Woodblock Prints

Suzuki Harunobu (1725–1770), The First Day of Spring (Risshun), from the series Fashionable Poetic Immortals in the Four Seasons (Fuzoku shiki kasen), circa 1768

Isoda Koryusai (1735-1790)

A courtesan and her client under a mosquito net, circa 1770

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Koryusai ga'
Collector's seal: Vever

Vertical chuban:
25.8 x 18.7 cm. (10 ⅛ x 7 ⅜ in.)
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Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)

Poem by Kiyowara no Fukayabu, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), circa 1835–36

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Saki no Hokusai Manji'
Publisher: Isaya Sanjiro (Eijudo)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
(Publisher and censor seal present at lower right, partially obscured by black bokashi)

Horizontal oban:
25.3 x 36.3 cm. (10 x 14 ¼ in.)

£ 9,800.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

No. 47, Oi, from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi), circa 1835-38

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Artist's seal: 'Ichiryusai'
Publisher: Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)
Date: circa 1835-38

Horizontal oban:
23.3 x 36.8 cm. (9 ⅛ x 14 ½ in.)

£ 5,500.00

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Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769 - 1825)

Wisdom (Chi), from the series Fashionable Five Virtues (Furyu jin-gi-rei-chi-shin), circa 1795

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Toyokuni ga'
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
Date: circa 1795

Vertical oban: 38.7 x 25.4 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 in.)

£ 12,000.00

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Keisai Eisen (1790-1848)

Courtesan Sakie of the Sanotsuchiya at Edo-machi nichome in the New Yoshiwara, with kamuro Tayori and Ayano, circa 1830s

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Keisei Eisen ga'
Publisher: Yorozuya Kichibei
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)

Vertical oban:
36.5 x 25.3 cm. (14 ⅜ x 10 in.)

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Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822-1866)

Shuten doji at Oeyama (Oeyama Shuten doji), 1858, 10th month

Woodblock print
Each sheet signed 'Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga'
Publisher: Kiya Sojiro
Dated: 1858 (Ansei 5), 10th month

Vertical oban, triptych:
36.4 x 24.5 cm. (14 ⅜ x 9 ⅝ in.) (each sheet, approx.)

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

A hawk feeding its young, Circa 1830s

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Maruya Seijiro (Jukakudo)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
Date: circa 1830s

Vertical oban, diptych:
35.8 x 25.1 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ⅞ in.) (each sheet, approx.)

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Evening Moon at Itako (Itako no yuzuki), circa 1950

Watercolour on paper
Signed: 'Hasui'
Sealed: 'Hangado'
Date: circa 1950

47.8 x 36.2 cm. (18 ⅞ x 14 ¼ in.)
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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Spring at Matsuyama Castle (Matsuyamajo no haru), 1950s

Watercolour on paper
Signed: 'Hasui'
Sealed: 'Hangado'
Date: 1950s

49.3 x 37.7 cm. (19 ⅜ x 14 ⅞ in.)
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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Tenno-ji Temple in Osaka (Osaka Tenno-ji), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu), 1927

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Dated: Showa 2 (1927)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal C, consistent with printing 1927-32)

Vertical oban:
38.7 x 26.3 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ⅜ in.)

£16000 (plus 5% tax for UK buyers)

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Dawn at Beppu (Beppu no asa), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu), 1928

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Dated: Showa 3 (1928)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei 'B' seal - earliest type of Watanabe seal for this design, consistent with printing 1924-30)

Vertical oban:
38.7 x 26 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ¼ in.)

£5000 (plus 5% tax for UK buyers)

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Kozu, Osaka, from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu), 1924

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Dated: Taisho 13 (1924)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal 'C', consistent with printing 1927-32)

Vertical oban:
38.4 x 25.4 cm. (15 ⅛ x 10 in.)

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Hayashi Motoharu (1858-1903)

Actors Ichikawa Sadanji I in the role of Watanabe no Tsuna and Onoe Kikugoro V as the Demon of Mount Atago (Atagoyama no Akki), 1892

Woodblock print, triptych
Signed: 'Oju Motoharu' and sealed 'Moto' and 'Haru'
Dated: Meiji 25 (1892)
Publisher: Mitani Otojiro

Vertical oban triptych:
37.2 x 25.4 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.) (each sheet, approx.)

