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THIS PAGE OFFERS A SELECTION OF WOODBLOCKS FROM A NUMBER OF 19th CENTURY ARTISTS THAT ARE RARE AND DIFFICULT TO FIND. WE FIND SO FEW EXAMPLES THAT WE DECIDED TO CREATE ONE PAGE WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ARTISTS. HERE IS OUR SELECTION OF GENUINE, ORIGINAL 19th CENTURY WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY - ARTIST'S IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER CHIKASHIGE HIROKAGE SADAHIDE SADANOBU, HASAGAWA SHIGENOBU otherwise known as UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE THE SECOND SHOSAI, IKKEI SHOZAN, HAYAKAWA TOYONOBU YOSHIIKU YOSHITORA YOSHITSUYA ALL EXAMPLES ARE: ORIGINAL: Created by the Artist and Published During His Lifetime HAND PRINTED on Original Old Washi, Hand Made Japanese Mulberry Bark Paper, with Ink Bleed Through to the Reverse Side. COLOURED with TRADITIONAL INKS from the PERIOD. Details of relevant CENSOR SEALS and SIGNATURES are supplied with each Woodblock as PROOF OF AGE and AUTHENTICITY. SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE TO SEE OUR SELECTIONS FROM DIFFERENT ARTISTS, AGAIN IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, NOT ORDER OF IMPORTANCE OR RARITY. CHIKASHIGE, MORIKAWA was a Pupil of Kunichika and Produced most of his Work Between 1869 and 1882. As can be seen in his Woodblocks he Emulated the Style of his Master but was Able to Include a Touch of his Uniquely Individual Style, Especially in the Facial Expressions of his Subjects which were mostly Kabuki Actors. P2815 BEAUTIFUL 1870s CHIKASHIGE TRIPTYCH THREE SEPARATE UNATTACHED PANELS PRICE: Aust$385 Including GST Export Price Aust$350 SIGNATURE: Ichikawa Chikashige Hitsu with Red Toshidama Seal. SIZE: Each Panel Measures 37cm x 24 cm (14.6 inches x 9.7 inches) making a TOTAL SCENE of 73.5cm x 37cm (29.1 inches x 14.6 inches) DATE: 1870s SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: Excellent Colour and Movement. CONDITION: Extremely Good for Age. P3573 GEISHA SCENE PRICE: Aust$176 Including GST Export Price Aust$160 SIGNATURE: Ichikawa Chikashige Hitsu with Red Toshidama Seal. SIZE: 37cm x 24 cm (14.6 inches x 9.7 inches) DATE: 1870s SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: Excellent Colour and Amazing Facial Expressions. CONDITION: Good for Age. HIROKAGE, UTAGAWA was a pupil of the famous Ando Hiroshige and was only active as a printmaker from about 1855 to 1865. Among the minimal works known are some of the classic series including the 36 Views of Fuji from the Eastern Capital and this comic series of Edo. His Work is Extremely Rare because of the Minute Output and One of the Best Investments to be Found in Antique Woodblock Prints. #P1721 INCIDENT AT KAMSUMIGASKI  Export Price Aust$350 SIGNATURE: Hirokage Ga in Red Panel at Lower Right of Scene. SIZE: 36cm x 24cm (14.2 inches x 9.5 inches) DATE: 1859 CENSOR SEAL: One Round Aratame in Left Margin Dated 1859 SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: No 13 in the Series Humorous Scenes of Edo. CONDITION: Exceptionally Good for Age. #P2355  Export Price Aust$180 SIGNATURE: Hirokage Ga in Red Panel at Lower Right of Scene. SIZE: 34cm x 23cm (13.4 inches x 9.1 inches) DATE: 1859 CENSOR SEAL: One Round Aratame in Left Margin Dated 1859 SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: From the Series Humorous Scenes of Edo. CONDITION: Good for Age.Some wrinkling and minor damage would frame up well. SADAHIDE, UTAGAWA lived from 1807-1879 and was a Student of Kunisada. His original name was Hashimoto and he produced mostly landscape and lifestyle woodblocks including scenes from the Western enclave of Yokohama depicting Westerners in Japan. His work was obviously appreciated by Westerners as his woodblocks were displayed in the World Exhibition in Paris in 1866. #P3611 DIPTYCH SAMURAI LORD YOYOTOMO PRICE: Aust$352 Including GSTFIGHTING