Utagawa KUNIYOSHI (1798-1861)
Click here to view image full size. Cao Cao (Jap. Shuso) and Pang De (Jap. Hotoku) in the Han river during the battle with Guan Yu. From a set of Chinese warrior prints: Tsuzoku sangokushi eiyu no ichinin, “Heroes of…
Japanese Prints London
Dealing in fine Japanese prints, paintings and books since 1968
Japanese Prints London
Dealing in fine Japanese prints, paintings and books since 1968
Richard Kruml
Kikugawa EIZAN (1787-1867)
Click here to view image full size. An early complete 5-sheet (pentaptych) design being a mitate-e of a daimyo’s procession along Kugenuma beach with Enoshima island and Mt. Fuji in the background. Harugasumi hana iki retsu, “Journey in the Spring…
Matsumura KEIBUN (1779-1843)
Click here to view image full size. An original painting, sumi and very light colour on paper, 52.5 x 20 in; 133.5 x 51 cms. Keibun studied with his older half-brother Matsumura Goshun as well as Maruyama Okyo. At his…
Keisai EISEN (1790-1848)
Click here to view image full size. Kegon no taki, santaki no sono ikkei, “ The Kegon Waterfall, View of One of the Three Falls.” From a set Nikkosan meisho no uchi, “Celebrated Views in the Nikko Mountains.” Three travellers…
Utagawa YOSHIIKU (1833-1904)
Click here to view image full size. A fascinating triptych showing the backstage activities on the second floor of a kabuki theatre, Gakuya ni-kai no zu. Twenty-one actors are shown, mostly in their street clothes, together with assistants. However, on…
Utagawa HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Click here to view image full size. Ushiwakamaru (Yoshitsune) defeats the priest Tankai of Shirakawa at the Gojo Shrine under a full moon. Hachikai, Gojo no Yashiro ni Ushiwakamaru Shirakawa no Tankai o uchitori from the set Yoshitsune ichidaiki no…
Kawanabe KYOSAI (1831-1889)
Click here to view image full size. A fine original Kyosai painting, full colour on paper, 51.5 x 21.5 in; 131 x 54.5 cms. Shows Otafuku being carried across a river on the back of a blue oni. They look…
Kitagawa UTAMARO (1753-1806)
Click here to view image full size. A beauty with a child on her back. Amagoi Komachi from a set Furyu nana Komachi, “Fashionable Seven Komachi.” Events from the life of Ono no Komachi, one of the six best waka…
Suzuki Jun NANREI (1775-1844)
Click here to view image full size. An original painting, sumi and very light colour on paper, 39.5 x 11.5 in; 99.5 x 29 cm. Nanrei was the consummate Shijo artist, much admired by J. Hillier who stated: “… if…
Onishi CHINNEN (1792-1851)
Click here to view image full size. An original brush drawing, sumi on paper, 8.75 x 12.25 in; 22.2 x 31 cm. Another consummate Shijo artist. A samurai who studied painting under Watanabe Nangaku and Tani Buncho. He not only…
Kobayashi KIYOCHIKA (1847-1915)
Click here to view image full size. An extremely unusual tall and narrow painting, sumi and light colour on paper, 55.5 x 4 in; 141 x 10 cm. Kiyochika was much influenced by imported Western lithographs and etchings and was…
Kitagawa UTAMARO (1753-1806)
Click here to view image full size. The ill-fated couple Ianoya Hanbei and Ochiya: the subjects of a famous double suicide in 1722 in Osaka. From a set Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami, “An Array of Passionate Lovers.” Ochiya was…
Utagawa HIROSHIGE II (1826-1869)
Click here to view image full size. Taishu kaigan, a Dutch ship off the seashore of Tsushima Province from Shokoku meisho hyakkei, “One Hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces.” The Japanese island is located off the west coast…
Utagawa HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Click here to view image full size. An original drawing showing a study of a seated woman holding a rosary in front of an incense burner. Sumi and pentimenti on thin paper, 13 x 9.5 in; 33 x 24.5 cm.…
Utagawa KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Click here to view image full size. Shows the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Misuji no Tsunagoro confronted by Seitaka top left, one of the attendants of Fudo Myo-o. From a set Mitate junishi no uchi, “Comparisons with the Twelve…
