Original Japanese Woodblock Print Chikanobu 1896-98 Rest, Rare

Original woodblock print from 1896-98 by Chikanobu. This is a triptych, attached. Shows women at “Rest”, from the series Woman’s Activities of the Tokugawa Era. This is one of the most spectacular prints of the series with it’s deluxe printing and large image of these two women stretching over the three panels. Size 37 cm […]

RARE GENUINE 1830s EROTIC WOODBLOCK PRINT (Shunga Ukiyo-e), JAPAN

Utagawa school Fine Erotic “Shunga” Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print. 1830s-1840s, Japan (Edo Period). Multicolor woodblock print on paper. 5 1/8 x 7 3/8 inches (image); 7 1/8 x 8 5/8 inches (sheet). Unsigned (typical of “Shunga”). Skillfully executed “bokashi” shading; light “gauffrage” (embossing) to kimonos and bodies; “burnishing” to black areas; crisp lines, highly detailed carving. […]