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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)

Moon: The actor Ichikawa Sansho (Ichikawa Danjuro IX) in the role of the pirate Kezori Kuemon, from the series Snow, Moon and Flowers (Setsu gekka no uchi), 1890

Woodblock print
Signed: Oju Yoshitoshi ga and sealed Taiso
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Date: 1890

Vertical oban, triptych:
36.8 x 24.8 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ¾ in.)

£4600 (+5% tax for UK buyers)

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Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900)

Actors Onoe Kikugoro V as Okiku and Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Aoyama Tessan in The Mansion of Plates and the Cursed Makeup Mirror (Sarayashiki kesho no sugatami), 1892

Woodblock print, vertical triptych
Signed: 'Toyohara Kunichika hitsu'
Publisher: Fukuda Kumajiro
Block cutter's mark: 'Umezawa to'
Dated: October 1892 (Meiji 25, 10th month)

Vertical oban triptych:
37.2 x 25.7 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 ⅛ in.)

£ 6,500.00

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Lu Junyi, the Jade Qilin (Gyokukirin Roshungi), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Shuihuzhuan (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori), Circa 1827–30

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei)
Censorship seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
Date: circa 1827-30

Vertical oban:
38.9 x 26.4 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ⅜ in.)

£ 5,000.00

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Minamoto no Yorimasa Slaying the Nue, circa 1820-25

Woodblock print, triptych
Each sheet signed 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
Date: circa 1820-25

Vertical oban, each sheet approx.:
38.3 x 26 cm. (15 ⅛ x 10 ¼ in.)

£ 6,500.00

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)

The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Satomi Shurinosuke (R), Onoe Kikugoro III as the Ghosts of both the princess Fusehime and the dog Yatsufusa (C), and Ichikawa Ebizo V as Kanamari Daisuke (L), circa 1836

Woodblock print, triptych

Vertical oban, each sheet approx.:
37.2 x 26.4 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 ⅜ in.)

£ 1,260.00

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Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829)

Courtesans in a Yoshiwara teahouse, from the series Ten Famous Places in Edo (Koto jussho zekkei), Circa 1790

Woodblock print
Unsigned
Publisher: Enomotoya Kichibei (Hoeido)
Date: circa 1790

Vertical chuban: 25.5 x 18.4 cm. (10 x 7 ¼ in.)

£ 1,600.00

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Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829)

The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa), circa 1795

Woodblock print
Date: circa 1795
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Censor's seal: kiwame (approved)

Vertical aiban:
32.3 x 21.9 cm. (12 ¾ x 8 ⅝ in.)

£ 2,800.00

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)

Rainstorm beneath the Summit (Sanka haku-u), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), circa 1831

Woodblock print

Horizontal oban:
25.4 x 37.6 cm.
10 x 14 3/4 in.

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

View of the Ferry at Rokugo (Rokugo watashiba no kei), 1847-52

Woodblock print
Each sheet signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Yamadaya Shobei
Censor's seals: Mera Ta-ichiro and Watanabe Shoemon
Date: circa 1847-52

Vertical oban, triptych:
36.5 x 25.1 cm. (14 ⅜ x 9 ⅞ in.)

£ 4,600.00

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Ryuryukyo Shinsai (active circa 1799–1823)

Woman reading a letter, circa 1810s

Woodblock print, attributed to Ryuryukyo Shinsai, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing
Privately published, circa 1810s

Shikishiban:
20.6 x 18.4 cm. (8 ⅛ x 7 ¼ in.)

£ 2,500.00

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Hotei Gosei (active circa 1804-1844)

Omon-dori, from the series A Comparison of Famous Things in the Eastern Capital (Toto meibutsu awase), circa 1820

Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing
Signed: 'Gosei hitsu', sealed 'Go' and 'Sei'
Privately published, circa 1820

Shikishiban:
20.6 x 18.1 cm. (8 ⅛ x 7 ⅛ in.)

£ 1,800.00

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Ryuryukyo Shinsai (active circa 1799–1823)

Woman reading a letter, circa 1810s

Woodblock print, attributed to Ryuryukyo Shinsai, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing

Shikishiban:
20.8 x 18.2 cm
8 1/4 x 7 1/8 in

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Inume Pass in Kai Province (Kai Inume toge), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei), 1858, 4th month

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido)
Censor/ date seal: Horse 4 (1858, 4th month)

Vertical oban:
35.7 x 24.4 cm. (14 x 9 ⅝ in.)

