Japanese Woodblock Prints 18th Century to Modern

Japanese Woodblock Print Auction - Online Only Event

Welcome to an extraordinary online auction featuring an exceptional collection of Japanese woodblock prints spanning from the 18th century to the modern era. This carefully curated sale presents over 200 lots showcasing the finest examples of ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and contemporary Japanese printmaking.

Auction Highlights

Historic Ukiyo-e Masters (18th-19th Century)

Utagawa School Excellence: This auction features an outstanding selection of works by the legendary Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada), including dramatic Kabuki actor portraits, scenes from classical literature, and beautifully rendered courtesans. Notable pieces include the Fisherman Sharik Seven, multiple Kabuki actor scenes, The Third Princess, and portraits of famous actors including Onoe Kikugorō III and Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII.

Hiroshige & Hokusai: Original 19th century prints by Utagawa Hiroshige including the rare Kameyama Chirimen-e and Suruga Street, plus a collection of reproduction prints featuring iconic scenes. Hokusai is represented through original bookplates and the famous "Great Wave off Kanagawa" reproduction.

Other Masters:

Kitagawa Utamaro: Courtesan prints including Murochidori and Hinatsuru

Suzuki Harunobu: 18th century original "Autumn Moon at Dusk"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi: Battle of Kawanakajima and Kōya Jewel River

Keisai Eisen: Beautiful woman portraits and Imayō musume sankyoku

Multiple works by Toyohara Kunichika, Utagawa Yoshiiku, and other Osaka School artists

Shin-Hanga Movement (Early 20th Century)

Hiroshi Yoshida: Sacred Bridge and Toshogu Shrine (1937) - masterpieces of landscape printmaking

Kawase Hasui: Evening at Sōemonchō Osaka (1933) and Kiyomizu Temple Kyoto (1933) - iconic nocturnal scenes

Paul Jacoulet: Multiple prints from his South Pacific series including "Jeune fille de Jaluit" (1935) and "La Lettre du Fils Seoul Korea" limited editions

Rakuzan Tsuchiya - Botanical Masterworks

An exceptional collection of over 50 floral prints by Rakuzan Tsuchiya (Rakuzan Kachō), featuring:

Popular designs: Bermuda Lily, Dahlia (multiple variations), Poppy, Rose

Exotic flowers: Amaryllis, Cattleya Orchids, Gloxinia, Poinsettia

Garden favorites: Cosmos, Iris, Tulips, Petunia, Salvia

Rare specimens: Clerodendron, Lupinus Polyphyllus, Streptocarphs, Sobralia Veitchii

Modern Tokyo Landscapes

Gihachiro Okuyama Series: Complete architectural studies including Tokyo Station, Imperial Diet Building, Nihonbashi Bridge, Yoroi Bridge, and views of Oubashi and Shirauobashi Bridges

Tokuriki Tomikichirō - Mount Fuji Views: Extensive collection featuring Mt. Fuji from various vantage points: Shiraito Falls, Numazu Harbor, Fujimi Highlands, Genzenko Temple, Nihondaira, and seasonal scenes including "Clear Weather after Snow Ochanomizu" and "Rain at the Fourth Station"

Mid-Century Modern Prints

Shiko Munakata: Signed lithographs including "Nude" (Limited Edition 3/30), Self-Portrait, and Bodhisattva Head woodblock print

Other Notable Artists:

Fumio Kitaoka: "At the Factory Site 2" (1963)

Kihei Sasajima: "Kotō Rakujitsu" (1971)

Un'ichi Hiratsuka: "Mirror I" (1971) and Tōdai-ji Sangatsudō limited edition

Toru Mabuchi: "Kōgen" (1960, Limited Edition 8/50)

Atmospheric Night Scenes

Kobayashi Kiyochika: "Night at Shinobazu Pond" and "Hikifune Riverbank at Koume"

Shiro Kasamatsu: "Spring Evening at Shinobazu Pond"

Yamada Baske: "Night Moon at Shinagawa"

Gyokusen Narita: "Tokyo Tower in Snow"

Kabuki Theater Collection

Extensive selection of Kabuki actor prints spanning multiple generations, featuring works by Toyokuni III, Kunichika, Kunisada, Yoshiiku, and others. Includes dramatic triptychs, diptychs, and individual actor portraits in iconic roles.

