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.
Kobayashi KIYOCHIKA
Kiyochika: Upside-Down Reflections of War--Picture of Our Elite Forces Capturing the Pescadores Islands, Taiwan
Woodblock Print, 1894
Utagawa HIROSHIGE II
Kintai Bridge at Iwakuni in Suo Province (Suo iwakuni kintai-bashi)
Woodblock Print, 1859
Hiroshi YOSHIDA
Chion-in Temple Gate (Sunset) from the series Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms (Sakura hachi day: Sakura mon)
Woodblock Print, 1935
Kobayashi KIYOCHIKA
Kiyochika 清親: The Race at Uji River; Swimming Warriors with Horses Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)
Woodblock Print, 1898
Utagawa KUNISADA
Imakumano in Kyoto, Yamashiro Province (The story of the Retired Emperor Goshirakawa)
Woodcut, 1859
Kobayashi KIYOCHIKA
Kiyochika: Major General Odera on Horseback in Snowstorm Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)
Woodblock Print, 1895