This design was originally published in 1954 by the Yoshida Hanga Studio. We are offering a posthumously printed image, made from the original blocks, and acquired directly from the Yoshida family. While it is signed in the block, it still looks like it is pencil signed to an untrained eye. To avoid any misunderstanding, the […]
ARTIST: TSUKIOKA KOGYO (1869 – 1927). (the adopted son and student of the greatest UKIYO-E master of the Meiji era: YOSHITOSHI, hence the name). He also studied with Ogata Gekko. The influence of both artists is seen in his work. AGE: APPROX 100 years old. MEDIUM: WOODBLOCK PRINT (INK ON PAPER) NISHIKI-E. SIZE: 14 inches […]
Japanese Woodblock Print’Kitagawa Utamaro’ Geisha Smoking a Cigarette Ukiyo-e MA383. This hand-printed woodblock print, meticulously restored by the Adachi Hanga Research Institute, is a faithful reproduction of “Fujin Ninso Juppin: Kitsuen” (Ten Facial Expressions of Women: Smoking) by Kitagawa Utamaro, one of the most celebrated Ukiyo-e artists of the Edo period. Known for his masterful […]