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 KUNIYOSHI
Kuniyoshi 國芳: Spirit of the Cat Stone and Dancing Cats 日本駄右エ門猫之古事
Woodblock Print, 1847
Tsukioka YOSHITOSHI
Yoshitoshi 芳年: Ito Yosota and the Cat Demon of Saga 伊東 與惣太
Woodblock Print, 1867
Tsukioka YOSHITOSHI
Yoshitoshi 芳年: Sadanobu Threatening a Demon in the Palace at Night
Woodblock Print, 1889
Tsukioka YOSHITOSHI
Yoshitoshi 芳年: Takeda Katsuchi Killing an Old Badger in the Moonlight 武田勝千代月夜に老狸を撃乃図
Woodblock Print, 1889