Watonai, halfway, with head cover in the right hand. Image of a tiger in cartouche at the top right. Japanese paper (handmade paper) color woodcut actor (on the stage)
Ichikawa Danjuro IX Als Watonai, toyohara Kunichika, 1898 print The actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX in the role of Watonai, halfway, with head cover in the right hand. Image of a tiger in cartouche at the top right. Japanese paper (handmade paper) color woodcut actor (on the stage)
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The benevolence of Captain Higuchi, 1895, Woodcuts, Color, Paper / Sheet Size 14 1/4 x 9 5/16 in. (36.2 x 23.6 cm)
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 - 9 June 1892) one of the last great masters of the classical Japanese colour woodcut, here the work Moonlight Patrol, Saito Toshimitsu
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Japan: Ruan Xiaowu or Tanmeijiro Gen Shogo, one of the 'One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin', stripped to the waist to reveal a tattoo of a tiger amidst flames and waves across his back, leans on his opponent. Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1863), 1827-1830. The Water Margin (known in Chinese as Shuihu Zhuan, sometimes abbreviated to Shuihu, known as Suikoden in Japanese, as well as Outlaws of the Marsh, Tale of the Marshes, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang in English, is a 14th century novel and one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Attributed to Shi Nai'an and written in vernacular Chinese.
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Kasuga Ryūjin. Tsukioka Kōgyō (Japan, 1869-1927). Japan, 1898. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print
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Oda Nobunaga (June 23, 1534 - June 21, 1582) was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the rule of the shogun in the late 16th century, a rule that ended only with the opening of Japan to the Western world in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His work was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy shugo (military governor) with land holdings in Owari Province. Nobunaga lived a life of continuous military conquest, eventually conquering a third of Japanese daimyo before his death in 1582. His successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a loyal Oda supporter, would eventually become the first man to conquer all of Japan and the first ruler of all Japan since the Ōnin War.
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Actors in a confrontation in a garden at night. Colour woodcut by Yoshitoyo, early 1860s.
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Ezo Shima Kikan, 3 of a set of three scrolls Ezo Shima Kikan, 3 of a set of three scrolls, ca 1840. Ink on paper, braid silk, 10 7/16 x 193 5/16 in. (26.5 x 491 cm). Asian Art ca 1840
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Ichikawa Danjuro IX als Kezori Kuemon.Horizontal triptych with Ichikawa Danjuro IX in the role of the Pirate Kezori Kuemon looking at the full moon.
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An actor as a bloodied woman in a graveyard. Colour woodcut by Kunikazu, early 1860s.
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Momijigari - digital file from original print | Library of Congress
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A strange visitor brings a war telegram to the Czar, Kobayashi, Kiyochika, 1847-1915, artist, 1904 or 1905, 1 print : woodcut, color., Print shows a cossack wearing a conch shell as a disguise bringing a telegram to Tsar Nicholas II.
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Album of Suikoden Portraits with Kyoka Poems (Kyoka suikoden gazoshu). Artist: Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 9 1/16 × 6 13/16 in. (23 × 17.3 cm). Date: 1829. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (30 April 1839 9 June 1892) (also named Taiso Yoshitoshi) was a Japanese artist and Ukiyo-e woodblock print master. He is widely recognized as the last great master of Ukiyo-e, a type of Japanese woodblock printing. He is additionally regarded as one of the form's greatest innovators. His career spanned two eras the last years of Edo period Japan, and the first years of modern Japan following the Meiji Restoration. Like many Japanese, Yoshitoshi was interested in new things from the rest of the world, but over time he became increasingly concerned with the loss of many aspects of traditional Japanese culture, among them traditional woodblock printing. By the end of his career, Yoshitoshi was in an almost single-handed struggle against time and technology. As he worked on in the old manner, Japan was adopting Western mass reproduction methods like photography and lithography. Nonetheless, in a Japan that was turning away from its own past, he almost singlehandedly ma
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Nawasudare, Rope curtain., Nishimura, Shigenaga, 1697-1756, artist, between 1744 and 1751, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 31.6 x 14.5 cm., Print shows a child emerging from behind a rope curtain.
