Japanese Woodblocks, Paintings & Antique Maps
Explore a selection of Japanese woodblock prints, paintings, and rare maps—each reflecting the artistry, history, and cultural vision of their time.
Hawk on Snow-covered Branch - 雪の松に Ohara Koson (Japanese, 1878–1945).
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Title: Hawk on Snow-covered Branch - 雪の松に鷹
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Artist: Ohara Koson (Japanese, 1878–1945)
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Publisher: Watanabe Shōzaburō (Japanese)
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Orign: Japanese
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Period: Shōwa era 1926 (Shôwa 1)
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Medium/Technique: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
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Dimensions: Vertical ôban; 38.6 x 26 cm (15 3/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Kasamatsu Shiro (笠松紫浪, 1898–1991)
Pagoda in Evening Rain.
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Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro (笠松紫浪, 1898–1991)
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Title: Pagoda in Evening Rain, Yanaka, Tokyo
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Japanese title: 雨に暮るる塔 東京谷中 (Ame ni kureru tō, Tōkyō Yanaka)
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Late Spring, Shōwa 7 (1932)
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Publisher: Watanabe Shōzaburō
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
Dan-no-ura sen no zu (壇浦戦之図) – Lady Yorimachi at the Battle of Dan-no-ura.
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Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
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Title: Dan-no-ura sen no zu (壇浦戦之図) – Lady Yorimachi at the Battle of Dan-no-ura
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Date: c. 1850 (Edo period)
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Medium: Color woodblock print (nishiki-e, ōban tate-e)
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Publisher: Iseya Ichibei / Yamaguchiya Tobei
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Series: Famous Naval Battles (Kaigun kassen no zu)
Scenes from the Genpei War (源平合戦図絵) — Complete Set of Twelve Woodblock Prints. Hasegawa Sadanobu III (長谷川貞信三代, 1881 – 1963)
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Title: Scenes from the Genpei War (源平合戦図絵) — Complete Set of Twelve Woodblock Prints
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Artist: Hasegawa Sadanobu III (長谷川貞信三代, 1881 – 1963)
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Publisher: Osaka studio of Hasegawa / Private publication
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Origin: Japanese
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Period: Mid-Shōwa period, circa 1950 – 1960
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Medium/Technique: Color woodblock print (nishiki-e, hand-carved and hand-printed on handmade washi paper with water-based pigments)
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Dimensions: Each sheet approximately 36 × 24 cm (ōban tate-e format)