![KUNINAO, Utagawa (1793-1854): Shinji ando yonpen ('Festival Lanterns - vol. IV): Artist: KUNINAO, Utagawa (1793-1854) Title: Shinji ando yonpen ('Festival Lanterns - vol. IV) Series: From a set of five manga-style books, by four different artists, published between 1829 and 1847.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332657/179448723_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142737)
Woodblock Art
![KUNINAO, Utagawa (1793-1854): Shinji ando yonpen ('Festival Lanterns - vol. IV): Artist: KUNINAO, Utagawa (1793-1854) Title: Shinji ando yonpen ('Festival Lanterns - vol. IV) Series: From a set of five manga-style books, by four different artists, published between 1829 and 1847.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332657/179448723_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142737)
![Limited edition 21/99 Joichi HOSHI large print NIGHT SCENE (RED) 1977: Limited edition large size original woodblock print NIGHT SCENE (RED) by Joichi Hoshi (1913-1979) printed in 1977. The print and the sheet are perfectly rectangular - all distortions are from photogra](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332495/179315773_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718131428)
![Joichi HOSHI print BLUE THICKET 1974: Original woodblock print BLUE THICKET by Joichi Hoshi (1913-1979) printed in 1974, framed and glazed. Excellent crisp print in perfect condition, silver metallic highlights, listed as plate 318 in JOI](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332495/179315767_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718131428)
![Japanese woodblock Print Kawase Hasui: Japanese woodblock Print by Kawase Hasui Zojoji Temple in Shiba](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5704/331241/178631349_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716612774)
![Japanese woodblock Print Kawase Hasui: Japanese woodblock Print by Kawase Hasui Shiobara Hataori 1st Edition](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5704/331241/178631362_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716612774)
![Japanese woodblock Print Joichi Hoshi: Japanese woodblock Print by Joichi Hoshi Cedar Morning](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5704/331241/178631412_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716612774)
![Keisai Eisen Book 20 Japanese Woodblock Prints Women of The Times Estate Discovery: Described By:Michelle HFA VX NODD Title: Keisai Eisen Book 20 Japanese Woodblock Prints Women of The Times Estate Discovery Description:Keisai Eisen Book 20 Japanese Woodblock Prints Women of The Time](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1479/328620/178364287_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715438266)
![Japanese woodblock Print Kawase Hasui: Japanese woodblock Print by Kawase Hasui Moon at Magome](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5704/331241/178631354_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716612774)
![Japanese woodblock Print Hiroshi Yoshida: Japanese woodblock Print by Hiroshi Yoshida Kameido Bridge](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5704/331241/178631449_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716860342)
![Tsukioka KOGYO: The Noh play 'Kagekiyo': Artist: Tsukioka KOGYO Title: The Noh play 'Kagekiyo' Series: A hundred Noh Plays Publisher: Daikoku-ya Date: April 1923 (this impression) Medium: Woodblock print Size/Format: oban tate-e (c. 15 x 10](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332657/179448736_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142737)
![Ohara KOSON (1877-1945): Playing monkeys: Artist: Ohara KOSON (1877-1945) Title: Playing monkeys Publisher: Daikokuya (Matsuki Heikichi) Date: c. 1910 Medium: woodblock print Size/Format: o-tanzaku (c. 13 5/8" x 7 1/2") Condition: Fine impres](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332657/179448737_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142737)
![Utagawa HIROSHIGE II (1829-1869): Kata Bay, Kishu (Kii) Province: Artist: Utagawa HIROSHIGE II (1829-1869) Title: Kata Bay, Kishu (Kii) Province Series: One hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces Publisher: Uo-ya Eikichi Date: c. 1859 (this impression, from](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332657/179448724_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142737)
![Rare Yoshitoshi Japanese Woodblock Print Album, Fan Tokaido, 1865: Japanese woodblock print album entitled Fifty-Three Stations of the Fan (Suehiro Gojusan-tsugi), or Fan Tokaido, 1865. Fifty-four (54) vertical oban prints including the title page and](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/525/332535/179370179_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717684324)
![Hiroshi Yoshida "El Capitan, 1925" Print: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876–1950) was a Japanese painter and woodblock printmaker known for his exquisite landscapes and scenes of nature, which combined traditional Japanese printmaking techniques with W](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8622/332219/179183894_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717428844)