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Honchô Hyakuyûden; One hundred stories about courage, from our own country. Ichikawa Ebijûrô IV (from 1847 to 4/1849 called Bandô Jutarô II) such as Gotobei, and Kataoka Ichizô I (frontal in the picture) as Sato Masakiyo. Chûban with Koban Diptiek
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Craconies at the storage wall. .
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Beauty Holding a Puppet with Kintaro Choki Eichosai (Japanese, active 1785-1805). Beauty Holding a Puppet with Kintaro, circa 1790-1800. Woodblock Print, 25 1/4 x 4 9/16 in. (64.1 x 11.6 cm). Asian Art circa 1790-1800
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VERSCHILLENDE DANSENDE FIGUREN, KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI, 1800-1900 Leaf with different dancing figures, including the version of the Sumiyoshi-Odori. Japan paper brush Leaf with different dancing figures, including the version of the Sumiyoshi-Odori. Japan paper brush
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The revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin (Shi-ju-shichi-shi), also known as the Forty-seven Samurai, the Aki vendetta, or the Genroku Aki incident (Genroku aki jiken) took place in Japan at the start of the 18th century. One noted Japanese scholar described the tale as the country's 'national legend'. It recounts the most famous case involving the samurai code of honor, bushidi. The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless (becoming ronin) after their daimyo (feudal lord) Asano Naganori was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaka, whose title was Ki zuke no suke. The ronin avenged their master's honor after patiently waiting and planning for two years to kill Kira. In turn, the ronin were themselves ordered to commit seppuku for committing the crime of murder. With much embellishment, this true story was popularized in Japanese culture as emblematic of the loyalty, sacrifice, persistence, and honor that all good peopl
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Woodcut. Date/Period: 1800 - 1865. Woodcut. Height: 240 mm (9.44 in); Width: 230 mm (9.05 in). Author: Utagawa Kunisada.
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A Philosopher watching a pair of butterflies: from Pictures after Nature an album by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Japan 1814/19. Japanese coloured woodblock
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Kawarazaki Gonnosuke as Takechi Mitsuhide and Ichikawa Sadanji as Mashiba Hisayoshi. Toyohara Kunichika (Japan, 1835-1900). Japan, 1871, October. Prints; woodblocks. Triptych; color woodblock prints
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Actor from a Japanese tragedy, by Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825), woodcut, Japan. Japanese Civilisation, 19th century.
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Bernard Palissy, inventor of enamelled pottery | Library of Congress
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Yashima dannoura kassen, Battle at Yashima Dannoura., Utagawa, Yoshitora, active 1850-1870, artist, 1855., 1 print (3 sheets) : woodcut, color ; 34 x 23.3 cm (left panel), 33.7 x 23.6 cm (center panel), 33.9 x 23.7 cm (right panel), Print shows Yoshitsune and a small group of Minamato troops in a surprise assault on the Taira forces at Yashima, causing them to retreat to their naval forces waiting offshore.
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Russian First World War Propaganda Poster, Anonymous
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Japan: The Goodwife Gu or Botaichu Kodaiso, one of the 'One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin', throwing a huge pillar from a ledge. Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1863), 1827-1830. The Water Margin (known in Chinese as Shuihu Zhuan, sometimes abbreviated to Shuihu, known as Suikoden in Japanese, as well as Outlaws of the Marsh, Tale of the Marshes, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang in English, is a 14th century novel and one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Attributed to Shi Nai'an and written in vernacular Chinese.
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Actor Utagawa Toyomaru (Japanese, active 1785-1797). Actor, ca 1780. Color woodblock print on paper, 12 x 5 1/4 in. (30.5 x 13.3 cm). Asian Art ca 1780
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Ichikawa monnosuke, The actor Ichikawa Monnosuke., Katsukawa, Shunko, 1743-1812, artist, between 1772 and 1781, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 30.1 x 13 cm., Full-length depiction of actor Ichikawa Monnosuke with sword in the Thunder God pose.
