Japanese Woodblock Prints Books Paintings & More

This exceptional Lodestar Auctions event presents one of the most comprehensive offerings of Japanese woodblock prints, reference books, and related Asian artworks to appear this season. Spanning the Edo, Meiji, Taishō, and Shōwa periods, the catalog brings together masterworks by the most celebrated artists of ukiyo‑e and shin‑hanga, alongside rare surimono, modernist prints, exhibition catalogs, and select Chinese and Indian art pieces that enrich the cultural breadth of the sale. Anchoring the auction is an extraordinary group of 19th‑century actor prints, including dramatic portraits by Toyohara Kunichika, Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Utagawa Yoshitaki, Utagawa Kunihisa III, and Utagawa...