Additional Treasures

Meiji Period: Imao Keinen "Fireflies on Reeds"

1930s Modernism: Ochiai Hiromitsu "Ginza Scene" (c. 1934), Ishii Toraji "An Interesting View of Tonan"

Traditional subjects: Uemura Shoen "Hotarumaru," Nishimura Hodo "Sasanqua Camellia"

Rare finds: Otsu-e style "Wisteria Maiden," Anonymous ukiyo-e "Two Women"

Complementary piece: East Asian Landscape Hanging Scroll Painting

Condition & Authenticity

This collection includes both original prints and clearly identified reproductions. Each lot will be accurately described regarding age, condition, and authenticity. Pieces range from museum-quality originals to fine reproductions suitable for study and display.

Bidding Information

Format: Online Only Auction

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This is a rare opportunity to acquire museum-quality Japanese prints spanning three centuries of artistic excellence. From the golden age of ukiyo-e through the shin-hanga renaissance to modern interpretations, this collection offers something for every level of collector.

Whether you're seeking iconic Kabuki portraits, serene landscapes, botanical studies, or architectural views of historic Tokyo, this auction presents an unparalleled selection of Japanese printmaking artistry.

• 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Toyokuni III Fisherman Sharik Seven

• 19th Century Utagawa Toyokuni III Japanese Woodblock Print Kabuki Actor Scene

• Anonymous Japanese Woodblock Print Ukiyo-e Style Two Women

• East Asian Landscape Hanging Scroll Painting Traditional Vintage Art

• Foxglove Japanese Woodblock Print by Rakuzan - Vibrant Floral Artwork

• Fumio Kitaoka Japanese Woodblock Print Kōjō-ba nite 2 At the Factory Site 2 1963

• Gihachiro Okuyama Japanese Woodblock Print Keio University at Mita

• Gihachiro Okuyama Japanese Woodblock Print of Imperial Diet Building

• Gihachiro Okuyama Japanese Woodblock Print of Yoroi Bridge Artwork

• Gihachiro Okuyama Japanese Woodblock Print Tokyo Station

• Gihachiro Okuyama Woodblock Print of Nihonbashi Bridge Tokyo

• Gihachiro Okuyama Woodblock Print View of Oubashi Bridge Shirauobashi Bridge

• Gyokusen Narita Japanese Woodblock Print Tokyo Tower in Snow 13.5x11.75

• Hiratsuka Un'ichi Japanese Woodblock Print of a Maiko

• Hiroshi Yoshida Sacred Bridge Japanese Woodblock Print

• Hiroshi Yoshida Toshogu Shrine Japanese Woodblock Print 1937 Artwork

• Hollyhock Japanese Woodblock Print by Rakuzan Tsuchiya - Shin-Hanga Flower Art

• Hyacinthus Japanese Woodblock Print by Rakuzan Tsuchiya - Botantical Series Art

• Imao Keinen Japanese Woodblock Print Fireflies on Reeds Meiji Period Art

• Ishii Toraji Japanese Woodblock Print An Interesting View of Tonan 1930s

• Ishikawa Toraji Floral Still Life Watercolor 1930s

• Japanese Woodblock Print 'Anemone' by Rakuzan Kachū - Kachō-ga Artwork

• Japanese Woodblock Print 'Liatris' by Rakuzan Tsuchiya

• Japanese Woodblock Print 'Nasturtium' by Rakuzan Tsuchiya

• Japanese Woodblock Print 'Pelargonium' by Tsuchiya Rakuzan

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Kitagawa Utamaro - Murochidori and Hinatsuru Courtesans

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Kitagawa Yoshimaro of Actors Onoe Eizaburō and Iwai Kumesaburō

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Kiyochika: 'Hikifune Riverbank at Koume'

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Nishinomiya Yosaku Ladybells and Pinks Vintage Art

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Ochiai Hiromitsu - Ginza Scene c. 1934

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Rakuzan Kachiku - Papaver Somniferum (Poppy) Artwork

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Rakuzan Kachō 'Cyclamen' from Rakuzan Flower Print Series

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Rakuzan Kachō Sweet Pea Flower Artwork

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Rakuzan Tsuchiya - Basket Flower Artwork

