$600Sale Price|20% Off
Actor as Samurai - 18th Century Japanese Woodblock Print
By Katsukawa Shunshō
Located in Soquel, CA
Actor as Samurai - 18th Century Japanese Woodblock Print Woodblock print depicting an actor, possibly Nakamura Denkuro II, as a samurai. The actor stands with his sword unsheathed a...
Woodcut, Rice Paper
$624Sale Price|20% Off
Japanese Original Woodblock Print
By Suzuki Harunobu
Located in Soquel, CA
Japanese Original Woodblock Print Harunobu Suzuki (né Hozumi) (Japanese, 1724 - 1770) Presented in a black mat. Mat: 16"H x 12"W Paper: 12"H x 9"W Image: 11"H x 8 1/4"W Harunobu S...
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
"Girl Tying Love Poem to Tree" Antique Japanese Color Woodblock Print Framed
Located in Austin, TX
Page Size: 20 x 9.25 Frame Size: 28 x 14.25 This exquisite woodblock print by Ishikawa Toyonobu, a prominent master of the Edo period, is a quintessential example of ukiyo-e artistr...
Woodcut
$920Sale Price|20% Off
"House Cleaning in Preparation for the New Year" - Japanese Woodblock on Paper
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in Soquel, CA
"House Cleaning in Preparation for the New Year" - Japanese Woodblock on Paper House cleaning scene by Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806). This print was originally published ar...
Rice Paper, Woodcut
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H 14.73 in W 9.89 in D 0.04 in
Utamaro, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, 18th Century, Beauty, 47 Rōnin, Edo
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in London, GB
Artist: Utamaro Kitagawa (1753 - 1806) Title: A Parody of Act VII of Chushingura Series: Eight Views of Courtesans with Mirrors Date: Late 18th century Dimensions: 25.1 x 37.4 cm Con...
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Unavailable
H 14.18 in W 9.18 in D 0.04 in
Utamaro I Kitagawa, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Late 18th Century, Lovers
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in London, GB
Artist: Utamaro I Kitagawa (1753-1806) Title: Lovers Komurasaki And Gonpachi Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi Date: Late 18th century Dimensions: 23.3 x 36 cm Condition: Two holes restored...
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Unavailable
H 12.84 in W 26.58 in D 0.04 in
Choki Eishosai, Parody, Kimono, Courtesan, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo Period
Located in London, GB
Artist: Choki Eishosai [signed Shiko Hyakusen] (act. 1781-1813) Title: Parody of Urashima Taro Publisher: Tsutaya Juzaburo Date: Late 18th/ Early 19th century Dimensions: (L) 22.5 x...
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
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H 14.14 in W 9.57 in D 0.04 in
Utamaro, Courtesan, Beauty, Kimono Desing, Original Japanese Woodblock Print
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in London, GB
Artist: Utamaro Kitagawa (1753 - 1806) Title: 7 to 9 pm Series: Seiro Juni Toki (Twelve Hours of the Green House) Publisher: Tsutaya Juzaboro Date: 1789 Dimensions: 24.3 x 35.9 cm Co...
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
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H 15.56 in W 10.63 in D 0.04 in
Utamaro Kitagawa, Ukiyo-e, Japanese Woodblock Print, Beauty, Kimono Design, Edo
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in London, GB
Artist: Utamaro I Kitagawa Title: Seated Woman Holding a Kiseru Pipe and Reading Books Series: The Seven Traditional Songs of Ono no Komachi Publisher: Iseya Soemon Published: circa...
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Unavailable
H 15.16 in W 9.89 in D 0.04 in
Utamaro, Beauty, The Faithful Samurai, Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Edo
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in London, GB
Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro I (1753-1806) Title: Act IV Series: The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura) Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô) Date: c.1801–1802 Dimensions: 2...
