Anō no Tsubone 阿能局 - From the series 'Thirty-six Beauties Good & Evil' 善悪三拾六美人 - 1876 - Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) - Japan - Early Edo period
Japanese Prints Auction
Booklet with reproductions of famous japanese woodblock prints - 'Meishō jūni gashō' 名勝十二画抄 - 1928 - Various (by reproductions) - Japan
'Yoshiwara rōchū-zu' 吉原楼中図 (Inside the Yoshiwara mansion) - Shōwa period - Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) - Japan
Original woodblock print, hand-signed and numbered 49/200 by the artist - Paper - Hajime Namiki 並木一 (b 1947) - Weeping Cherry 22 - Japan - 2018
Shōbu 菖蒲 (sweet flags) - Kobayashi Kokei 小林古径 (1881-1957) - Published by Tanseisha - Japan
'Edo meisho zue' 江戸名所図会 (Guide to famous Edo sites), vol. 20 - 1836 - Saitō Gesshin 斎藤 月岑 (1804–1878) & Hasegawa Settan (長谷川雪旦 (1778–1843) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
The Syllable Tsu: Sawamura Tossho II as Kanzaki Yogoro Noriyasu - Utagawa Kunisada (1786 - 1865) - Japan - Late Edo period
Popular, Rejected, Apprentice Courtesan, Lovers’ Tiff もてる ふられる しんぞう くぜつ - Shunga 春画 - Koikawa Shōzan 恋川笑山 (1821-1907) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Tametomo 為朝 - Scene 39 from the "Dai Nihon Shi Ryaku Zue" (Pictures of History of Japan) - Adachi Ginko (1853-1902) - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Fine wind, clear morning (Red Fuji) - Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) - Published by Unsodo - Japan
Mt. Fuji with tree "Oshino-Fuji 7" (忍野富士 7) - Limited 53/323 - NO RESERVE - Norikane Hiroto 乗兼広人 (b 1949) - Japan
'The Syllable Su' - From the series "Seichû gishin meimei kagami" - 1857 - print - Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Kabuki Scene from the play 'Tsukinoen yanagi no eawase' 月宴柳絵合 - 1883 - Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
"Kawaguchi-ko no Fuji" 河口湖の富士 (Mt Fuji from Lake Kawaguchi) - Heisei period (1989-2019) - Okada Koichi (1907-?) - Published by Unsodo - Japan (No Reserve Price)
Kabuki actors Kawarazaki Kunitarō II as Konami & Ōtani Tomoemon V as Tonase - 1870 - Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Kabuki actor Ichimura Kakitsu in the role of Akebono Genta 曙源太 - ca 1860 - Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868) (No Reserve Price)
Vier herdruk houtblok prenten uit de serie: De 53 rustplaatsen langs de Tokaido - Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) - Japan
Kabuki actors in the roles of Yūkaku Sagorō 遊客佐五郎 & Marugiku no Otano 丸菊のお田野 (?) - 1859 - Mulberry paper - Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) - Japan - 1753-1806
Original woodblock print, hand-signed by the artist - Paper - Kunio Kaneko (b 1949) - Fuji 106 - Japan - 2015
Woodblock print - 'Famous rice crackers 名物おせんべい' - 1980s - Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) - Japan
Scene from the kabuki play 'Yanagi no Ito Hiku ya Gohiiki' 柳糸引御摂 - 1853 - Utagawa Kunisada (1785-1865) - Japan - Late Edo period
Original kuchi-e - A beauty mending a koto - 1913 - Shimazaki Ryū 島崎柳塢 (1865-1937) - Japan
"Tokaido, Okazaki, Yahagi-no-hashi bridge 東海道岡崎矢はぎのはし" - from "Famous Bridges in Various Provinces - Paper - Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) - Japan - 1970s
Original woodblock print triptych - Paper - Miyagawa Shuntei (1873-1914) - 'Cherry blossom-hunting' 桜狩 - From "Twelve Months of Beautiful Women" 美人十二ヶ月 - Japan - 1898 (Meiji 31)
"Fuji Yoshida" 富士吉田 (Yamanashi) - Kasamatsu Shiro 笠松紫浪 (1898-1991) - Published by Unsodo - Japan
Shunga woodblock print - Tenarai 手習 (practice) - From the series "Genji Au Courant" 今様源氏 - Utagawa School - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
The First National Bank, Kaiun Bridge and Brick Buildings - From 'Detailed Pitures of Tokyo' - 1873 - Utagawa Hiroshige III (1842–1894) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
"Shimotsuke, Mt. Kurokami-san, Kirifuri-no-taki Waterfall 下野黒髪山きりふりの滝" - Paper - Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) - Japan - 1970s
'Equestrian Feats' & Daruma and His Attendant - ca 1900s (Late Meiji) - Ishikawa Toyonobu & Suzuki Harunobu - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
'Ōmisoka akebono sōshi' 大晦日曙草紙 (Twilight Tales: Kyoyama's 'New Year's Eve Dawn') vol 18 parts I&II - - Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-80) & Santō Kyōzan (1769-1816) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Kabuki actor as Nuregami Chōgorō 濡髪長五郎 - 1852 - Paper - Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) - Japan - Late Edo period
Picture Book, Permissive Tones 艶本免の音色 - The Secret of my Lovesick Heart - ca. 1779 - Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政 (1739-1820) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Original woodblock print, Published by Unsodo - Paper - Asano Takeji (1900-1998) - "Kiyamachi" 木屋町 (Kiyamachi Street, Kyoto) - Japan - Reiwa period (2019 - present)
