A Fine Japanese Woodblock Print Hiroshige 1846 Edo Period 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 ins. (36.3 x 24.2 cms) This beautiful design is from the series Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi Hodogaya (53 Pairs of the Tokaido Road) which was designed by Kuniyoshi, Toyokuni 3rd. and Hiroshige who contributed around 20 designs to the series. This print is No. 48, the Station of Seki. The series dealt with various legends associated with each of the 53 Stations...

Japanese Woodblock Print by Gototei Kunisada 1820s 15 x 10 1/4 ins. (37.8 x 26 cms) This striking design shows the onnagata actor Ichikawa Danzo in an elaborate kimono holding a lantern. The condition is very good with no damage and no repairs, the bottom right corner is slightly ragged. It was published in the 1820s by Marusei...

A Japanese Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi 1847. Edo Period 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 ins. (36.3 x 24.2 cms) This beautiful design is from the series Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Comparison of the Ogura One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each). The series was designed by Hiroshige (35 prints), Kuniyoshi (51) and Kunisada (14). This design is no. 88 in the series, the poem is by Kokamon-in no Betto (Attendant to Empress Koka) but the theme of the design is not known...

A Japanese Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi 1847. Edo Period 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 ins. (36.3 x 24.2 cms) This beautiful design is from the series Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Comparison of the Ogura One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each). The series was designed by Hiroshige (35 prints), Kuniyoshi (51) and Kunisada (14). This design is no...

A Japanese Woodblock Print by Gototei Kunisada 1820s 14 1/2 x 10 1/8 ins. (36.5 x 25 cms) This powerful design shows onnagata actor Iwai Kumesaburo in role holding an umbrella which has a large split in it. The print was published by Eikyudo in the 1820's. It has un-faded colour, there is surface soiling mainly to left hand bottom corner, neatly repaired worm damage to bottom right (see photos below) and a very small repair to top right corner...

A Japanese Woodblock Print by Kochoro Toyokuni. Ca, 1847 Edo Period 14 1/2 x 9 7/8 ins. (36.8 x 25.3 cms) Toyokuni 3rd. designed at least two series of prints based on the Chushingara, the famous story of the 47 Ronin. The present design is of a scene in Act 9 of the play, details of the various acts can be found easily on Google. The print is in good condition and of good colour. There is some surface soiling and a small repaired worm hole of the bottom frame line...

A Very Rare Japanese Woodblock Print by Hokusai. Ca. 1804. Edo Period. 14 3/8 x 9 3/4 ins. (36.5 x 24.8 cms) Around 1800 Hokusai designed a series of long narrow surimono about 52.2 cms...

A Fine Japanese Woodblock Print Hiroshige Ca.1847 Edo Period 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 ins. (36.3 x 24.2 cms) This beautiful design is from the series Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Comparison of the Ogura One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each). The series was designed by Hiroshige (35 prints), Kuniyoshi (51) and Kunisada (14). This design is no. 18 in the series, the poem is by Fujiwara no Toshiyuki Ason and shows the courtesan Akoya , the mistress of Taira no Kagekiyo, before her interrogation by Hatakeyama...

A Japanese Woodblock Print by Hiroshige from a 47 Ronin Series 1840s. 14 7/8 x 9 7/8 ins. (37.8 x 25.2 cms) This design is from one of the several series Hiroshige did based on the famous story of the Chushigura or 47 Ronin. The series was published by Aritaya. This print is a scene from Act. 5 and shows Sadakuro gloating over the stolen gold. The striking design is in good condition with original wide margins, there is a small repaired hole just to the right of the figure. PLEASE NOTE ...

18 1/2 x 13 3/4 ins. (47 x 34.9 cms) This beautiful print is the index page to a series called 36 Images of Beauty by Toshikata, published by Akiyama Buemon in Meiji 26 (1893). Buemon was the publisher of Yoshitoshi's later work and was well known for the high standard of his productions. The print is in very good condition, the centrefold has partially split and been strengthened on the reverse with a strip of document paper. There is an example of this print in rather poor condition on an Amer...

A Japanese Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi 1845. Edo Period 14 5/8 x 9 3/4 ins. (37.3 x 24.8 cms) This design is from the series Tokaido gojusan tsui (The 53 Stations of the Tokaido in Pairs). The series was jointly executed by Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi and Kunisada. This design shows Station 38, Fujikawa, by Kuniyoshi. The cartouche at the top is rather enigmatic and shows 6 men in fundoshi performing what appear to be exercises, three of them are either heavily sun tanned or from one of the black...

A Japanese Woodblock Diptych Print by Toyokuni 3rd. 1858 Assembled size 19 3/4 x 14 1/2 ins. (50.2 x 36.8 cms). This rather enigmatic design is a scene from a Kabuki play was published by Eikyudo in 1858. Note the skull design on the kimono, which has now become fashionable on certain women's clothing in the present day! The prints are of excellent colour and condition, with no damage and no repairs. There is a slight pale area above the artist's name cartouche on the right hand sheet. PL...

A Rare Japanese Woodblock Print by Hiroshige 1st. 15 x 9 5/8 ins. (38.2 x 24.5 cms) This rare print is a little puzzling, although it bears the date seal for 1858 the text at the lower right has the date Meiji 21 (1888). The BNF (Biblioteque Nationale de France ) has some of the blocks for the series which can be found on their website but they appear not to have noticed the Meiji date. The publisher is Matsui Eikichi and the title Gagaku Tehon, roughly translated Study Collection of Drawings...

A Japanese Woodblock Diptych Print by Kuniyoshi 1847/48. Edo Period Assembled size 20 x 14 3/4 ins. (50.8 x 37.5 cms) This design, based on a Kabuki play, was published by Sanoki ca. 1847/48. The condition and colour is very good. There is a stain across the old man's face in the right hand sheet and a neatly repaired small blemish on the right hand side of the top margin on the left hand sheet. ...

A Japanese Woodblock Print by Kiyochika 1894. 14 3/4 x 10 ins. (37.5 x 25.4 cms) This design is from the series "Nihon Banzai; Hyakusen Hyakusho" ("Hurrah Japan; One Hundred Collected Laughs"). The title was a pun for "One Hundred Battles, One Hundred Victories" and the series is a satire on the Chinese, at that time engaged with the Japanese in the Sino-Japanese War. The series was published by Matsuke Heikichi in 1894. The print is in good condition, slight surface soiling and the remains of p...