£ 2,800.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

No. 41, Narumi: Shop with Famous Arimatsu Tie-dyed Cloth (Narumi, meisan Arimatsu shibori mise), from the series Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue), also known as the Vertical Tokaido, 1855

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige hitsu'
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido)
Censor seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date seal: Hare 7 (1855, 7th month)

Vertical oban:
36.5 x 25.1 cm. (14 ⅜ x 9 ⅞ in.)

£500 (plus 5% tax for UK buyers)

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Four Stations: Nihonbashi, Shinagawa, Kawasaki, and Kanagawa, from the series Famous Views of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan eki yonshuku meisho), circa 1830-35

Woodblock print

Horizontal oban:
24.6 x 36.5 cm. (9 ¾ x 14 ⅜ in.)

£ 3,900.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Mimasaka Province, Yamabushi Valley (Mimasaka, Yamabushidani), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), 1853

Woodblock print
Signed 'Hiroshige hitsu'
Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke
Censor's seal: 'aratame' (certified)
Date: 1853, 12th month (Ox 12)

Vertical oban:
36.5 x 25.2 cm. (14 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.)

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Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826–1869)

Kirifuri Waterfall, Nikko (Nikko Kirifuri no taki), from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei), 1859

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Date: 1859, 10th month
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Sealed: combined 'aratame' (certified) and date seal 'Goat, 10' (1859, 10th month)

Vertical oban:
34.9 x 24 cm. (13 ¾ x 9 ½ in.)

£ 7,800.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Dawn in the Yoshiwara (Kakuchu shinonome), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1857, 4th month

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Sealed: 'aratame' (certified) and date seal Snake 4 (1857, 4th month)
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi

Vertical oban:
36.8 x 25.1 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ⅞ in.)

£ 5,800.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Moon Pine, Ueno (Ueno sannai Tsuki no matsu), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1857, 8th month

Woodblock print

Vertical oban:
36 x 24.8 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ¾ in.)

£ 2,200.00

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Nakayama Sugakudo (active 1850–1860)

The complete set of the series Forty-eight Hawks Drawn from Life (Sho utsushi yonju-hachi taka), 1859

Woodblock prints, bound as an album
Contents: fifty sheets, comprising one-page table of contents; forty-eight single-sheet illustrations of birds and flowers; followed by colophon
Binding: 'fukurotoji'
Each sheet variously signed 'Sugakudo', 'Sugaku' or 'Sugakudo shujin'
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido)
Each sheet with date and censor seal: 1859, 6th month (Goat 6), 'aratame' (approved)

The album:
36.2 x 25.1 x 1.9 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ⅞ x ¾ in.)

£ 5,000.00

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)

Autumn Section (Aki no bu), from the series Modern Views of the Four Seasons (Tosei shiki no nagame), 1857, 4th month

Woodblock print

Vertical oban triptych (each sheet, approx.):
36 x 25.3 cm. (14 ⅛ x 10 in.)

£ 1,500.00

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Keisai Eisen (1790-1848)

Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryogoku Bridge in the Eastern Capital (Toto Ryogokubashi yusuzumi no zu), 1830s

Woodblock print, triptych
Signed: 'Ippitsuan Eisan ga' (to right sheet), and 'Eisen ga' (to centre and left sheets)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo
Date: 1830s

Vertical oban, triptych, each sheet approx.:
38.6 x 26.5 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ⅜ in.)

£ 3,500.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Tajima Province: Iwai Valley, Kannon Cave (Tajima, Iwaidani, Iwayakannon), from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue), 1853, 12th month

Woodblock print

Vertical oban:
36.8 x 24.7 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ¾ in.)

£ 2,400.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Black Sea Bream, Small Sea Bream, Asparagus Shoots and Sansho Pepper, from the untitled series of Large Fish, circa 1832-33

Woodblock print
Signed: Ryusai Hiroshige ga
Date: circa 1832-33
Censor's seal: kiwame (approved)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)

Horizontal oban:
25.4 x 36.5 cm. (10 x 14 ⅜ in.)

£ 2,200.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Snow in the Precincts of the Tenman Shrine at Kameido (Kameido Tenmangu keidai yuki), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho), circa 1832-38

Woodblock print

Horizontal oban:
24.7 x 37.9 cm. (9 ¾ x 14 ⅞ in.)