THE BATTLE OF KAMAKURA  Export Price Aust$320 SIGNATURE: Sadahide Ga in Bottom Left Corner of Left Hand Panel. SIZE: 49.5cm x 36.8 cm (19.5 inches x 14.5 inches) DATE: Circa 1850 SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: An Historic Battle Scene Featuring this Famous Samurai Lord. CONDITION: Good for Age, Excellent Colour and Impression. See Photo. SADANOBU, HASAGAWA lived from 1809 to 1879 and is known to have produced woodblocks from 1834 until 1879. He studied under Shijo painter Ueda Kocho then Kunisada and Kunimasa in Osaka. Among his Personal names Naraya Bunkichi and Naraya Tokubei and He is the First in a Four Generation Long Line of Woodblock Artists, The last of whom is still producing woodblocks for Uchida publishing company. #P3858 GEISHA WASHING AND LANDSCAPE PANEL Circa 1850  PRICE: Aust$275 Including GST Export Price Aust$250 SIGNATURE: Sadanobu with Red Seals on right side. SIZE: 34cm x 24 cm (13.4 inches x 9.5 inches) DATE: Circa 1850 SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: An Excellent and Rare Example of This Artist's Great Talent. Incredible Details. CONDITION: Good for Age, Excellent Colour and Impression. Margin trimmed on right side and bottom. See Photo. #P1800 CHUSINGURA  Export Price Aust$350 SIGNATURE: Hasagawa Sadanobu Ga in Yellow panel on right side. SIZE: 36.5cm x 25 cm (14.4 inches x 9.8 inches) DATE: Circa 1850 SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: An Early RARE and Interesting Scene from the THE CHUSINGURA meaning STORE HOUSE OF LOYALTY and most commonly known as THE TALE OF THE 47 RONIN. CONDITION: Very Good for Age, Excellent Colour and Impression. See Photo. #P1802 CHUSHINGURA  Export Price Aust$350 SIGNATURE: Hasagawa Sadanobu Ga in Yellow panel on right side. SIZE: 35.5cm x 22.5 cm (14 inches x 8.9 inches) DATE: Circa 1850 SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: An Early RARE and Interesting Scene from the THE CHUSINGURA meaning STORE HOUSE OF LOYALTY and most commonly known as THE TALE OF THE 47 RONIN. CONDITION: Very Good for Age, Excellent Colour and Impression. See Photo. SHIGENOBU 1826 to 1869 otherwise known as UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE THE SECOND Shigenobu was both a pupil and an adopted son of Ando Hiroshige who signed his works with his own name until the master's death in 1858 when Shigenobu married the daughter of Hiroshige and earned the right to call himself Utagawa Hiroshige II. It is known Shigenobu completed many unfinshed works of Ando Hiroshige but he also created some new scenes for new series and a number of classic scenes in his own right, signing them Hiroshige. In 1865 his marraige was dissolved and from then until his death four years later he again signed his work Shigenobu or used the name Ryusho. A SELECTION OF CLASSIC SCENES BY HIROSHIGE II THE CHUSINGURA meaning STORE HOUSE OF LOYALTY and most commonly known as THE TALE OF THE 47 RONIN is the Most Famous Classic Historical Tale of Ancient Japan. Ronin is the word for Masterless Samurai and the Tale is Based in the City of Kyoto, Edo During the Tokugawa Shogunate in about 1701. Almost Every Kabuki Recital and Woodblock Artist has Created their Versions of Events from this Tale in Acts of up to 20 but usually around 16. Although based on history the Tale has expanded and changed in many tellings and now is almost a Mythological story. THESE ORIGINAL SHIGENOBU WOODBLOCKS ARE ALL: SIGNED : HIROSHIGE GA Proving they were created between 1858 and 1865 and are RARE examples of his Work. TITLED : CHUSINGURA in the Red Panel in the top right of the scene. SIZE : CHUBAN, 22cm X 16.5cm (8.7 inches x 6.5 inches) There may be very minor variation. CONDITION: Very Fine only minor thinning at outer edge of margins from old tipping to an album backing. HAND PRINTED IN EXCELLENT EARLY COLOUR ON AGED WASHI. INDIVIDUAL PRICE: Aust$176 Including GST EXPORT Aust$160 #P1724 CHUSINGURA ACT ONE  #P1723 CHUSINGURA ACT FOUR  #P1725 CHUSINGURA ACT TEN  #P1726 CHUSINGURA ACT ELEVEN SOLD THANK YOU  SHOSAI, IKKEI was a Student of Hiroshige the Third and was Only Active for About Ten years between the Late 1860s and the Late 1870s. Most of His Work Consisted of Comic Scenes of Edo Life in the Early Meiji Era. The Meiji Era was Between 1868 and 1912 but he only produced work in the first Ten Years of this Era. #P4037 COMIC VIEW OF EDO Dated 1870 PRICE: Aust$264 Including GST Export Price Aust$240 SIGNATURE: Ikkei Signature in Bottom Right of Scene. AUTHENTICITY: This scene is one from a recorded series entitled 36 Comic Views of Edo created in 1870. CENSOR SEAL: Aratame Censor Seal for the year of the Horse 1870 alongside the signature. SIZE: 35cm x 24cm (13.8 inches x 9.4 inches) DATE: 1870 #P1110 LITTLE DEVILS CAUSING TROUBLE  PRICE: Aust$165 Including GST Export Price Aust$150 SIGNATURE: Not Signed, part of recorded series. Authentication Cartouche in top right corner. AUTHENTICITY: This scene is one from a record series of comic genre involving little devils causing trouble around the home and only some of the series were signed. CENSOR SEAL: 1871 in bottom left of scene. SIZE: 24.5cm x 18cm (9.5 inches x 7.2 inches) DATE: 1871 #P1075 LITTLE DEVILS TEA CEREMONY
PRICE: Aust$165 Including GST Export Price Aust$150 SIGNATURE: Not Signed, part of recorded series. Authentication Cartouche in top right corner. AUTHENTICITY: This scene is one from a record series of comic genre involving little devils causing trouble around the home and only some of the series were signed. SIZE: 24.5cm x 18cm (9.5 inches x 7.2 inches) DATE: 1871 #P1085 LITTLE DEVILS CATCH A THEIF PRICE: Aust$165 Including GST Export Price Aust$150 SIGNATURE: Not Signed, part of recorded series. Authentication Cartouche in top right corner. AUTHENTICITY: This scene is one from a record series of comic genre involving little devils causing trouble around the home and only some of the series were signed. CENSOR SEAL: 1871 in bottom right of scene. SIZE: 24.5cm x 18cm (9.5 inches x 7.2 inches) DATE: 1871 #P1924 LITTLE DEVILS AND A DRUNKARD PRICE: Aust$165 Including GST Export Price Aust$150 SIGNATURE: Not Signed, part of recorded series. Authentication Cartouche in top right corner. AUTHENTICITY: This scene is one from a record series of comic genre involving little devils causing trouble around the home and only some of the series were signed. CENSOR SEAL: 1871 in bottom left of scene. SIZE: 23.5cm x 18cm (9.2 inches x 7.2 inches) DATE: 1871 #P1923 LITTLE DEVILS EMPTY THE CHEST
PRICE: Aust$165 Including GST Export Price Aust$150 SIGNATURE: Not Signed, part of recorded series. Authentication Cartouche in top right corner. AUTHENTICITY: This scene is one from a record series of comic genre involving little devils causing trouble around the home and only some of the series were signed and displayed censor seals. SIZE: 23.5cm x 18cm (9.5 inches x 7.2 inches) DATE: 1871 SHOZAN, HAYAKAWA Lived from 1850 until 1892 and was a student of Kawanabe Kyosai. His work is rare and most surviving examples are scenes from the Satsuma Rebellion or series of views from various cities. #P3354 TWO SEPARATE OBAN SCENES MAKING A SUPERB AND RARE DIPTYCH  Export Price Aust$350 SIGNATURE: Signed by Hayakawa Shozan. This Signature in this form documented to have been used in 1877. SIZE: Each Measure 37cm x 24.5cm (14.5 inches x 9.6 inches) Making a Total Scene of 49cm x 37cm (19.2 inches x 14.5 inches) DATE: 1877 SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: It is rare to find a Diptych by this Artist. The colours and movement in these prints are superb. CONDITION: Very Good for Age As Photo. TOYONOBU, UTAGAWA lived from 1859 to 1886 and was the Grandson of Kunisada. He Produced very few woodblock prints in his short life and his talent went mostly unappreciated until many years after