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Unavailable
H 14.61 in W 29.49 in D 0.04 in
Eishi Chobunsai, Phoenix Boat, Japanese Woodblock Print, Beauties, Edo, Ukiyo-e
By Eishi Chobunsai
Located in London, GB
Artist: Eishi Chobunsai (1756-1829) Title: A Boat with a Phoenix Figure-Head Date: 1791-1804 Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi Size: (L) 37.0 x 24.8, (C) 37.1 x 25.0, (R) 37.0 x 25.1 cm...
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Unavailable
H 14.85 in W 9.97 in D 0.04 in
Kiyonaga Torii, Beauty, Kimono, Ukiyo-e, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo
By Torii Kiyonaga
Located in London, GB
Artist: Kiyonaga Torii (1752 - 1815) Title: Washday Publisher: Tsutaya Juzaburo Date: c.1788 Dimensions: 25.3 x 37.7 cm Condition: Some pinholes and restored holes. Horizontal centre...
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
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H 13.39 in W 10.44 in
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) - Japanese Woodblock, Autumn Moon after the Bath
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful Japanese ukiyo-e print by Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806), from the series Eight Views of Customs in the Floating World (Fûzoku Ukiyo Hakkei). Signed to the lower left. Sma...
Woodcut
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H 14.18 in W 9.85 in
Torii Kiyonaga (1752–1815) - c. 1788 Japanese Woodblock, Geisha Strolling
By Torii Kiyonaga
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderfully intricate woodblock by the 18th Century Japanese artist. Torii Kiyonaga. The scene shows two geisha strolling together around Tanaka Castle (as stated in the inscriptio...
Woodcut
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H 14.57 in W 9.41 in
ChÅkÅsai EishÅ (fl.1790) - 18thC Japanese Woodblock, Geisha With A Makeup
Located in Corsham, GB
A beautiful example of late 18thC Ukiyo-e woodblock printing. This image shows a slender, elegant geisha in a loose and flowing kimono and yakata, tide with a silk obi belt. She is h...
Woodcut
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H 13.86 in W 19.69 in D 0.08 in
Japanese Women - Original Woodcut Print by Katsukawa Shuncho - Late 1700
By Katsukawa Shunshō
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 22.7 x 34.7 cm. Japanese Women is a superb color xilograph, realized by the Japanese master Katsukawa Shuncho (active in 1783-1795). A group of women is portraye...
Woodcut
18th Century Japanese Woodblock - Lunch On The Water
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine example of late 18thC Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock printing. The print shows geisha relaxing on a river boat with awning, close to a jetty, along which two more geisha run, carr...
Woodcut
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H 21 in W 15.75 in D 1.5 in
"Hanakawado no Sukeroku" Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Houston, TX
Japanese woodblock print of a man dressed in traditional attire with the cahonmage hair style that is from the Edo period. The texted in the top right corner reads, "Hanakowado no Su...
Woodcut
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H 13.5 in W 9 in D 0.004 in
Three Beauties by a River Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Toyokuni
Located in Houston, TX
Japanese woodblock print of three beauties by a river. The work has some age to it. it is stamped by the artist. The woodblock print is printed on rice paper. The print is not framed...
Woodcut
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H 10 in W 15 in
"Quail, Skylark (Uzura hibari)" Japanese Woodblock Print of Birds w Nature Poem
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro the First (Japanese, 1754-1806) Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō (Japanese, 1750 - 1797) Page Size: 10 x 15 in. Frame Size: 16 x 22 in. An Edo Period color woodb...
Paper, Woodcut
$1,700
H 24 in W 36 in D 0.25 in
"Toy Horse Dance" Japanese Woodblock Triptych with Beauties and Mt Fuji
Located in Soquel, CA
"Toy Horse Dance" Japanese Woodblock Triptych with Beauties and Mt Fuji Vibrant three-panel woodblock print by Utagawa Toyohiro (Japanese, 1773–1828). Court ladies look on as a grou...
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
$1,375
H 16.5 in W 13.5 in D 1 in
Antique Japanese Erotic Shunga Woodblock Print of a Couple in Gilt Frame
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Shunga woodblock print in gilt frame depicting a man and a woman making love. Created in Japan, this woodblock print called a Shunga and depicting a couple making...