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Rakuzan Tsuchiya - Gladiolus - Kacho Gafu Series

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Rakuzan Tsuchiya - Pansy and Myosotis

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Rakuzan Tsuchiya - Papaver Somniferum (Poppy)

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Rakuzan Tsuchiya - Sobralia Veitchii & Epidendrum

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Rakuzan Tsuchiya Cineraria Floral Art

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Seizo Hirakawa - Scenic Yui, Shizuoka Art

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Tokuriki Tomikichirō - Autumn Clearing at Otome Pass

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Tokuriki Tomikichirō Clear Weather after Snow Ochanomizu

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Tokuriki Tomikichirō Mt Fuji from Shiraito Falls

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Tokuriki Tomikichiro Rain at the Fourth Station

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Tomikichiro Tokuriki Fuji from Numazu Harbor

• Japanese Woodblock Print by Umetaro Azechi - Kareki no yama (Mountain with Dead Trees)

• Japanese Woodblock Print Callalily by Rakuzan Tsuchiya

• Japanese Woodblock Print Dahlia by Rakuzan Tsuchiya - Early 20th Century Artwork

• Japanese Woodblock Print Fuchsia By Rakuzan Nakayama Beautiful Artwork

• Japanese Woodblock Print Fuji from Fujimi Highlands by Tokuriki Tomikichirō

• Japanese Woodblock Print Fuji from Genzenko Temple by Tokuriki Tomikichirō

• Japanese Woodblock Print Fuji from Numazu Harbor by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

• Japanese Woodblock Print Hotarumaru by Uemura Shoen Ethereal Spirit in Snow

• Japanese Woodblock Print Mt Fuji from Nihondaira by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

• Japanese Woodblock Print Night at Shinobazu Pond by Kobayashi Kiyochika

• Japanese Woodblock Print of Actor Segawa Kikunojō III by Tomikawa Ginsetsu

• Japanese Woodblock Print of Shōki by Shinsai after Shibata Zeshin 1882

• Japanese Woodblock Print Okitsu Coast Fuji by Tomikichiko Tokuriki

• Japanese Woodblock Print Poppy by Rakuzan Nakayama - Collectible Floral Art

• Japanese Woodblock Print Rain at Hatagoba by Tokuriki Tomikichirō

• Japanese Woodblock Print Reproduction after Katsukawa Shunshō - Three Beauties of the Sumida River

• Japanese Woodblock Print Reproductions by Hiroshige - Chuban and Postcard Size Collection

• Jun'ichirō Sekino Nihonbashi Japanese Woodblock Print Signed Japanese Art Landscape

• Kawase Hasui Japanese Woodblock Print Evening at Sōemonchō Osaka 1933

• Kawase Hasui Kiyomizu Temple Kyoto Japanese Woodblock Print Masterpiece 1933

• Kihei Sasajima Kotō Rakujitsu Japanese Woodblock Print 1971

• Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese Woodblock Print Reproduction The Courtesan Segawa of the House of Matsuba

• Kiyoshi Saitō Nikolai-do Tokyo Japanese Woodblock Print

• Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese Woodblock Print Triptych Picture of the Fall of the Jinzhou Castle

• Koizumi Kishio Japanese Woodblock Print Fuji from the Shore of Lake Suwa Art

• Kojo Asami Japanese Woodblock Print Night Festival at Asakusa Kannon Temple

• Nishimura Hodo Japanese Woodblock Print Sasanqua Camellia Stunning Artistry

• Ochiai Yoshiiku 'Priest Kōnen' Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print

• Oda Kazuma Japanese Woodblock Print Shinbashi Theatre from One Hundred Views of New Tokyo

• Okiee Hashimoto Magnolia Japanese Woodblock Print - Beautiful Floral Artwork

• Original 18th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Harunobu: Autumn Moon at Dusk

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print Beauty Playing with Cat Utagawa Kunisada

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Keisai Eisen - Imayō musume sankyoku

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Keisai Eisen Beautiful Woman Art

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Kunichika - Kabuki Actor Portrait

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Kunichika Kabuki Scene Art

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Toyohara Kunichika Kabuki Actor

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Toyohara Kunichika Kabuki Actor

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Toyokuni III - The Third Princess

