Taiso YOSHITOSHI (1839 – 1892)
Click here to view image full size. A fireman from the set: Ohoono daiku matoi, A Mirror of Fireman’s Standards in Each of the Precincts of Tokyo. Probably a set of 10 prints published by Okura Magobei, 10 It is…
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
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Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797 – 1861)
Click here to view image full size. A rare triptych showing the fight between Ushiwaka Maru ( Yoshitsune ) and Benkei on Gojo Bridge in 1170. One of Kuniyshi’s finest designs. Published by Fujioka-ya Hikotaro c 1840. Very good impression:…
Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797 – 1861)
Click here to view image full size. Takeda Sama-no-suke Nobushige from the set Koetsu yusho den “ Stories of Courageous Warriors from the Koetsu Region”. Shows Nobushige enveloped in a cloud of battle smoke. One of the two best designs…
Tsukioka YOSHITOSHI (1839 – 1892)
Click here to view image full size. A diptych showing Urashima Taro returning home from the palace of the Dragon King from the set Yoshitoshi manga, “Sketches by Yoshitoshi”. Published by Kobayashi, Meiji 19 ( 1/1886 ). First edition. (…
Utagawa YOSHIKAZU (FI. 1850 – 1870)
Click here to view image full size. An underwater fight between Saito Toshimoto and Raido Shukakuyoku. The best design from the set Buyu kumiuchi tsukushi published by Maruya Jimpachi 1862. Very good impression and colour. Slight trimming, otherwise very good.…
Kawanabe KYOSAI (1831 – 1889)
Click here to view image full size. Shoki the demon quellor. A wonderful image of this famous subject printed almost entirely in red, Extremely rare. Fine impression: the surface of the paper lightly blind-printed. Fine colour. The bottom edge with…
Utagawa YOSHIFUJI (1828 – 1887)
Click here to view image full size. The head of the cat-witch of Okabe from the Fifty-Three Stations. The head is composed of convoluted cats’ bodies; the eyes being two bells and the mouth a thick ribbon as worn by…
Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797 – 1861)
Click here to view image full size. Umegaya, Kajiwara Genda Kagesuye fighting at Ikuta-no-mori from the set Buyu nazoraye Genji, “Heroic Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji”, published by Iba-ya Sensaburo, c.1843. Robinson S28.32. O-tanzako format. Very good impression and…
Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797 – 1861)
Click here to view image full size. Nakamura Kansuke Masatatsu warding off a brazier of hot ashes from the set Seicho gishi shozo, “Portraits of the Faithful Samurai of True Loyalty”. Robinson S78.6. Published 1853 by Sumiyoshi-ya Masagoro. The set…
Kawanabe KYOSAI (1831 – 1889)
Click here to view image full size. Shoki riding a tiger and attacking a group of demons. “May” from a series of Twelve Months. Published by Fukuda Kumajuro Meiji 20 (1887). Fine impression and colour. Minor sumi spots, otherwise very…
Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797 – 1861)
Click here to view image full size. Triptych showing the Taira ghosts attacking Yoshitsune’s ship amid huge waves. One of Kuniyoshi’s favourite subjects and an extremely fine and rare design. Published c.1850. Very good impression, colour and condition. Signed Ichiyusai…
Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797 – 1861)
Click here to view image full size. Hatsuhana doing penance under the Tonozawa Waterfall fulfilling a vow made on behalf of our sick husband. The best design from Stories of Wise and Virtuous Women. Published c.1842 by Ibaya Sensaburo. Fine…
Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797 – 1861)
Click here to view image full size. Fuse-hime saving the child Masashi from a thunderbolt from “Eight Hundred Heroes of our Country’s Suikoden, One by One”. Published by Kaga-ya Kichiyemon c.1836. Robinson S4c.3. Fine impression, colour and condition. Full size.…
Taiso YOSHITOSHI (1839 – 1892)
Click here to view image full size. Wakashima Gonemon swimming underwater. The finest design from Azuma no nishiki ukiyo kodan, published by Masudaya 1867 Very fine impression with perfect gradation. Fine colour and condition. Signed Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu. Status: Sold
Taiso YOSHITOSHI (1839 – 1892)