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Snowy Morning in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara yuki no asa), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho), 1847-52

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kinkakudo)
Censor's seals: Kinugasa, Watanabe
Date: 1847-52

Horizontal oban: 36.7 x 24.2 cm. (14 ½ x 9 ½ in.)

£ 4,000.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Mariko: Famous Tea Shop (Mariko, meibutsu chamise), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), circa 1833-34

Woodblock print

Horizontal oban:
25.2 x 36.7 cm. (9 ⅞ x 14 ½ in.)

£ 2,200.00

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Ama no Hashidate, from the series Famous Places of Our Country (Honcho meisho), circa 1837

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Artist's seal: 'Ichiryusai'
Publisher: Fujiokaya Hikotaro (Shogendo)
Censor's seal: 'kiwame' (approved)
Date: circa 1837

Horizontal oban:
23.6 x 36 cm. (9 ¼ x 14 ⅛ in.)

£ 12,000.00

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Katsukawa Shuntei (1770–1824)

Actors Segawa Kikunojo III and Ichikawa Yaozo III, 1799

Woodblock print, mica background
Signed: Shuntei ga
Publisher: Enomotoya Kichibei
Date: 1799

Vertical oban:
37 x 24.5 cm. (14 ⅝ x 9 ⅝ in.)

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Attributed to Kubo Shunman (1757-1820)

Picture Book of Flowers of Pleasure (Tanoshimi Gusa), 1796

Woodblock-printed illustrated book, 3 volumes, complete
Dated: 1796 (Kansei 8)
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding)

22.5 x 15.4 cm. (8 ⅞ x 6 in.) (each volume)

£ 2,000.00

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Kawamura Kiho (1778-1852)

Kiho’s Picture Book (Kiho gafu), 1827

Woodblock-printed illustrated book
One volume, complete
Publisher: Yoshida Shinbei (Bunchodo), Kyoto
Date: 1827 (Bunsei 7)
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), original pale blue covers printed with waves in mica

25.8 x 17.7 cm. (10 ⅛ x 7 in.)

£ 1,800.00

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Kawamura Bumpo (1779-1821)

Album of Drawings by Bumpo, Third Series (Bumpo gafu [sampan]), 1813

Woodblock-printed illustrated book
One volume, complete
Signed: Bumpo
Dated: 1813 (Bunka 10)
Publishers: Kawachiya Kihei and Yoshidaya Shimbei
Engraver: Inouye Jihei
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), dark green covers, title slip lacking

26 x 18 cm. (10 ¼ x 7 ⅛ in.)

£ 800.00

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Shunkosai Hokushu (active circa 1810-32)

The actors Nakamura Matsue III in the role of Otaka, Ichikawa Ebijuro I as Mokuemon, and Ichikawa Danzo V as Yashichi, 1824, 3rd month

Woodblock print, surimono on deluxe paper, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing

Vertical oban, diptych (each sheet):
39.2 x 26.3 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ⅜ in.)

£ 2,400.00

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)

The Poet Abe no Nakamaro, from the series One Hundred Poems, Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), about 1835–36

Woodblock print

Horizontal oban:
25.2 x 37.5 cm.
9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)

Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), about 1830-31

Woodblock print

Horizontal oban:
25.3 x 37.3 cm.
10 x 14 3/4 in.

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Katsushika Taito II (active circa 1810-1853)

Carp swimming upwards among water plants, circa 1840s

Woodblock print

32.4 x 16.3 cm. (12 ¾ x 6 ⅜ in.)

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Shunkosai Hokushu (active circa 1810-32)

The actor Nakamura Utaemon III in the role of Mino no Shokuro, 1823, first month

Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing

Vertical oban:
35.9 x 24.7 cm.
14 1/8 x 9 3/4 in.

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Kubo Shunman (1757-1820)

Moths and Butterflies, from the series An Illustrated Collection of Butterflies for the Kasumi Group (Kasumi-ren guncho gafu), circa 1804-18

Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with embossing and metallic pigments
Signed: Sho Shunman sei
Privately issued

Shikishiban:
19.3 x 17.1 cm. (7 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.)