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Toyokuni III Actor Onoe Kikugorō III

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Toyokuni III Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Hiroshige, Kameyama, Chirimen-e

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Kunisada of Kabuki Actor

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Kunisada Triptych

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Kunisada, 'Kanadehon Chūshingura' Act 9

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Kōya Jewel River

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Toyokuni III Kabuki Actor

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Yoshiiku - Kabuki Actors

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print Diptych by Utagawa Kunisada Toyokuni III

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print Diptych by Utagawa Yoshiiku

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print Lot of Bookplates by Hokusai

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print of a Kabuki Scene by Toyokuni III

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print Osaka School Kabuki Actors Chuban Size

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print: Battle of Kawanakajima by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print: Courtesan Tachibanaya Fumae by Toyokuni III

• Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print: Suruga Street by Utagawa Hiroshige

• Original Utagawa Toyokuni III Japanese Woodblock Print Uji Tsuneyoshi Daughter Shinobu

• Otsu-e Style Japanese Woodblock Print of Wisteria Maiden by Unknown Artist

• Paul Jacoulet Japanese Woodblock Print Jeune fille de Jaluit Marshalls 1935

• Paul Jacoulet Japanese Woodblock Print Jeune Fille de Jaluit Marshalls Art

• Paul Jacoulet Japanese Woodblock Print Jeune Fille de Saipan et Fleur d'Hibiscus Marianes

• Paul Jacoulet Japanese Woodblock Print La Lettre du Fils Seoul Korea Limited Edition

• Rakuzan Kachō Japanese Woodblock Print Bermuda Lily Most Popular Floral Design

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya 'Amaryllis' Japanese Woodblock Print

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya 'Cosmos' Japanese Woodblock Print - Iconic Shin-hanga Flower Art

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Caladium Japanese Woodblock Print

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Dahlia Japanese Woodblock Print

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Dahlia Japanese Woodblock Print by Renowned Artist

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Dianthus Japanese Woodblock Print

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Japanese Woodblock Print - Clerodendron Floral Illustration

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Japanese Woodblock Print - Dahlia - Beautiful Nature Art

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Japanese Woodblock Print - Dahlia Flowers Artwork

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Japanese Woodblock Print - Lupinus Polyphyllus Floral Artwork

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Japanese Woodblock Print - Streptocarphs

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Japanese Woodblock Print - Tulips - Kachō-ga Artwork

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Japanese Woodblock Print 'Primula Sinensis' - Beautiful Botanical Art

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Japanese Woodblock Print California Poppy Floral Art

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Japanese Woodblock Print Cattleya Dendrobium Speciosum Orchids

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Japanese Woodblock Print Gloxinia Art Floral Decoration

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Japanese Woodblock Print Papaver Somniferum Opium Poppy Art

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Japanese Woodblock Print Poinsettia Flower Art

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Japanese Woodblock Print Salvia Botanical Art

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Petunia Japanese Woodblock Print - Kachō-ga Art

• Rakuzan Tsuchiya Rose Japanese Woodblock Print by Renowned Shin-Hanga Artist

• Reproduction Japanese Woodblock Print after Kitagawa Utamaro, 'Gehin no maki'

• Reproduction Japanese Woodblock Print after Kitagawa Utamaro, The Courtesan Hinazuru

• Reproduction Japanese Woodblock Print after Utagawa Hiroshige, 'Fujikawa: Bōbana'

• Reproduction Japanese Woodblock Print by Hiroshige - Kanbara: Night Snow, Takamizawa Edition

• Reproduction Japanese Woodblock Print by Hiroshige - The New Hyōgo Canal in Settsu Province

• Reproduction Japanese Woodblock Print by Hiroshige 'Lingering Snow at Uchikawa'

• Reproduction Japanese Woodblock Print by Hiroshige 'Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge'

• Reproduction Japanese Woodblock Print by Hokusai 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa'

• Reproduction Japanese Woodblock Print Evening Bell at Ueno by Kitagawa Utamaro

• Reproduction Japanese Woodblock Print Kanagawa by Utagawa Hiroshige 15 1/2 x 10 1/4 in

• Reproduction Japanese Woodblock Print Takarabune Treasure Ship after Utagawa Hiroshige

• Reproduction Japanese Woodblock Print The Hour of the Monkey by Kitagawa Utamaro

