Fine Japanese Prints

Fine Japanese Prints

Fine Japanese Prints

Fine Japanese Prints

6 December - 14 December 2021 • London

Overview
Okumura Masanobu (1686-1764) | Eight prints from the series Mountains of Dyed Colours, Examples for the Bedroom (Someiro no yama neya no hinagata) | Edo period, 18th century

1 Okumura Masanobu (1686-1764) | Eight prints from the series Mountains of Dyed Colours, Examples for the Bedroom (Someiro no yama neya no hinagata) | Edo period, 18th century

Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)|  An amorous couple and noodle vendor | Edo period, 18th century

2 Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)| An amorous couple and noodle vendor | Edo period, 18th century

Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)  | An amorous couple beside a cat | Edo period, 18th century

3 Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | An amorous couple beside a cat | Edo period, 18th century

Suzuki Harunobu (1724-1770) | An amorous couple in the room of a tea-house (cha-ya) | Edo period, 18th century

4 Suzuki Harunobu (1724-1770) | An amorous couple in the room of a tea-house (cha-ya) | Edo period, 18th century

Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | An amorous couple under a mosquito net (kaya) | Edo period, 18th century

5 Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | An amorous couple under a mosquito net (kaya) | Edo period, 18th century

Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | An amorous couple and husband under a mosquito net (kaya) | Edo period, 18th century

6 Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | An amorous couple and husband under a mosquito net (kaya) | Edo period, 18th century

Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | Visual Parody of the Calligrapher Ono no Tofu | Edo period, 18th century

7 Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | Visual Parody of the Calligrapher Ono no Tofu | Edo period, 18th century

Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) |  A courtesan accompanied by two kamuro | Edo period, 18th century

8 Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | A courtesan accompanied by two kamuro | Edo period, 18th century

Isoda Koryusai (1735-1790) |Two shunga woodblock prints | Edo period, 18th century

9 Isoda Koryusai (1735-1790) |Two shunga woodblock prints | Edo period, 18th century

Isoda Koryusai (1735-1790) |  Handayu of the Naka-Omiya (Naka Omiya uchi Handayu)  | Edo period, 18th century

10 Isoda Koryusai (1735-1790) | Handayu of the Naka-Omiya (Naka Omiya uchi Handayu) | Edo period, 18th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Omando: Ogie Oiyo and Takeji | Edo period, late 18th century

11 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Omando: Ogie Oiyo and Takeji | Edo period, late 18th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | The Ide Jewel River (Ide Tamagawa) | Edo period, late 18th century

12 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | The Ide Jewel River (Ide Tamagawa) | Edo period, late 18th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Two woodblock prints | Edo period, late 18th century

13 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Two woodblock prints | Edo period, late 18th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Women on the beach at Futami-ga-ura | Edo period, early 19th century

14 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Women on the beach at Futami-ga-ura | Edo period, early 19th century

Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) | The actors Sawamura Sojuro III and Bando Hikosaburo III in the roles of Prince Koretaka (Koretaka Shinno) and Bando Taro performing in the play Gin Sekai Matsu ni Yukihira at the Kiri-za Theatre  | Edo period, late 18th century

15 Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) | The actors Sawamura Sojuro III and Bando Hikosaburo III in the roles of Prince Koretaka (Koretaka Shinno) and Bando Taro performing in the play Gin Sekai Matsu ni Yukihira at the Kiri-za Theatre | Edo period, late 18th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | An amorous couple | Edo period, 19th century

16 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | An amorous couple | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Three shunga woodblock-printed book plates | Edo period, 19th century

17 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Three shunga woodblock-printed book plates | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Lower Meguro (Shimo-Meguro) | Edo period, 19th century

18 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Lower Meguro (Shimo-Meguro) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Shichirigahama Beach, Sagami Province (Soshu Shichirigahama) | Edo period, 19th century

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

21 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) | Chrysanthemums and Horsefly | Edo period, 19th century

22 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Chrysanthemums and Horsefly | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Peony and Butterfly | Edo period, 19th century

23 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Peony and Butterfly | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Enoshima in Sagami Province (Soshu Enoshima) | Edo period, 19th century

24 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Enoshima in Sagami Province (Soshu Enoshima) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Enoshima in Sagami Province (Soshu Enoshima) | Edo period, 19th century

25 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Enoshima in Sagami Province (Soshu Enoshima) | 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

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki on the Tokaido (Tokaido Okazaki Yahagi no hashi) | Edo period, 19th century

27 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki on the Tokaido (Tokaido Okazaki Yahagi no hashi) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Old View of the Boat-Bridge at Sano in Kozuke Province (Kozuke Sano funabashi no kozu) | Edo period, 19th century

28 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Old View of the Boat-Bridge at Sano in Kozuke Province (Kozuke Sano funabashi no kozu) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Old View of the Boat-Bridge at Sano in Kozuke Province (Kozuke Sano funabashi no kozu) | Edo period, 19th century