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Kitao Masanobu (Santo Kyoden) (1761-1816)

Anthology of 'Crazy Verses' (kyoka) by Fifty Poets of the Tenmei Era ([Tenmei shinsen gojunin isshu] azumaburi kyoka bunko), 1786

Woodblock-printed illustrated book
One volume, complete
Dated: 1786 (Tenmei 6)
Publisher: Tsutaya Juzaburo (Koshodo)
Editor: Ishikawa Masamochi
Block carver: Seki Jiemon
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), orange covers, brocade-covered outer covers added by the collector E. Gillet

27.5 x 18.3 cm.
10 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.

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Fukuchi Hakuei (active circa 1799-1828)

Album of Rapid Drawings, Second Volume (Soseki gafu nihen), 1852

Woodblock-printed illustrated book
Volume two of two volumes, 2nd edition
Preface dated: 1852 (Kaei 5)
Publisher: Buneido
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), blue covers with pattern, later brocade outer cover

17.5 x 11.5 cm.
6 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.

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Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850)

The Irises of Yatsuhashi at Mikawa (Mikawa Yatsuhashi, kakitsubata), from the series Famous Products of the Various Provinces, for the Gogawa Group (Gogawa, Shokoku meibutsu), about 1810

Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing

Shikishiban:
20.5 x 18.3 cm.
8 1/8 x 7 1/4 in.

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Shiba Kokan (1747-1818) (artist) Kitao Masayoshi (1764-1824) (artist) Morishima Churyo (1754-1810) (author and editor)

A Miscellany on the Red-Hairs (Komo zatsuwa), 1787

Woodblock-printed book, 5 volumes (complete), preface by Otsuki Bansui (1757-1827)
Dated: Tenmei 7 (1787)
Various publishers, no colophon
Binding: fukurotoji (pouch binding), pale blue covers embossed imitating Dutch leather

22 x 15.8 cm. (8 ⅝ x 6 ¼ in.) (each volume)

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Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850)

Chinese Warrior (Ryuho) slays the White Serpent (Ryuho hakuja o kiru), 1832

Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing

Shikishiban:
20.4 x 17.8 cm.
8 1/8 x 7 1/8 in.

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Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1820s-late 50s)

No. 6, Grinding Ink (Roku, Surusumi), from the series An Array of Famous Horses (Meiba soroe), 1834, year of the horse

Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing

Shikishiban:
21 x 18 cm.
8 1/4 x 7 1/8 in.

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)

A Woman seated holding a cup, circa 1830s

Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing

Shikishiban:
20.9 x 17.6 cm
8 1/4 x 6 7/8 in

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Horikiri Iris Garden (Horikiri no hanashobu), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1857, intercalary 5th month

Woodblock print

Vertical oban:
35.5 x 23.9 cm
14 x 9 3/8 in

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Night View of Saruwaka-machi (Saruwaka-machi yoru no kei), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Edo meisho hyakkei), 1856, 9th month

Woodblock print

Vertical oban:
35.5 x 24.5 cm
14 x 9 5/8 in

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Kubo Shunman (1757-1820)

Moths and Butterflies, from the series An Illustrated Collection of Butterflies for the Kasumi Group (Kasumi-ren guncho gafu), circa 1804-18

Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with embossing and metallic pigments
Signed Sho Shunman sei
Privately issued

Shikishiban:
18.9 x 16.7 cm. (7 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.)

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Meguro Drum Bridge and Sunset Hill (Meguro Taikobashi Yuhinooka), from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places of Edo (Edo meisho hyakkei), 1857, 4th month

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Sealed: 'aratame' (certified) and date seal Snake 4 (April 1857)

Vertical oban: 37.1 x 24.9 cm. (14 ⅝ x 9 ¾ in.)

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Snow at Zojo-ji Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zojo-ji setchu), from the series Three Views of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho mittsu no nagame), about 1839-42

Woodblock print

Horizontal oban:
24.5 x 37.2 cm
9 5/8 x 14 5/8 in

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Snow at Shiba Park, Tokyo (Shiba koen no yuki), 1931, January

Woodblock print

Horizontal oban:
26 x 39.3 cm
10 1/4 x 15 1/2 in

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)

The Type with a Secret Lover (Mabu ga ariso), from the series The Modern Thirty-two Types (Imayo sanjuni so), 1859, 12th month

Woodblock print

Vertical oban:
36.1 x 24.8 cm.
14 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)

The Controlled Type (Shimatsu ga yosaso), from the series The Modern Thirty-two Types (Imayo sanjuni so), 1859, 12th month