Keisai EISEN (1790-1848)
Click here to view image full size. Shows Lord Hojo Tokimasa, Governor of Totomi Province, praying for good fortune to Benzaiten in the famous Shinto shrine on the island of Enoshima. She explains that his family will flourish for seven…
Toyohara KUNICHIKA (1835-1900)
Click here to view image full size. The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Jiraiya from Kijutsu junishi no uchi, “Magic in the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac.” This design representing Rooster although what the connection the huge eagle has to…
Toyohara KUNICHIKA (1835-1900)
Click here to view image full size. The actor Bando Hikosaburo V as Inugami Hyobu from Kijutsu junishi no uchi, “Magic in the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac.” This design representing Dog. Hikosaburo represents a mythical dog spirit – a…
Utagawa KUNISADA (1786-1865)
Click here to view image full size. A diptych showing Musashi-bo Benkei, renowned for his herculean strength, battling with the young Onzoshi Ushiwaka Maru (Yoshitsune) on Gojo Bridge. The story relates how Benkei (1155-1189) wandered around Kyoto with the intention…
Tsukioka YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)
Click here to view image full size. Dai ichidai Jimmu tenno, the first Emperor of Japan, from a set Dai Nihon shiryaku zue, “Short Illustrated History of Great Japan.” Jimmu (711-585 BC), the founder of the Imperial dynasty, launched his…
Tsukioka YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892)
Click here to view image full size. Fukuhara densha kaii no zu, “Strange Apparitions.”A triptych showing Taira no Kiyomori, leader of the Taira clan, on the terrace of his palace in Fukuhara haunted by the apparition of the skulls of…
Utagawa YOSHIKAZU (Fl. 1850-70)
Click here to view image full size. Triptych showing an American steamship. Amerika jokisen, nagasa yonjuken, haba rokken, “American Steamship: Measuring Two Hundred and Sixty Feet long and Forty Feet wide.” Published by Maruya Jinpachi (Enjudo), 1861. A fine depiction.…
Utagawa KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)
Click here to view image full size. A triptych of Yokohama Honcho no zue, “Honcho [Main Street] in Yokohama.” Shows the busy street one year after the port opened to foreign trade on 2nd June 1859. The Mitsui store is…
Ichiryusai YOSHITOYO (1830-1866)
Click here to view image full size. A dramatic triptych showing the samurai Nitta no Shiro Tadatsune, having crawled into a cave on Mt. Fuji, brandishing a firebrand that reveals the Deity of Mt. Fuji (Shinto); or the Goddess Kannon…
Utagawa HIROSHIGE II (1826-1869)
Click here to view image full size. Click here to view image full size. The complete 6-sheet Kanagawa: Noge Yokohama, an evening scene showing an aerial view of Yokohama with an American ship entering the port on the far left.…
Miyagawa CHOSHUN (1682-1752)
Click here to view image full size. The pre-eminent painter of the first half of the eighteenth century but not better known because neither he or his pupils are known to have designed any prints. His subjects were invariably beautiful…
Katsukawa SHUNSHO (1726-1793)
Click here to view image full size. The actor Otani Hiroji III as a samurai, one sword drawn and facing an adversary. Shunsho was the founder of the Katsukawa school and had many pupils (including Hokusai [Shunro]). He was a…
Kishi GANTAI (1782-1865)
Click here to view image full size. An extremely large painting, 55.5 x 32 in; 141 x 81.3 cms, sumi and light colour on silk. Shows a pair of Sika deer, their summer coats spotted and white. Gantai was the…
Utagawa HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Click here to view image full size. Seki from a Tokaido set published by Maruya Seijiro, 1850-51, hence it is often referred to as the Marusei Tokaido. Also known as the Reisho Tokaido because the title “Tokaido” is written in…
Shunkosai HOKUEI (FL. 1829-1837)
Click here to view image full size. A dramatic diptych showing the actor Iwai Shijaku I as Lady Osuma shining her lantern on the actor Bando Jutaro as Sasaya Hanbei from the play Honobonoto ura no asagiri, “Daybreak Hidden on…