29 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Old View of the Boat-Bridge at Sano in Kozuke Province (Kozuke Sano funabashi no kozu) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei), volumes one and three | Meiji period, late 19th century

30 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei), volumes one and three | Meiji period, late 19th century

Kubo Shunman (1757–1820) | Seasoned Kelp and Asakusa Laver (Kashi konbu Asakusa nori) | Edo period, 19th century

31 Kubo Shunman (1757–1820) | Seasoned Kelp and Asakusa Laver (Kashi konbu Asakusa nori) | Edo period, 19th century

Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) | All Kinds of Things: Prizes Drawn at the Lucky Lottery (Kotogoto naru mono, fukubiki ni idasu keibutsu) | Edo period, 19th century

32 Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) | All Kinds of Things: Prizes Drawn at the Lucky Lottery (Kotogoto naru mono, fukubiki ni idasu keibutsu) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Purple Shell (Murasaki-gai) | Edo period, 19th century

33 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Purple Shell (Murasaki-gai) | Edo period, 19th century

Ryuryukyo Shinsai (active circa 1799-1823) | White (Shiro) | Edo period, 19th century

34 Ryuryukyo Shinsai (active circa 1799-1823) | White (Shiro) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) | Left Team: The Cypress Fan; Right Team: The Flower Fan (Hidari hiogi, migi hanaogi) | Edo period, 19th century

35 Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) | Left Team: The Cypress Fan; Right Team: The Flower Fan (Hidari hiogi, migi hanaogi) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835) | Ichikawa Danjuro in a pleasure quarter scene | Edo period, 19th century

36 Utagawa Toyokuni II (1777-1835) | Ichikawa Danjuro in a pleasure quarter scene | Edo period, 19th century

Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) | Literary and Military Arts, Number Two (Bunbu niban) | Edo period ,19th century

37 Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) | Literary and Military Arts, Number Two (Bunbu niban) | Edo period ,19th century

Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) | The Deva Benzaiten with a Monkey and a Rat | Edo period, 19th century

38 Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) | The Deva Benzaiten with a Monkey and a Rat | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Taito II (active 1810-1853) | Lady Kayo, An Incarnation of the Nine-tailed Fox | Edo period, 19th century

39 Katsushika Taito II (active 1810-1853) | Lady Kayo, An Incarnation of the Nine-tailed Fox | Edo period, 19th century

Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) | The Lesser Water Dragon of the Tenpo Period (Tenpo mizunoe tatsu) | Edo period, 19th century

40 Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) | The Lesser Water Dragon of the Tenpo Period (Tenpo mizunoe tatsu) | Edo period, 19th century

Yashima Gakutei (1786?–1868) | A complete set of six surimono of the series Warriors as the Six Famous Poets (Buke Rokkasen) | Edo period, 19th century

41 Yashima Gakutei (1786?–1868) | A complete set of six surimono of the series Warriors as the Six Famous Poets (Buke Rokkasen) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsukawa Shunsen (1762- circa 1830) | Three prints of women beside the shore | Edo period, 19th century

42 Katsukawa Shunsen (1762- circa 1830) | Three prints of women beside the shore | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | A scene of women at a bathhouse from the play Famous Places in Japan: A Thousand Cherry Blossom Trees (Yamato meisho senbonzakura) | Edo period, 19th century

43 Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | A scene of women at a bathhouse from the play Famous Places in Japan: A Thousand Cherry Blossom Trees (Yamato meisho senbonzakura) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | The courtesans Hanaogi of the Ogiya house, Shiratama of the Tamaya house and Oyodo of the Tsuruya house (Tsuruya uchi Oyodo, Tamaya uchi Shiratama, Ogiya uchi Hanaogi) | Edo period, 19th century

44 Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | The courtesans Hanaogi of the Ogiya house, Shiratama of the Tamaya house and Oyodo of the Tsuruya house (Tsuruya uchi Oyodo, Tamaya uchi Shiratama, Ogiya uchi Hanaogi) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864) | Miyajima in Aki Province (Aki no Miyajima) | Edo period, 19th century

45 Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864) | Miyajima in Aki Province (Aki no Miyajima) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | Hand Games with Floral Sleeves (Kenzumo hana no furisode) | Edo period, 19th century

46 Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) | Hand Games with Floral Sleeves (Kenzumo hana no furisode) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) | Dance Performance at Bizen-ya, Furuichi, Ise Province (Ise Furuichi Bizen-ya odori no zu) | Edo period, 19th century

47 Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) | Dance Performance at Bizen-ya, Furuichi, Ise Province (Ise Furuichi Bizen-ya odori no zu) | Edo period, 19th century

Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | In the Twelfth Month, Setsubun: Ainare of the Ebiya (Junigatsu, setsubun: Ebiya uchi Ainare | Edo period, 19th century

48 Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | In the Twelfth Month, Setsubun: Ainare of the Ebiya (Junigatsu, setsubun: Ebiya uchi Ainare | Edo period, 19th century