![Japanese woodblock Print Kawase Hasui: Japanese woodblock Print by Kawase Hasui Shiba Benten Pond](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5704/331241/178631352_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716612774)
![Japanese woodblock Print Kawase Hasui: Japanese woodblock Print by Kawase Hasui Bamboo Forest Tama River 1st Edition](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5704/331241/178631365_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716612774)
![Japanese woodblock Print Hiroshi Yoshida: Japanese woodblock Print by Hiroshi Yoshida Three Little Islands](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5704/331241/178631450_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716612774)
![Paul Jacoulet, Woodblock Prints (10): PAUL JACOULET (French, 1896-1960) Group of ten Japanese woodblock prints, 1940s Paper. Each signed in pencil along with a unique stamped seal. Each is an edition of either 250 or 350.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3822/332295/179261926_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717698419)
![Hokushu: Kajiwara Heizo Kobai Tazuna: Artist: Shunkôsai HOKUSHU (active 1810-1832) Subject: Nakamura Utaemon III as Kajiwara Heizô (r); Asao Kuzaemon I as Seigaishi Rokurôdayû and Natamura Matsue III as his daughter Ko](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332657/179448738_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142737)
![Shunsho: Tales of Ise: Artist: Katsukawa SHUNSHO (1726-1793) Subject: The Syllable Tsu: New Year Visit to a Hermitage in Ono, the poet Narihira Series: Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints Signature: Shunsho Date: c.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332657/179448732_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142737)
![Tokuriki: Shimbara Sumiya: Artist: Tomikichirô TOKURIKI (1902-1999) Subject: Shimbara Sumiya Series: Kyoraku Jû-ni-dai no uchi (Twelve Views of Kyoto) Publisher: Self Seal: Romi Date: c. 1970 Format: ôban, 35 x 2](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332657/179448731_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142737)
![Hasui Kawase - "Zojoji Temple in Shiba, 1925" Print: Kawase Hasui (1883–1957) was a prominent Japanese artist renowned for his woodblock prints, particularly his landscape prints of Japan. He played a crucial role in the shin-hanga (new print) movemen](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8622/332219/179183275_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717428844)
![Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), Moon at Magome, Woodblock: Property from a Georgia Estate Description: Kawase Hasui (Japanese, 1883-1957), Moon at Magome, 20th C, Woodblock Print, inscribed lower left, stamped lower right, signed and stamped in plate low](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332501/179394348_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717710159)
![Japanese woodblock Print Hiroshi Yoshida: Japanese woodblock Print by Hiroshi Yoshida Ronoshima](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5704/331241/178631444_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716612774)
![Japanese woodblock Print Charles Bartlett: Japanese woodblock Print by Charles Bartlett Kobe](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5704/331241/178631347_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716612774)
![Japanese woodblock Print Kawase Hasui: Japanese woodblock Print by Kawase Hasui Snow at Shinkawabata](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5704/331241/178631368_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716860019)
![Hiroshi Yoshida Spring in a Hot Spring Old to Antique Japanese Woodblock Print: Described By:Michelle NRD DBJQ Title:Hiroshi Yoshida Spring in a Hot Spring Old to Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Description: Provenance: The personal collection of Washington DC gallery owner Lema](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1479/328620/178477223_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715438266)
![Utagawa TOYOKUNI (1769-1825): Actor in the role of a chivalrous man: Artist: Utagawa TOYOKUNI (1769-1825) Title: Actor in the role of a chivalrous man Publisher: Kaneko-ya Jimbei Date: 1800-1810 Medium: Woodblock print Size/Format: oban tate-e (c. 14 3/4" x 10 3/8") Co](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332657/179448733_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142737)
![Katsuyuki Nishijima (B. - 1945): May: Artist/Title: Katsuyuki Nishijima (B. - 1945): May Medium: Woodblock Print Size/Format: The print image measures 7 3/4 X 10 3/4 inches plus margins Condition: The print is in excellent, never framed c](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332657/179448727_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142737)
![Anonymous: Shini-e of Bando Shuka: Artist: UNKNOWN Subject: Shini-e of Bandô Shuka as an onnagata Signature: None Date: 1855 Format: ôban, 24.9 x 35.7 cm Condition: Fine impression, color and condition Reserve: $60.00 Shippin](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332657/179448729_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142737)
