Fine Japanese Prints

Fine Japanese Prints

Fine Japanese Prints

Fine Japanese Prints

17 March - 24 March 2022 • London

Overview
Nishimura Shigenaga (ca. 1697-1756) | Dairibina | Edo period, 18th century

1 Nishimura Shigenaga (ca. 1697-1756) | Dairibina | Edo period, 18th century

Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) | The actor Otani Hiroji III in the role Banba no Chuda | Edo period, 18th century

2 Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) | The actor Otani Hiroji III in the role Banba no Chuda | Edo period, 18th century

Katsukawa Shuntei (1770-1824) | Neck-pulling Contest (Kubihiki) | Edo period, late 18th - early 19th century

3 Katsukawa Shuntei (1770-1824) | Neck-pulling Contest (Kubihiki) | Edo period, late 18th - early 19th century

Chokosai Eisho (active 1780–1800) | Hobbyhorse Dance (Harukoma) | Edo period, late 18th century

4 Chokosai Eisho (active 1780–1800) | Hobbyhorse Dance (Harukoma) | Edo period, late 18th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Hour of the Horse, Shrine Maiden (Uma no koku, miko) | Edo period, late 18th - early 19th century

5 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Hour of the Horse, Shrine Maiden (Uma no koku, miko) | Edo period, late 18th - early 19th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Evening Cool at Okawa in Edo (Edo Okawa yu-noryo no zu) | Edo period, 19th century

6 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Evening Cool at Okawa in Edo (Edo Okawa yu-noryo no zu) | Edo period, 19th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | The Haughty One (Koman) | Edo period, late 18th century

7 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | The Haughty One (Koman) | Edo period, late 18th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | A complete set of Flowers in Violent Bloom (Hana fubuki) | Edo period, 19th century

8 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | A complete set of Flowers in Violent Bloom (Hana fubuki) | Edo period, 19th century

Toshusai Sharaku (active 1794-95) | Otani Tokuji as the Servant Sodesuke | Edo period, late 18th century

9 Toshusai Sharaku (active 1794-95) | Otani Tokuji as the Servant Sodesuke | Edo period, late 18th century

Toshusai Sharaku (active 1794-1795) | The actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in the role of the Wet Nurse Shigenoi | Edo period, late 18th century

10 Toshusai Sharaku (active 1794-1795) | The actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in the role of the Wet Nurse Shigenoi | Edo period, late 18th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Watching Fireworks in the Cool of the Evening at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogokubashi yusuzumi hanabi kenbutsu no zu) | Edo period, late 18th century

11 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Watching Fireworks in the Cool of the Evening at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogokubashi yusuzumi hanabi kenbutsu no zu) | Edo period, late 18th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Catching fireflies (Hotaru gari) | Edo period, 19th century

12 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Catching fireflies (Hotaru gari) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Mounting Love at the Snowbound Barrier (Tsumoru koi yuki no seki no to) | Edo period, 19th century

13 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Mounting Love at the Snowbound Barrier (Tsumoru koi yuki no seki no to) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Pillow Shell (Makura no kai) | Edo period, 19th century

14 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Pillow Shell (Makura no kai) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannen-bashi no shita) | Edo period, 19th century

15 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannen-bashi no shita) | Edo period, 19th century

 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Jewel River in Musashi Province (Bushu Tamagawa) | Edo period, 19th century

16 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Jewel River in Musashi Province (Bushu Tamagawa) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori) | Edo period, 19th century

17 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) |  Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki nami-ura), also known as The Great Wave |  Edo period, 19th century

18 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki nami-ura), also known as The Great Wave | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Fine Wind, Clear Weather (Gaifu kaisei), also known as Red Fuji | Edo period, 19th century

19 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Fine Wind, Clear Weather (Gaifu kaisei), also known as Red Fuji | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) | Surugadai in Edo (Toto Surugadai) | Edo period, 19th century

20 Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) | Surugadai in Edo (Toto Surugadai) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) |  Viewing Sunset over Ryogoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment (Onmayagashi yori Ryogoku-bashi no sekiyo o miru) | Edo period, 19th century

21 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Viewing Sunset over Ryogoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment (Onmayagashi yori Ryogoku-bashi no sekiyo o miru) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) | The Poet Ise | Edo period, 19th century

22 Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) | The Poet Ise | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino) | Edo period, 19th century

23 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Yoshitsune's Horse-washing Falls at Yoshino in Yamato Province (Washu Yoshino Yoshitsune uma arai no taki) |  Edo period, 19th century

24 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Yoshitsune's Horse-washing Falls at Yoshino in Yamato Province (Washu Yoshino Yoshitsune uma arai no taki) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) |  The Falling Mist Waterfall at Mount Kurokami in Shimotsuke Province (Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki) | Edo period, 19th century