Woodblock print

Vertical oban:
36.2 x 24.8 cm.
14 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)

Toothbrush Holder (Yojisashi), from the series Sixteen Musashi's (Juroku musashi no uchi), 1861, 11th month

Woodblock print

Vertical oban:
37.7 x 25.5 cm.
14 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)

The Poet Ise, from the series One Hundred Poems, Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), about 1835-36

Woodblock print

Horizontal oban:
25 x 37.5 cm.
9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)

Pointing (Yubisashi), from the series Parody of the Sixteen Musashi's (Mitate Juroku musashi), 1862, 1st month

Woodblock print

Vertical oban:
37.7 x 25.5 cm.
14 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)

The Hurried Type (Ki ga sekiso), from the series The Modern Thirty-two Types (Imayo sanjuni so), 1859, 3rd month

Woodblock print

Vertical oban:
36.2 x 24.8 cm.
14 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.

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Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865)

The Cute Type (Kawairashiso), from the series The Modern Thirty-two Types (Imayo sanjuni so), 1861, 12th month

Woodblock print

Vertical oban:
36.2 x 24.8 cm.
14 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

No. 47 Inauye Daikuro Masatada, from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyuden), 1848-50

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Yamamoto Heikichi
Censor's seals: Murata Heiemon and Mera Taichiro
Date: circa 1848-50

Vertical oban:
36.2 x 24.4 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ⅝ in.)

£1000 (+5% tax for UK buyers)

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

No. 12 Sasai Kyuzo Masayasu, from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyuden), 1848-50

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Yamamoto Heikichi
Censors: Murata Heiemon and Mera Taichiro
Date: 1848-50

Vertical oban:
34.9 x 24.1 cm. (13 ¾ x 9 ½ in.)

£400 (+5% tax for UK buyers)

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Clearing weather at Horikawa (Horikawa seiran) from the series Eight Views of Military Brilliance (Yobu hakkei), 1852

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Enshuya Matabei
Censor's: Mera Taichiro and Watanabe Shoemon
Dated: 1852, 7th month

Vertical oban:
37.2 x 25.4 cm. (14 ⅝ x 10 in.)

£700 (+5% tax for UK buyers)

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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)

Moon on the sea at Daimotsu - Benkei (Daimotsu kaijo no tsuki - Benkei), from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi), January, 1886

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Yoshitoshi'
Artist's seal: 'Taiso'
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon
Dated: Meiji 19, 1st month (January 1886)

Vertical oban:
35.6 x 24.3 cm. (14 x 9 ⅝ in.)

£ 4,000.00

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

No. 15 Fukishima Masamori, from the series Heroes of the Great Peace (Taiheiki eiyuden), 1848-50

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga'
Publisher: Yamamoto Heikichi
Censor's seals: Murata Heiemon and Mera Taichiro
Date: circa 1848-50

Vertical oban:
34.8 x 24 cm. (13 ¾ x 9 ½ in.)

£450 (+5% tax for UK buyers)

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Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900)

Ichikawa Danjuro in the role of Kumonryu Shishin, from the series One hundred performances by Ichikawa Danjuro (Ichikawa Danjuro engei hyakuban), 1898

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Kunichika hitsu'
Publisher: Fukuda Kumajiro
Dated: Meiji 31 (1898)

Vertical oban:
35.8 x 23.5 cm. (14 ⅛ x 9 ¼ in.)

£500 (+5% tax for UK buyers)

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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)

Inabune Manakichi beside Statue Leaning on a Spear, from the series Biographies of Fine Modern Men (Kinsei Kyogiden), 1866

Woodblock print
Signed: 'Kaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu'
Artist's seal: 'Yoshikiri'
Publisher: Iseya Kisaburo
Engraver: Ota Tashichi
Combined censor and date seal: Tiger 4 (1866, 4th month), 'aratame' (certified)

Vertical oban:
34.2 x 23.7 cm. (13 ½ x 9 ⅜ in.)

£300 (+5% tax for UK buyers)

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Orio Mosuke Yasaharu (the historical Horio Yoshiharu) wrestling a boar, from the series Taiheiki Eiyuden (Heroes of the Great Peace), 1848-50

Woodblock print

Vertical oban:
36.5 x 25.7 cm. (14 ⅜ x 10 ⅛ in.)

£ 450.00

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