Glass, Wood
$800
H 9.14 in W 5.24 in
Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire. Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cre...
Gold
19th Century Japanese Shunga Hand-Scroll, Katsukawa School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Shunga Unknown artist Meiji era, circa 1880 Hand-scroll mounted with 12 paintings Ink, pigment and gofun on silk Dimensions: Each image measures H. 23.2 cm x W. 34...
Silk
"Landscape with Farm"
By John Francis Murphy
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: John Francis Murphy (1853 - 1921) John Francis Murphy is increasingly recognized today as one of the leading American Tona...
Canvas, Oil
$5,400
H 6.75 in W 10.25 in
Seishi Ai-oi Genji – Set of 12 Shunga works together w/astrological commentary
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Middletown, NY
Set of 12 woodblock prints in colors on handmade, laid mulberry paper, 6 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (170 x 258 mm), printed in Ka-ei 4 (1851). Each print with minor handling wear, otherwis...
Ink, Handmade Paper, Woodcut
$2,175
H 20.5 in W 26 in D 1 in
Japanese Edo 19th Century Signed Utagawa Kuniyoshi Diptych Woodblock Print
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Edo period diptych woodblock print from the early to mid 19th century, signed by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Immerse yourself in the Japanese Edo period artistry with this...
Glass, Paint, Paper
$3,267
H 9.85 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Shunga - Woodcut by Katsukawa Schuncho - Mid-18th Century
By Katsukawa Shunshō
Located in Roma, IT
Shunga is an original modern artwork realized by Katsukawa Schuncho (1726 – 1793) in the half of the 18th Century. Oban yokoe. Erotic scene from the series "Koshuko zue juni ko" (...
Woodcut, Paper
$793
H 9.85 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Shunga, Love Plays - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1850s
By Utagawa Kunisada II 2
Located in Roma, IT
Shunga, Love plays is an original artwork realized in the 1850s by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865). Good print with gold. Backed, restored wormholes and missing oarts, glued at upper ...
Woodcut
$1,375
H 13 in W 15.5 in D 1 in
Antique Framed Japanese Shunga Woodblock Print of Two Women Making Love
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Shunga woodblock print in gilt frame depicting two women making love. Created in Japan, this woodblock print called a Shunga and depicting two women making love, ...
Glass, Wood, Paint
Icart, Composition, Le Sopha (after)
By Louis Icart
Located in Southampton, NY
La pointe sèche etching on vélin de Rives filigrané à notre nom paper. Paper size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches; image size: 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. No...
Drypoint, Etching
Shunga: Twelve Signs of the Zodiac - Goat
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Shunga: Twelve Signs of the Zodiac - Goat Color woodcut with gauffrage (embossing) Unsigned (as usual) Format: Shikishiban Publisher: Privately produced Unusually well preserved with...
Woodcut
Icart, Sans titre, Le Sopha (after)
By Louis Icart
Located in Southampton, NY
La pointe sèche etching on vélin de Rives filigrané à notre nom paper. Paper size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches; image size: 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. No...
Drypoint, Etching
$3,720Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 15 in D 0.2 in
Illustrations From The Book of Job - "The Fire of God is Fallen From Heaven"
By William Blake
Located in Soquel, CA
"Illustrations of the Book of Job" Engraving "The Fire of God is Fallen From Heaven...And the Lord said unto Satan Behold All that he hath is in thy Power" Engraving, third printing...
Handmade Paper, Engraving
$65,000
H 27 in W 33 in
The Red Shoes (Erotic), Ink and Watercolor Painting by George Grosz
By George Grosz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: George Grosz, German (1893 - 1959) Title: Sex Scene in Red Shoes (Erotic) Year: circa 1940 Medium: Watercolor, Pen and Ink on Paper, signed Size: 17 x 22 in. (43.18 x 55.88 c...
Watercolor, Ink
Late 19th Century Reclining Nude California School
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th century California School reclining nude female figure by anonymous 19th Century artist. In the style of William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Presented in a giltwood frame. Image si...
Oil, Canvas
Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.
Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.
Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.
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