25 Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) | The Falling Mist Waterfall at Mount Kurokami in Shimotsuke Province (Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kiso Road (Kisoji no oku Amida-ga-taki) | Edo period, 19th century

26 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kiso Road (Kisoji no oku Amida-ga-taki) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) | Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi no zu) | Edo period, 19th century

27 Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) | Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi no zu) | Edo period, 19th century

Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | The Eitai Bridge (Eitai bashi) | Edo period, 19th century

28 Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | The Eitai Bridge (Eitai bashi) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagwa Kunisada (1786-1864) | The Tenman Shrine at Kameido (Kameido Tenjingu) | Edo period, 19th century

29 Utagwa Kunisada (1786-1864) | The Tenman Shrine at Kameido (Kameido Tenjingu) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | The courtesans Hanaogi from the Ogiya house, Hanamurasaki from the Tamaya house and Yosoi from the Matsubaya house (Ogiya uchi Hanaogi, Tamaya uchi Hanamurasaki, Matsubaya uchi Yosoi) |  Edo period, 19th century

30 Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | The courtesans Hanaogi from the Ogiya house, Hanamurasaki from the Tamaya house and Yosoi from the Matsubaya house (Ogiya uchi Hanaogi, Tamaya uchi Hanamurasaki, Matsubaya uchi Yosoi) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | A Good Day to Take a Bride (Yometori yoshi) | Edo period, 19th century

31 Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | A Good Day to Take a Bride (Yometori yoshi) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | The actor  Bando Takesaburo I in the role of the Clerk (Tedai) Seishichi  | Edo period, 19th century

32 Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | The actor Bando Takesaburo I in the role of the Clerk (Tedai) Seishichi | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | The actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV in the role of Kenkaya Gorokichi | Edo period, 19th century

33 Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | The actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV in the role of Kenkaya Gorokichi | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | The actors Onoe Baiko IV, Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Morita Kanya XI, Bando Hikosaburo IV in the roles of Gento's Wife Koshojo, the Ghost of Abe no Nakamaro, the Chinese Minister Gento and Minister Kibi | Edo period, 19th century

34 Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | The actors Onoe Baiko IV, Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Morita Kanya XI, Bando Hikosaburo IV in the roles of Gento's Wife Koshojo, the Ghost of Abe no Nakamaro, the Chinese Minister Gento and Minister Kibi | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) | Craftsman (Ko) | Edo period, 19th century

35 Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) | Craftsman (Ko) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) |  Descending Geese at the Rice Fields (Tanbo no rakugan) |  Edo period, 19th century

36 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Descending Geese at the Rice Fields (Tanbo no rakugan) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Aronia and bullfinch | Edo period, 19th century

37 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Aronia and bullfinch | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Complete View of Takanawa (Takanawa zenzu) | Edo period, 19th century

38 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Complete View of Takanawa (Takanawa zenzu) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Lotus Pond at Shinobugaoka (Shinobugaoka hasuike no zu) | Edo period, 19th century

39 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Lotus Pond at Shinobugaoka (Shinobugaoka hasuike no zu) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Kameyama: Clear Weather after Snow (Kameyama, yukibare) | Edo period, 19th century

40 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Kameyama: Clear Weather after Snow (Kameyama, yukibare) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Act VIII (Hachidanme) | Edo period, 19th century

41 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Act VIII (Hachidanme) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | The Hashimoto Restaurant at Yanagishima (Yanagishima no zu, Hashimoto) | Edo period, 19th century

42 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | The Hashimoto Restaurant at Yanagishima (Yanagishima no zu, Hashimoto) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Shower on Nihonbashi Bridge (Nihonbashi no hakuu) | Edo period, 19th century

43 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Shower on Nihonbashi Bridge (Nihonbashi no hakuu) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | The complete set of Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei) | Edo period, 19th century

44 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | The complete set of Eight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | A complete set of Eight Superb Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hassho zu) | Edo period, 19th century

45 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | A complete set of Eight Superb Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hassho zu) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | The complete set of fifty-six woodblock prints from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido, gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the Aritaya Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century

46 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | The complete set of fifty-six woodblock prints from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido, gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the Aritaya Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Java sparrow on cherry branch | Edo period, 19th century

47 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Java sparrow on cherry branch | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) |  Kazusa Province: Yasashi Bay, Common Name: Kujukuri (Kazusa, Yasashika ura, torina Kujukuri) |  Edo period, 19th century

48 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Kazusa Province: Yasashi Bay, Common Name: Kujukuri (Kazusa, Yasashika ura, torina Kujukuri) | Edo period, 19th century