![Hiroshi Yoshida Himeji Castle Old to Antique Japanese Woodblock Print: Described By:Michelle NRD DBJQ Title:Hiroshi Yoshida Himeji Castle Old to Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Description: Hiroshi Yoshida Himeji Castle Old to Antique Japanese Woodblock Print. Provenanc](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1479/328620/178196244_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715438266)
![Japanese woodblock Print Hiroshi Yoshida: Japanese woodblock Print by Hiroshi Yoshida Elephant in India](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5704/331241/178631443_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716612774)
![Utagawa Hiroshige Maple Trees at Mama Tekona Shrine Old to Antique Japanese Woodblock Print: Described By:Michelle NRD DBJQ Title:Utagawa Hiroshige Maple Trees at Mama Tekona Shrine Old to Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Description: Utagawa Hiroshige Maple Trees at Mama Tekona Shrine Old to](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1479/328620/178256897_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715438266)
![Japanese woodblock Print Kawase Hasui: Japanese woodblock Print by Kawase Hasui Chionin Temple in Kyoto](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5704/331241/178631351_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716612774)
![Kitagawa Utamaro Immortal Qin Gao Old to Antique Japanese Woodblock Print: Described By:Michelle NRD DBJQ Title:Kitagawa Utamaro Immortal Qin Gao Old to Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Description: Kitagawa Utamaro Immortal Qin Gao Old to Antique Japanese Woodblock Print. P](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1479/328620/178198172_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715438266)
![Japanese woodblock Print Hiroshi Yoshida: Japanese woodblock Print by Hiroshi Yoshida Takinao Shrine](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5704/331241/178631439_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716612774)
![Toshi Yoshida: Opus No. 11: Artist: Tôshi YOSHIDA (1911-1995) Subject: No. 11 Publisher: Self, limited edition Signature: Tôshi Yoshida in pencil Date: 1952 Format: dai-ôban, 26.2 x 39.5 cm Condition: Fine impress](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332657/179448719_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142737)
![Hasui: Fine Day at the Beach: Artist: HASUI Subject: Fine Day at Beach, Morozaki Seal: Hasui Date: 1930s Format: koban, 14 x 9.2 cm Condition: Fine impression, color and condition Reserve: $120.00 Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rate of](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332657/179448734_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142737)
![Kunio Kaneko (B. - 1949): Happy Kimono 2: Artist/Title: Kunio Kaneko (B. - 1949): Happy Kimono 2 Date: 2002 Medium: Woodblock Print Edition: Limited Edition #138/150 Size/Format: The print image measures 8 1/4 X 8 5/8 inches plus margins Cond](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332657/179448757_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142737)
News about Woodblock Art
![Six Henry Sugimoto internment-inspired woodblock prints exceeded expectations at District Auction](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/175302479_1_x.jpg)
Six Henry Sugimoto internment-inspired woodblock prints exceeded expectations at District Auction
SEATTLE — A small but important six-piece collection of woodcut prints by Henry Sugimoto (1900-1990) came to market at District Auction April 14 as part of its Fine Art, Mid-Century Furniture, and Decor sale. Estimated modestly at $75-$150, the circa-1965 black-and-white prints documenting his time in World War II-era Japanese internment camps all soared, with […]
![Japanese Woodblock Prints presented in New York on April 10](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/174401771_1_x.jpg)
Japanese Woodblock Prints presented in New York on April 10
NEW YORK – On Wednesday, April 10, launching at 8 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will present a sale of Japanese Woodblock Prints, featuring 87 lots of works from Tokuriki, Masao Ebina, the Utagawa School, and more. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. First among the highlights is Bakufu Ohno’s (1888-1976) 1950 print […]
![Jasper52 presents Japanese woodblock prints, Dec. 28](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Screen-Shot-2022-12-21-at-3.07.30-PM-1.png)
Jasper52 presents Japanese woodblock prints, Dec. 28
NEW YORK – Works by Ishiwata Koitsu and Ray Morimura will jockey for top-lot status at Jasper52’s next auction of Japanese Woodblock Prints, which will be held on Wednesday, December 28, starting at 8 pm Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
![Exclusive Japanese Woodblock Prints Auction in New York, March 4](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Eijiro-Kobayashi-Evening-Cool-on-Sumida-J52-Mar-4-1.png)
Exclusive Japanese Woodblock Prints Auction in New York, March 4
NEW YORK – On Monday, March 4, starting at 6 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will conduct an Exclusive Japanese Woodblock Prints Auction. As you might expect, the sale is tightly curated, featuring just 51 lots. Artists whose works appear in the auction lineup include Sofu Matsuno; Eijiro Kobayashi; Ohara Koson; Toshi Yoshida; Shoda Koho; Tsukioka Kogyo; […]