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Drawing the Sword, Album Leaf Painting Drawing the Sword, Album Leaf Painting, early 19th century. Ink and color on paper, Image: 10 1/4 x 16 3/8 in. (26 x 41.6 cm). Asian Art early 19th century
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Kabuki Actors Onoe Kikugor III as Shizuka Gozen and Nakamura Utaemon III as Kitsune Tadanobu, in the play Yoshitsune senbon zakura (The Thousand Cherry Trees of Yoshitsune) 1830 Gyokurytei (Rysai) Shigeharu Japanese. Kabuki Actors Onoe Kikugor III as Shizuka Gozen and Nakamura Utaemon III as Kitsune Tadanobu, in the play Yoshitsune senbon zakura (The Thousand Cherry Trees of Yoshitsune). Gyokurytei (Rysai) Shigeharu (Japanese, 1803-1853). Japan. 1830. Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints
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China: Pediatric 'tuina' hand massage diagram, Chinese woodcut, mid-Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912), reproduced in Youke San Zhong ('Three volumes of Paediatrics'), c. 1940
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Channel chart: yinqiao mai (Yin Heel Vessel), Chinese woodcut
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Ushiro muki oiran zu, Oiran high class courtesan., Utagawa, Hiroshige, 1842?-1894, artist, between 1868 and 1894, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 21.5 x 7.1 cm., Print shows a view from behind of a woman with many ornamental hairpins in her hair.
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The great horse circus from Osaka Osaka kudari daikyokuba (title on object), Man dressed as a warrior, with sword in right and drum in left hand, on horseback with a hannya (jealous female spirit) ), circus, Torii Kiyonaga (mentioned on object), Japan, 1785 - 1790, paper, colour woodcut, h 222 mm × w 161 mm
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Two Aspects of Kali, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Watercolor, graphite, and ink on paper; overall: 49.5 x 29 cm (19 1/2 x 11 7/16 in.).
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Japanese Folk Toys: Spring 1935 Yamashita Hakuba. Japanese Folk Toys: Spring. Yamashita Hakuba. Japan. 1935. Ink on paper. Illustrated Books
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Schildpadden, TSUKIOKA KôGYO, 1890-1900 print paper color woodcut tortoises, turtles. rocks
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This is the Guardian Tiger who protects the treasures of the Chinese Date: 1912
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Vietnam, Quang Nam Province, Hoi An City, Old City listed at World Heritage site by Unesco, Assembly Hall of the Congregation, Asia
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Thomas Carlyle, author Published by the Japanese Department of Education, between 1850 and 1900. print on hosho paper : woodcut, colour. Japanese print shows Carlyle horrified to see his manuscript burn after his dog upsets a lamp.
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De Acteur Sawada SHOJIRO ALS HAYASHI BUHEI, NATORI SHUNSEN, 1927 print BostePortret of the actor Sawada Shojiro in the role of Hayashi Buhei, the sword crossed with that of an opponent. paper color woodcut portrait of actor, actress. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
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Japan: Gaikoku jinbutsu zukushi - Amerika ('People from foreign lands - Americans'), Utagawa Yoshitora (fl. 1850 - 1870), 1861
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The actor Sawada Shojiro as Hayashi Buheii. Bust portrait of the actor Sawada Shojiro in the role of Hayashi Buhei, the sword crossed with a opponent.
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (January 1, 1798 - April 14, 1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. He is associated with the Utagawa school. The range of Kuniyoshi's preferred subjects included many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is known for depictions of the battles of samurai and legendary heroes. His artwork was affected by Western influences in landscape painting and caricature.
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Madam Butterfly by Puccini card by Leopoldo Metlicovitz showing her death. Puccini Foundation Lucca.
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Dong Ho painting full name Dong Ho folk woodcut painting is a genre of Vietnamese woodcut paintings originating from Dong Ho village in Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam. Using the traditional diep paper and colours derived from nature, craftsmen print Dong Ho pictures of different themes from good luck wishes, historical figures to everyday activities and folk allegories. In the past, Dong Ho painting was an essential element of the Tet holiday in Vietnam.
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Artist with dragon at a pot of Chinol. Draughtsman: Johan Braakensiek. Dating: 1868 - 1940. Measurements: h 497 mm × w 395 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (January 1, 1798 - April 14, 1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. He is associated with the Utagawa school. The range of Kuniyoshi's preferred subjects included many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is known for depictions of the battles of samurai and legendary heroes. His artwork was affected by Western influences in landscape painting and caricature.