his death. GENUINE ORIGINAL UTAGAWA TOYONOBU WOODBLOCK PRINTS FOR SALE #P4036 EXCELLENT RARE DIPTYCH 1883 PRICE: AU$440From the Series The NEW BIOGRAPHY OF TOYOTOMI HIDEYOSHI  Export Price AU$400 SIGNATURE: Toyonobu Ga in Lower Left of Right Hand Woodblock. SIZE: Each Panel Measures 36cm x 24.5cm making a total scene of 49cm x 36cm (1ft 7.3 inches x 1ft 2.2 inches) DATE: 1883 SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: An Excellent Scene of Hideyoshi having a Confrontation with Three angry Hunters who are, From the right Sakuma Morimasi, Oda Nobonaga who is wearing Spotted Dear Skin Chaps and Shibata Katsui wearing Black Fur Chaps. The prints show some very fine lacquer printing on these black chaps. These Two Separate Woodblock prints Make A Very Finely Drawn, Well Coloured and RARE Diptych Scene by this Artist whose work is Very Difficult to Find. CONDITION: Two Separate Woodblocks, Never backed. Good For Age. See Photo. YOSHIIKU, UTAGAWA lived from 1833 to 1904. He was born the son of a Tea House Owner and became a Student of Kuniyoshi. He was a fellow student of Yoshitoshi and they were always competitors for the Master’s attention within the Kuniyoshi school. This rivalry continued throughout their lives. He was a Respected Woodblock Artist who Lived During a Difficult Period of Japanese History and Through his Skill and Talent Managed to Advance his Career and Reputation by his Immense Skill. #P3099 FINE KABUKI SCENE PRICE: Aust$198 Including GST Export Price Aust$180 SIGNATURE: Yoshiiku Ga in Red Cartouche. SIZE: 36.5cm x 25.5cm (14.4 inches x 10 inches) DATE: 1870 CENSOR SEALS: One Round Aratame for the Year 1870. SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: Excellent Early Mineral Colours and Very Fine Drawing. CONDITION: Good for Age. As Photo. YOSHITORA, UTAGAWA was a Student of Kuniyoshi Who Only Worked Between 1840 and the Mid 1870s. Most of his scenes show historical incidents and legends of town scenes. As is the case with All Woodblocks Artists of the 19th Century he Created His Versians of some of the Famous Series but his Work is Uniquely Individual and these Series Display his Amazing Insights and Creativity. GENUINE ORIGINAL UTAGAWA YOSHITORA WOODBLOCK PRINTS FOR SALE #P3700 SUPERB DIPTYCH SATO MASAKIYO IN BATTLE PRICE: Aust$440 Including GST Export Price Aust$400 SIGNATURE: Yoshitora Ga in White Cartouche in Left Side of Both Panels. SIZE: Each Panel Measures 37cm x 25cm (1ft 2.5 inches x 9.9 inches) making a TOTAL Scene of 50cm x 37cm (1ft 7.8inches x 1ft 2.5 inches) DATE: Late 1860s SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: Excellent Colour and Movement of a recorded Historical Scene. CONDITION: Very Good for Age. See Photo. #P1999 GEISHA VIEWING BLOSSOMS DATED 1858 PRICE: Aust$330 Including GSTBeautiful Form and Colour in this Very Rare Scene  Export Price Aust$300 SIGNATURE: Yoshitora Ga in White Cartouche in Left Side of the Scene. SIZE: 37cm x 25cm (1ft 2.6 inches x 9.9 inches) DATE: 1858 SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: Displays the Aratame Censor Seal Only Used in the Year 1858. A Beautifully Coloured and Very Rare Example of Yoshitora's Work. CONDITION: Good for Age. See Photo #P3574 EARLY SAMURAI BATTLE SCENE PRICE: Aust$308 Including GST Export Price Aust$280 SIGNATURE: Ichiyusai Yoshitora Ga in Red Cartouche in Lower left of Scene. SIZE: 37cm x 25.5cm (1ft 2.6 inches x 10.1 inches) DATE: 1852 to 1853 SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: Displays the Three Censor Seals Only Used Between February 1852 and December 1853 with Superb Early Mineral Colours and Excellent Movement in Subject. CONDITION: Very Good for Age. See Photo. #P3616 SANZA NO SAKE - KABUKI
FESTIVAL 1860
