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EDO PERIOD Prints

Japanese (1603-1867)

The Edo Period (1603-1867) is notable for being a time when Japan was closed off politically and economically from the rest of the world.   It is also the period when Japanese woodblock prints came into high fashion. Produced by artists in tandem with publishers and highly skilled block cutters, Edo period prints are the result of a collaborative culture that continues today. The themes that these artists favored--usually landscapes, portraits of bijin (beauties) or scenes from kabuki theatre--have also become deeply ingrained into the visual culture of Japan.

RELATED JAPANESE LINKS:
Yozo Hamaguchi, Mizuno Hidekata, Kaoru Kawano, Imao Keinen, Tsuchiya Kogyo, Sadao Watanabe, Edo Period (1603-1867), Meiji Period (1868-1912), Shunga (1780-1900), Shin Hanga, Dai Chikamatsu Hanga Zenshu, Sosaku Hanga, Japanese Abstract/Modern

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  Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858)
  Gotenyama No Hama (Gotenyama in Cherry Blossom Season)
  Edo Junikei (twelve views of edo). Color woodblock, 1835. Faded, soiled, loss in left margin. Published by Kikakado.
  8-3/4 x 13-7/8 inches.
  29057
  $150
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  Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858)
  Act 8 from the play Chushingura
  Color woodblock, early 1840s. Faded, repaired loss top left corner, small area of loss top right corner.
  8-1/8 x 13 inches.
  15058
  $350
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  Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858)
  Suitengu Shrine at Akabane
  From Edo Meisho (Famous Places of Edo). Color woodblock, 1844-45. Published by Aritaya Kiyoemon.
  8-3/4 x 13-1/2 inches.
  31074c
  $425
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  Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858)
  Yotsuya
  From Edo Meisho (Famous Places of Edo). Color woodblock, 1853.
  8-3/4 x 13-1/2 inches.
  31075c
  $385
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  Sadanobu Hasegawa (1809-1879)
  Atago Yam
  Series: Famous Places of Kyoto. Color woodblock, c.1855. Centerfold. Light soiling in margins.
  Sheet: 7 x 9-1/2 inches (Chuban).
  [14187]
  $260
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  Konishi (Utagawa) Hirosada (1800-1867)
  Actor Kataoko Ischizo as Teraoka Heiemon from the play Kanadehon Chushingura
  Series: Chuko Gishiden. Color woodblock, c. 1850. Worm damage into image, right edge.
  Chuban, 9-1/2 x 6-3/8 inches inches.
  [18204]
  $225
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  Konishi (Utagawa) Hirosada (1800-1867)
  Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V as Oboshi Yuranoshuke from the play Kanadehon Chushingura
  Series: Chuko Gishiden. Color woodblock, c. 1850. Worm damage into image, left edge.
  Chuban, 9-1/2 x 6-3/8 inches.
  [18205]
  $225
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  Konishi (Utagawa) Hirosada (1800-1867)
  Actor Jitsukawa Ensaburo as Otaka Gengo from the play Kanadehon Chushingura
  Series: Chuko Gishiden. Color woodblock, c. 1850. Worm damage into image, left edge.
  Chuban, 9-1/2 x 6-3/8 inches inches.
  [18203]
  $225
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  Konishi (Utagawa) Hirosada (1800-1867)
  Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV(?) as Kato Yomoshichi from the play Kanadehon Chushingura
  Series: Chuko Gishiden. Color woodblock, c. 1850. Worm damage into image, left edge.
  Chuban, 9-1/2 x 6-3/8 inches inches.
  [18207]
  $225
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  Konishi (Utagawa) Hirosada (1800-1867)
  Actor Jitsukawa Ensaburo as Hayano Kampei from the play Kanadehon Chushingura
  Series: Chuko Gishiden. Color woodblock, c. 1850. Worm damage into image, right edge.
  Chuban, 9-1/2 x 6-3/8 inches inches.
  [18208]
  $225
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  Konishi (Utagawa) Hirosada (1800-1867)
  Actor Kataoka Gado II from the play Kanadehon Chushingura
  Series: Chuko Gishiden. Color woodblock, c. 1850. Worm damage into image, right edge.
  Chuban, 9-1/2 x 6-3/8 inches inches.
  [18206]
  $225
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  Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900)
  Actor
  Color woodblock. Minor soiling allover. Worm losses at top right corner.
  Sheet: 14 x 9-1/2 inches (Oban).
  [24454]
  $425
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  Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
  The Fight on the Beach at Ichinotani, with the Taira Fleet
  Color woodblock, c. 1845. Published by Iba-ya-Kyubei. Reference: Robinson T 156. Some soiling, creasing, and minor worming.
  Oban triptych (14-1/2 x 29-1/2 inches).
  [17263]
  $650
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  Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
  Genji Tsuna Watches Kwaido Maru Knocking a Bear Cub over a Precipice
  Color woodblock, c. 1837-38. Published by Fujioka-ya Hikotaro. Reference: Robinson T 44.
  Oban triptych (14-1/2 x 29-1/2 inches).
  [17262]
  $700
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  Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
  Oribe Yasubei Taketsune, Samurai
  Series: The Forty-Seven Ronin, c. 1847-1848. Censor seals: Hama, Kinugasa. Some staining along sheet edges.
  14-1/4 x 9-7/8 inches (Oban).
  [25391]
  $400
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  Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
  Yazama Jujiro Mot-oki, Samurai
  Series: The Forty-Seven Ronin. Color woodblock, c. 1847-1848. Censor seals: Hama, Kinugasa. Light waterstain top and right edge. Small worm losses, bottom.
  14-3/8 x 9-3/4 inches.
  [25389]
  $450
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  Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792)
  Bijin (Beauty)
  Color woodblock. Published by Nishimura-ya Yohachi, Eijudo. Some toning, fading and soiling. Pinhole in image, lower center.
  Oban (14-1/8 x 9-1/2 inches).
  [18890]
  $500
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  Utamaro II (Japanese, ? - c. 1831)
  Beauty with Pruning Shears
  Color woodcut. Published by Yamada-Yasasuke, 1790-1810. Censor seal: Kiwame (approved). Some fading and creases.
  15 x 9-7/8 inches (oban).
  [BLD099]
  $950 framed