Japanese Woodblock Prints

Japanese Woodblock Prints

Japanese Woodblock Prints

Japanese Woodblock Prints

12 December - 19 December 2023 • London

Overview
Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | Courtesan with her attendant and Hotei viewing the moon | Edo period, 18th century

1 Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | Courtesan with her attendant and Hotei viewing the moon | Edo period, 18th century

Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | Young woman by a river bank | Edo period, 18th century

2 Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | Young woman by a river bank | Edo period, 18th century

Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | Poem by Fujiwara no Motozane  | Edo period, 18th century

3 Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) | Poem by Fujiwara no Motozane | Edo period, 18th century

Suzuki Haruonbu (1725-1770) | Moon (Tsuki) | Edo period, 18th century

4 Suzuki Haruonbu (1725-1770) | Moon (Tsuki) | Edo period, 18th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Osome of the Oil Shop and the Apprentice Hisamatsu (Aburaya Osome, detchi Hisamatsu) | Edo period, late 18th century

5 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Osome of the Oil Shop and the Apprentice Hisamatsu (Aburaya Osome, detchi Hisamatsu) | Edo period, late 18th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | The courtesan Takigawa of the Gomeiro house | Edo period, late 18th century

6 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | The courtesan Takigawa of the Gomeiro house | Edo period, late 18th century

Katsukawa Shunjo (died in 1787) Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829) Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) Utagawa Kuniyasu (1794-1832) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 18th - 19th century

7 Katsukawa Shunjo (died in 1787) Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829) Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) Utagawa Kuniyasu (1794-1832) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 18th - 19th century

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century

8 Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Utagawa Kunimaru (1793-1829) Utagawa Kuninao (1795-1854) | A collection of fourteen woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century

Shotei Hokuju (flourished circa 1789-1818) | View of Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku no fukei) | Edo period, 19th century

9 Shotei Hokuju (flourished circa 1789-1818) | View of Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku no fukei) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Katsukawa Shuntei (Shokosai) (1770-1824) | Ten woodblock prints from the series Twelve Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto juni kei) | Edo period, late 18th - early 19th century

10 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Katsukawa Shuntei (Shokosai) (1770-1824) | Ten woodblock prints from the series Twelve Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto juni kei) | Edo period, late 18th - early 19th century

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

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

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Snowy Morning At Koishikawa (Koishikawa yuki no ashita) | Edo period, 19th century

12 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Snowy Morning At Koishikawa (Koishikawa yuki no ashita) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Coast of Noboto (Noboto ura) | Edo period, 19th century

13 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Coast of Noboto (Noboto ura) | 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

14 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) | Hakone Lake in Sagami Province (Soshu Hakone kosui) | Edo period, 19th century

15 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Hakone Lake in Sagami Province (Soshu Hakone kosui) | Edo period, 19th century

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

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

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Waterwheel at Onden (Onden no suisha) | Edo period, 19th century

17 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Waterwheel at Onden (Onden no suisha) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki on the Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century

18 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki on the Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Drum Bridge at Kameido Tenjin Shrine (Kameido Tenjin taikobashi) | Edo period, 19th century

19 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Drum Bridge at Kameido Tenjin Shrine (Kameido Tenjin taikobashi) | Edo period, 19th century

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

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

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1848) | Poem by Sangi Takamura (Ono no Takamura) | Edo period, 19th century

21 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1848) | Poem by Sangi Takamura (Ono no Takamura) | Edo period, 19th century

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

22 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Poem by Fujiwara no Yoshitaka | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason | Edo period, 19th century

23 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The beach at Enoshima | Edo period, 19th century

24 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The beach at Enoshima | Edo period, 19th century

Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) | Three surimono | Edo period, 19th century

25 Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) | Three surimono | Edo period, 19th century

Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) | Two surimono from the series Meng Qiu (Mogyu) | Edo period, 19th century

26 Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) | Two surimono from the series Meng Qiu (Mogyu) | Edo period, 19th century

Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60)  Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868)  Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | A group of four surimono | Edo period, 19th century

27 Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60) Yashima Gakutei (1786?-1868) Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | A group of four surimono | Edo period, 19th century

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848) | A geisha writing a letter | Edo period, 19th century

28 Keisai Eisen (1790–1848) | A geisha writing a letter | Edo period, 19th century

Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | Sakurai of Yoshicho, (Yoshicho Sakurai) | Edo period, 19th century

29 Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) | Sakurai of Yoshicho, (Yoshicho Sakurai) | Edo period, 19th century

Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) | Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro | Edo period, 19th century

30 Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) | Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro | Edo period, 19th century

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

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

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

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

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Numazu: Twilight (Numazu, tasogare zu) | Edo period, 19th century

33 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Numazu: Twilight (Numazu, tasogare zu) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century

34 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Five woodblock prints from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) | Evening View of Takanawa (Takanawa no yukei) | Edo period, 19th century

35 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) | Evening View of Takanawa (Takanawa no yukei) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Three woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century

36 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Three woodblock prints | Edo period, 19th century

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

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

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Abalone, needlefish and peach blossoms | Edo period, 19th century

38 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Abalone, needlefish and peach blossoms | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Mallard ducks and reeds | Edo period, 19th century

39 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Mallard ducks and reeds | Edo period, 19th century

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

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

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Horikiri Iris Garden (Horikiri no hanashobu) | Edo period, 19th century

41 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Horikiri Iris Garden (Horikiri no hanashobu) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Asakusa Ricefields and Torinomachi Festival (Asakusa tanbo Torinomachi mode) | Edo period, 19th century

42 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Asakusa Ricefields and Torinomachi Festival (Asakusa tanbo Torinomachi mode) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Nihonbashi Bridge and Edobashi Bridge (Nihonbashi Edobashi) | Edo period, 19th century

43 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Nihonbashi Bridge and Edobashi Bridge (Nihonbashi Edobashi) | Edo period, 19th century

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

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

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Suido Bridge and Surugadai (Suidobashi Surugadai) | Edo period, 19th century

45 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Suido Bridge and Surugadai (Suidobashi Surugadai) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Three woodblock prints from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei) | Edo period, 19th century

46 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Three woodblock prints from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei) | Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Three woodblock prints from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)| Edo period, 19th century

47 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Three woodblock prints from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)| Edo period, 19th century

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Six woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue) | Edo period, 19th century

48 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Six woodblock prints from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue) | Edo period, 19th century