Japanese Woodblock Prints
Japanese woodblock prints and their amazing colors have appealed to print collectors for hundreds of years. After being almost exclusively known inside Japan and in China for centuries, these works increasingly made their way to Europe and the Americas in the 19th century. To this day they remain some of the most collected works on paper. Legendary names like Hiroshige, Hokusai, Hasui Kawase are known to many. But thanks to the tireless efforts by some of the exhibitors in our show, color woodcuts by many artists will be available. We are proud to say that some of the most respected dealers specialized in Japanese woodblock prints are part of the West Coast Print Fair.
Utagawa KUNISADA
Kunisada: Young Woman Holding Book and Looking Down at Her Cat
Woodblock Print, 1844
Utagawa HIROSHIGE
Hiroshige 広重: White Cat in Window Gazing at Asakusa Ricefields and Torinomachi Festival
Woodblock Print, 11/1857
Utagawa KUNIYOSHI
Kuniyoshi 国芳: Beauty With Enthusiastically Clambering Cat (Oo, itai おお,いたい) $7,50000 $7,500.00
Woodblock Print, 1852