Katsushika Hokusai - Sundai, Edo - "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" - Katsushika Hokusai - Japan
Collection of kuchi-e - ca 1900-10s - Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908) - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Actors Iwai Kumesaburō III as Oyone and Bandō Hikosaubrō IV as Magoshichi - 1847-52 - Utagawa Kunisada (1785-1865) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
'The Syllable O' - From the series "Mirror of the True Loyalty of Each of the Faithful Retainers" - - print - Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Katashigure かたしぐれ light shower on a night in late autumn and early winter - 1992 - Nishijima Katsuyuki (b 1945) - Japan
Genji Clouds in the Peaks of Mt.Kurama げんじ雲鞍馬がたけ - 1847-52 - Utagawa Kunisada (1785-1865) - Japan - Late Edo period
'The Great Wave off Kanagawa' - From the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" - Heisei period - Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) - Published by Unsodo - Japan
'Chapter 43, Kobai' From: 'The Tale of Genji 54 Chapters' - Kunisada II Utagawa (1823-1880) - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
'Ōmisoka akebono sōshi' 大晦日曙草紙 (Twilight Tales: Kyoyama's 'New Year's Eve Dawn') vol 17 parts I&II - - Kunimasa Utagawa Santo Kyozan - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
"Today" - Signed by the artist and numbered 173/200 - Kunio Kaneko (b 1949) - Japan
After Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795) - From "Ōkyō shūbi gafu" 応挙聚美画譜 - 1892 - After Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Daimonji Okuribi 大文字送り火 - Maiko (Apprentice Geisha) and Bonfire - Kinoshita Akira 木下章 (1927-2017) - Japan
Scene from the kabuki play 'Irima no gosho kabuki ezōshi' 入間館劇場絵本 - 1874 - Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Narukami 鳴神上人 - 1851 - print - Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Fuji Series N.18 - Limited edition 28/300 - 2021 - NO RESERVE - Hajime Namiki 並木 (b 1948) - Japan
Meiji Era Vignettes: 'Fūzoku gahō' 風俗画報 Selections from Late 1898 to 1899" - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Garden of Springtime Games 春の御庭遊戯の図 (Haru no Oniwa Yugi no Zu) - 1847-52 - Utagawa Kunisada (1785-1865) - Japan - Late Edo period
'Rain in Shinnyodo' - Asano Takeji (1900-1998) - Published by Unsodo - Japan
Kabuki actor Sawamura Tosshō II as En'ya Hangan 塩冶判官 in the play 'Kanadehon Chūshungura' 仮名手本忠臣蔵 - - Utagawa Kunisada (1785-1865) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
'The Battle of Weihaiwei' From: 'The First Sino and Japanese War' 日清戦争の内 威海衛の戦い - Chikanobu Yoshu (1838-1912) - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Kabuki actor in the role of Ashikaga Jirō 足利次郎 - 1853 - print - Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) - Japan - 1753-1806
"Tempio Daigo" - Serie: Kyoto Hyakkei: Rakunan (Cento vedute di Kyoto: Rakunan) - Masao Ido (1945 - 2016) - Japan
'The Syllable Se' - From the series "Mirror of the True Loyalty of Each of the Faithful Retainers" - - print - Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Vier herdruk houtblok prenten van kabuki acteurs ontworpen door Tōshūsai Sharaku - Tōshūsai Sharaku (東洲斎 写楽; active 1794–1795) - Japan
Moon Viewing Night 月見の夕べ - Mitsuuji (Modern Genji) visiting a lady - 1847–52 - Utagawa Kunisada (1785-1865) - Japan - Late Edo period
Onoe Tamizô II as Eda no Genzô (江田の源蔵, left) and Ichikawa Ebizô V as Yuri Hachirô (由利八郎, right) - - Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Number 9 from the series 'Chuyu gijinroku' 忠勇義臣録 - 1847-48 - Utagawa Kunisada (1785-1865) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868) (No Reserve Price)
Scene from the kabuki play 'Mureiru tazu yokoi no sogagiku' 群入田鶴宿魁菊 - 1874 - Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Etching, hand-signed by the artist - Paper - Emi Sato (b 1973) - La - Japan - Heisei period (1989 - 2019)
Ichimura Kakitsu 市村家橘 in the role of Washi no Chōkichi 鷲の長吉 - 1866 - Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) - Japan - Late Edo period
Original woodblock print, published by Unsodo - Paper - Teruhide Kato (1936-2005) - The 1000 Torii at Kyoto's Fushima Inari Shrine - Japan - Reiwa period (2019 - present)
Scene from the kabuki play 'Ume no Naniwa Sanada no gunbai' 梅浪花真田軍配 - 1873 - Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Original woodblock print, published by Unsodo - Paper - Kasamatsu Shiro (1898-1981) - Morning Waves - Japan - Reiwa period (2019 - present)
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