Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints

Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints

Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints

Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints

14 July - 21 July 2022 • London

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Overview
Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | A girl in a snowy bamboo grove | Edo period, 18th century

1 Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | A girl in a snowy bamboo grove | Edo period, 18th century

Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | A courtesan standing on an engawa (veranda) | Edo period, 18th century

2 Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | A courtesan standing on an engawa (veranda) | Edo period, 18th century

Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | Flowers (Hana) | Edo period, 18th century

3 Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | Flowers (Hana) | Edo period, 18th century

Isoda Koryusai (1735-1790) | The courtesan Shioginu of the Tsutaya house (Tsutaya uchi Shioginu) | Edo period, 18th century

4 Isoda Koryusai (1735-1790) | The courtesan Shioginu of the Tsutaya house (Tsutaya uchi Shioginu) | Edo period, 18th century

Kitao Shigemasa (1739-1820) | Two geisha rehearsing a song | Edo period, 18th century

5 Kitao Shigemasa (1739-1820) | Two geisha rehearsing a song | Edo period, 18th century

Katsukawa Shun’ei (1762-1819) | The actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in the role of Yaegushi no Oroku performing in the play Keisei Kogane no Hakarime | Edo period, late 18th century

6 Katsukawa Shun’ei (1762-1819) | The actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in the role of Yaegushi no Oroku performing in the play Keisei Kogane no Hakarime | Edo period, late 18th century

Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815) | A party in the Shinagawa Pleasure Quarters | Edo period, 18th century

7 Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815) | A party in the Shinagawa Pleasure Quarters | Edo period, 18th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Sasano, Kinshi, Hideno of the Ohishiya in Kyomachi Ni-chome | Edo period, late 18th century

8 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Sasano, Kinshi, Hideno of the Ohishiya in Kyomachi Ni-chome | Edo period, late 18th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | The Asahiya Widow | Edo period, late 18th century

9 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | The Asahiya Widow | Edo period, late 18th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | The lovers Koharu and Jihei | Edo period, late 18th – early 19th century

10 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | The lovers Koharu and Jihei | Edo period, late 18th – early 19th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Yamauba kissing Kintaro | Edo period, late 18th - early 19th century

11 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Yamauba kissing Kintaro | Edo period, late 18th - early 19th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Kappa violating an awabi diver | Edo period, late 18th century

12 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Kappa violating an awabi diver | Edo period, late 18th century

Katsukawa Shuncho (active circa 1780-1801) | A teahouse waitress and two actors | Edo period, late 18th century

13 Katsukawa Shuncho (active circa 1780-1801) | A teahouse waitress and two actors | Edo period, late 18th century

Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) | The lovers Shirai Gompachi and Tamaya Komurasaki | Edo period, late 18th century - early 19th century

14 Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) | The lovers Shirai Gompachi and Tamaya Komurasaki | Edo period, late 18th century - early 19th century

Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) | A noblewoman and attendants making a giant snowball | Edo period, late 18th century

15 Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) | A noblewoman and attendants making a giant snowball | Edo period, late 18th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Beach at sunrise | Edo period, late 18th century

16 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Beach at sunrise | Edo period, late 18th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake (Ohashi Atake no yudachi) | Edo period, 19th century

17 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake (Ohashi Atake no yudachi) | Edo period, 19th century

Eishosai Choki (active circa 1786-1808) | Open seam (Hokorobi) | Edo period, late 18th century

18 Eishosai Choki (active circa 1786-1808) | Open seam (Hokorobi) | Edo period, late 18th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Woman reading a letter (Fumi yomu onna) | Edo period, late 18th century

19 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Woman reading a letter (Fumi yomu onna) | Edo period, late 18th century

Katsukawa Shuncho (active circa 1780-1795) | The courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya house (Ogiya, Hanaogi) | Edo period, late 18th century

20 Katsukawa Shuncho (active circa 1780-1795) | The courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya house (Ogiya, Hanaogi) | Edo period, late 18th century

Toshusai Sharaku (active 1794-1795) | Arashi Ryuzo II as the Moneylender Ishibe | Edo period, late 18th century

21 Toshusai Sharaku (active 1794-1795) | Arashi Ryuzo II as the Moneylender Ishibe | Edo period, late 18th century

Toshusai Sharaku (active 1794-1795) | The actor Bando Hikosaburo III in the role of Sagisaka Sanai | Edo period, late 18th century

22 Toshusai Sharaku (active 1794-1795) | The actor Bando Hikosaburo III in the role of Sagisaka Sanai | Edo period, late 18th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Seba | Edo period, 19th century

23 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Seba | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Awa Province: Naruto Whirlpools (Awa, Naruto no fuha) | Edo period, 19th century

24 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Awa Province: Naruto Whirlpools (Awa, Naruto no fuha) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Plum Estate, Kameido (Kameido umeyashiki) | Edo period, 19th century

25 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Plum Estate, Kameido (Kameido umeyashiki) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Mokubo-ji Temple, Uchigawa Inlet, Gozensaihata (Mokubo-ji Uchigawa Gozensaihata) | Edo period, 19th century

26 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Mokubo-ji Temple, Uchigawa Inlet, Gozensaihata (Mokubo-ji Uchigawa Gozensaihata) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Six woodblock prints from Eight Views in the Environs of Edo (Edo kinko hakkei no uchi) | Edo period, 19th century

27 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Six woodblock prints from Eight Views in the Environs of Edo (Edo kinko hakkei no uchi) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Evening Glow at Koganei Bridge (Koganei-bashi no sekisho) | Edo period, 19th century

28 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Evening Glow at Koganei Bridge (Koganei-bashi no sekisho) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Evening Snow on Mount Asuka (Asukayama no bosetsu) | Edo period, 19th century

29 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Evening Snow on Mount Asuka (Asukayama no bosetsu) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Chinese Lady and Attendant | Edo period, 19th century

30 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Chinese Lady and Attendant | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | A western pocket watch | Edo period, 19th century

31 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | A western pocket watch | 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

32 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) | South Wind, Clear Weather (Gaifu kaisei), also known as Red Fuji | Edo period, 19th century

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

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)  | Sudden Rain beneath the Summit (Sanka haku-u) | Edo period, 19th century

34 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Sudden Rain beneath the Summit (Sanka haku-u) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) |  The Poet Abe no Nakamaro |  Edo period, 19th century

35 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Poet Abe no Nakamaro | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) |  Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro  | Edo period, 19th century

36 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Roben Falls at Oyama in Sagami Province (Soshu Roben no taki) | Edo period, 19th century

37 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Roben Falls at Oyama in Sagami Province (Soshu Roben no taki) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)  | Shono: Driving Rain (Shono, hakuu)  | Edo period, 19th century

38 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Shono: Driving Rain (Shono, hakuu) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Oki Province: Takuhi Shrine (Oki, Takuhi no yashiro) | Edo period, 19th century

39 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Oki Province: Takuhi Shrine (Oki, Takuhi no yashiro) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Ryogoku Bridge in Edo (Toto Ryogoku) | Edo period, 19th century

40 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Ryogoku Bridge in Edo (Toto Ryogoku) | Edo period, 19th century