PRICE: Aust$308 Including GST Export Price Aust$280 SIGNATURE: Yoshitora Ga in White Cartouche in Left Side of the Scene. SIZE: 35.2cm x 24cm (1ft 1.9 inches x 9.5 inches) DATE: 1860 SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: One of Yoshitora's Very Rare and Beautiful Scenes of Life in 19th Century Tokyo. CONDITION: Good for Age. Some minor signs of the years at edges of margins and minor wrinkling which would be difficult to see when framed. See Photo. #P1788 CALLIGRAPHY DRAWINGS OF THE FIFTY-THREE STATIONS.  Export Price Aust$180 SIGNATURE: Yoshitora Ga in Angular Red Cartouche in Lower left of Scene. SIZE: 34.5cm x 24cm (1ft 1.6 inches x 9.5 inches) DATE: 1872 SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: From One of Yoshitora's Most Highly Regarded Series Entitled Calligraphy Drawings of the Fifty-Three Stations Published in 1872. CONDITION: Very Good for Age with one tiny wormhole in the bottom left margin and some minor soiling. #P3868 AMAZING EARLY SAMURAI BATTLE SCENE 1840s PRICE: Aust$330 Including GST Export Price Aust$300 SIGNATURE: Ichiyusai Yoshitora Ga in Lower Portion of Scene. SIZE: 38cm x 25cm (15 inches x 10.1 inches) DATE: 1840s SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: Displays the Single Kiwami Censor Seal which was first used in 1804. The only way to accurately date this is Research and when I come across this battle again and translate to protagonists I will have the exact date. The Superb Early Mineral Colours, Armour Worn by the Soldiers and Excellent Drawing are a Great basis for a Very early Scene. CONDITION: Very Good for Age. See Photo YOSHITSUYA, KOKO Lived from 1822 to 1866 and was a Student of Kuniyoshi. He is Most Well Know for his Depictions of Warriors and Scenes from Japanese Folk Stories and History. Due to his Short Life and Limited Output of Woodblock Prints his Work is Very Rare and His Best Scenes, Especially Those depicting Famous Historic Warriors are Very Highly valued by Collectors. GENUINE ORIGINAL KOKO YOSHITSUYA WOODBLOCK PRINTS FOR SALE #P4097 VERY RARE THE BATTLE FOR WATER PRICE: Aust$495 Including GST Export Price Aust$450 SIGNATURE: Ichieisai Yoshitsuya Ga in Green Cartouche. SIZE: 37.5cm x 25cm (14.8 inches x 9.8 inches) DATE: 1864 CENSOR SEALS: One Round Aratame for the Year 1864 in Bottom Right of Scene. PUBLISHER: Tsutaya SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: From the Series From the Series Fifty-four Battles of Hideyoshi's Warriors. Shows Excellent Early Mineral Colour. CONDITION: Extremely Good for Age, Full Margins, some very minor wrinkles. #P1749 UMESHITA and KONSHITA SOLD THANK YOU  Export Price Aust$350 SOLD THANK YOU SIGNATURE: Ichieisai Yoshitsuya Ga in Red Cartouche. SIZE: 37cm x 25cm (14.5 inches x 9.8 inches) DATE: 1864 CENSOR SEALS: One Round Aratame in Right Margin for the Year 1864 PUBLISHER: Tsutaya SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: From the Series From the Series Fifty-four Battles of Hideyoshi's Warriors. Shows Excellent Early Mineral Colour. CONDITION: Extremely Good for Age, Full Margins, very minor rubbing at bottom right edge, one very tiny thinned area which can only be seen when held to light. #P2413 ANDO KIEMON SOLD THANK YOU  PRICE: SOLD SIGNATURE: Ichieisai Yoshitsuya Ga in Red Cartouche. SIZE: 36.5cm x 25cm (14.3 inches x 9.8 inches) DATE: 1864 SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: From the Series Fifty-four Battles of Hideyoshi's Warriors. Excellent Mineral Colours. CONDITION: Good for Age, Full Margins, some minor thinning and wrinkling. #P2469 HISAGO GUNDAN SOLD THANK YOU  PRICE: SOLD SIGNATURE: Ichieisai Yoshitsuya Ga in Red Cartouche. SIZE: 36.5cm x 25cm (14.3 inches x 9.8 inches) DATE: 1864 SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: From the Series Fifty-four Battles of Hideyoshi's Warriors. Excellent Mineral Colours. CONDITION: Good for Age, Full Margins, some wrinkling and aan old washi repair in bottom left margin. WE ARE SEARCHING FOR MORE SCENES BY YOSHITSUYA SO KEEP WATCHING THIS PAGE |
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