Click here to view image full size. Choun riding a horse through smoke. One of the finest designs from Azuma no nishiki ukiyo kodan. Published by Yamajin, 1867 Fine impression and colour. Light crease otherwise very good condition. Signed Ikkaisai…
Taiso YOSHITOSHI (1839 – 1892)
Click here to view image full size. Mashiba Dairyo Hisayoshi Ko in lightning. The finest design (together with Kon Sosho and the storm dragon) from Yoshitoshi’s first set of ghost prints: Wakan hyaku monogatari. Published by Daikin, 1865 Fine impression,…
Yanagawa SHIGENOBU II (Active 1824 – 1860)
Click here to view image full size. San konoshitakage, “Number Three: In the Shade of a Tree” from a set: Meiba zoroe, “Famous Horses.” Shows a beauty sheltering from rain. Published for the Horse Year 1834. Fine impression. Very good…
Katsushika HOKUSAI (1760 – 1849)
Click here to view image full size. Kinutagai, “The Fulling Block Shell” from the series: Genroku Kasen kaiawase, “A Matching Game with the Genroku Poem Shells.” ( An anthology published in 1689. ) A collection of verses with pictures designed…
Katsushika HOKUSAI (1760 – 1849)
Click here to view image full size. Sakuragai, “The Cherry Blossom Shell” from the series: Genroku Kasen kaiawase, “A Matching Game with the Genroku Poem Shells.” ( An anthology published in 1689. ) A collection of verses with pictures designed…
Katsushika HOKUTAI (Act. c. 1800 – 1830)
Click here to view image full size. A long surimono by an early pupil of Hokusai. Most likely an invitation to a New Year musical event at Shinagawa ( ? ). Shows three musicians playing samisen, koto and kokyu (…
Utagawa KUNISADA (1786 – 1865)
Click here to view image full size. Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Urashima Taro, seated with his fishing rod and the black box behind him that contains his old age. Urashima Taro saved a giant tortoise and was rewarded by a…
Utagawa KUNISADA (1786 – 1865)
Click here to view image full size. Ichikawa Danjuro VII ( crouching below ) as Konoshita Tokichi and Segawa Kikunojo V as Princess Otohime. This does not illustrate a particular play, but was obviously intended for the year 1820 as…
Utagawa KUNISADA (1786 – 1865)
Click here to view image full size. Two sheets ( of three ) showing the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII ( left ) in the role of Minamoto Yorimasa holding a firebrand to better see the giant Nue and Bando Mitsugoro…
Shibata ZESHIN (1807 – 1891), Ikeda TAISHIN and SUISHIN
Click here to view image full size. A complete set of the four seasons in shijo style: Spring showing cherry blossom viewing signed Taishin; Summer is a still life of theatre props signed Zeshin; Autumn shows people moon viewing signed…
Utagawa TOYOKUNI I (1769 – 1825)
Click here to view image full size. A wonderful design showing the actor Ichikawa Ebizo VI ( Danjuro VIII ) holding a large umbrella with his face reflected in a mirror held by an acolyte. Two poems above by Sakuragawa…
Harunobu GAKUTEI (c.1786 – 1868)
Click here to view image full size. A sumptuously clothed beauty designed for the Shippo Club. The surimono is unusual in having a caramel-coloured background. Fine impression, colour and condition. Signed Gakutei with seal Shima. Status: Sold
Kubo SHUNMAN (1757 – 1820)
Click here to view image full size. A superb surimono showing a group of five cranes on a split of sand. The tancho ( “red crest” ) Japanese Crane, Grus japonensis, is the second rarest crane in the world, migrating…
Katsushika HOKUSAI (1760 – 1849)
Click here to view image full size. A rare surimono from a series Soramitsuyaren wakan buyu awase samban no uchi, “Japanese and Chinese Heroes for the Soramitsuya Circle.” ( A club named after its leader Soramitsuya Maeda. ) Shows Benkei…
Totoya HOKKEI (1780 – 1850)
Click here to view image full size. The Dragon King, Ryu-jin, presenting the tide-ruling jewels Nanjiu and Kanjiu. In Japanese folklore he ruled the sea and inhabited a spectacular castle in the depths of the ocean. Fine impression and colour…
Katsushika HOKUSAI (1760 – 1849)
Click here to view image full size. A rare surimono from the series Umazukushi, “A Series of Horses” published 1822 ( Year of the Horse ). Shows the banks of the Sumida river, Komatomeishi, with the stone used for tethering…