• Reproduction Japanese Woodblock Print Tōshūsai Sharaku Actor Segawa Kikunojō III as Oshizu

• Reproduction of Katsushika Hokusai's 'Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry' Japanese Woodblock Print

• Sadao Watanabe 'Nativity' Japanese Woodblock Print Christmas Card

• Sakamoto Hanjirō Japanese Woodblock Print Portfolio with Foxing - Three Prints

• Shiko Munakata Japanese Print Signed Lithograph 'Nude' Limited Edition 3/30

• Shiko Munakata Japanese Woodblock Print of a Bodhisattva Head

• Shiko Munakata Self-Portrait Lithograph Japanese Print

• Shimosawa Kihachirō Japanese Woodblock Print 'Sōryūkutsu Rakan'

• Shiro Kasamatsu Japanese Woodblock Print 'Spring Evening at Shinobazu Pond'

• Suzuki Harunobu Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print Courtesans and Attendant

• Tokuriki Tomikichiro Japanese Woodblock Print Fuji View Bridge in Suruga

• Tomikichiro Tokuriki 'Spring at Asakusa' Japanese Woodblock Print, Four Seasons of Tokyo c. 1950s

• Tomikichiro Tokuriki Japanese Woodblock Print Enoshima Harbor Boat Landing

• Tomikichiro Tokuriki Japanese Woodblock Print Fuji from a Watermill

• Tomikichiro Tokuriki Japanese Woodblock Print Fuji from Iwabuchi Town

• Tomikichirō Tokuriki Japanese Woodblock Print Fuji River Iron Bridge in Moonlight

• Tomikichirō Tokuriki Japanese Woodblock Print Sea at Izu

• Tomikichiro Tokuriki Japanese Woodblock Print View of Mt Hoei from My Fuji Series

• Toru Mabuchi Kōgen Japanese Woodblock Print 1960 Limited Edition 8/50

• Toyokuni III (Utagawa Kunisada) Actor Ichimura Uzaemon Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock

• Toyokuni III Actor in Role of Ōboshi Yuranosuke Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print

• Toyokuni III Kabuki Scene: Honchō Amigoro & Oito - Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print

• Tsuchiya Rakuzan Brassica Japanese Woodblock Print

• Tsuchiya Rakuzan Gerbera Japanese Woodblock Print

• Tsuchiya Rakuzan Japanese Woodblock Print Iris - Shin-hanga Flower Artwork

• Tsuchiya Rakuzan Japanese Woodblock Print Spider Plant from Rakuzan Kachō Gafu Series

• Tsuruta Goro Fishing Pond Woodblock Print 1916 Japanese Art

• Un-ichi Hiratsuka Japanese Woodblock Print Tōdai-ji Sangatsudō Limited Edition Art

• Un'ichi Hiratsuka 'Mirror I' Japanese Woodblock Print - 1971 Original Artwork

• Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese Woodblock Print 'Ryōgoku in the Eastern Capital' Reproduction

• Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese Woodblock Print Reproduction Chiryū: Early Summer Horse Market

• Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) Japanese Woodblock Print Diptych Kabuki Scene

• Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) Kabuki Scene - Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print

• Utagawa Kunisada II Lovers in Snow Japanese Woodblock Print 19th Century Ukiyo-e Artwork

• Utagawa Kunisada Japanese Woodblock Print Triptych of Kabuki Actors

• Utagawa Kunisada Kamuki Triptych Japanese Woodblock Print

• Utagawa Kunisada Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print From the series Thirty-six Poems

• Utagawa Kunisada Returning Sails at Honmoku Original 19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print

• Utagawa Toyokuni I Japanese Woodblock Print Actor Segawa Tomisaburō II

• Utagawa Toyokuni III Kabuki Actor Japanese Woodblock Print Kataoka Nizaemon VIII

• Utagawa Toyokuni III Kabuki Actors Karaki Masaemon Konda Naiki 19th Century Print

• Utagawa Yoshitsuya Actors Ichikawa Danjūrō and Ichikawa Kyūzō Original 19th Century Japanese Woodbl

• Water Lily Japanese Woodblock Print by Rakuzan Tsuchiya

• Yamada Baske Night Moon at Shinagawa Japanese Woodblock Print