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  • This section lists almost all prints that are shown in the various gallery sections, sorted by artists names. Due to the number of entries the listing spreads over several pages, each containing around twenty-five items. Since these pages only serve to give an overview we reduced the size of the pictures; a click on either the text line or the picture links to the description page where full-sized pictures are available.
  • Please, select the starting letter(s) of the artist's name you are interested in from the group below. - Underneath that group you will find four links to categories of prints, illustrated books, drawings, etc., not fully covered, or not covered at all, in this directory (with one exception we did not include any shunga, e.g.).
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  • Chose the first letter(s)
    of the artist's name:
    A - C E - HAS HIR - HOK I - KO KU - KYU L - U Y - Z MISC.

    For works not listed
    in this section, see:
    drawings and
    printing blocks
    shunga prints under
    € 500
    facsimile editions
    of prints & books



    Artists: KU - KYU

    KUBOTA, Beisen

    'Eshimano kasumi'

       attr. to KUBOTA, Beisen




    'Picture of the war at sea and
    land between Japan and China'

    - Rare printing block for a newspaper ill.
      together with a trial print (1894) -

    KUNICHIKA


    "Tiger", from:
    Magic and the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac


    KUNICHIKA


    "Actors in theatrical hits as great heroes"
    Sawamura Tossho II as Nihon Daemon


    KUNISADA


    Five Iris Flowers in Full Bloom
    - pentaptych of kabuki actors -

    KUNISADA


    From: 'One thousand shrines visited'
    - actor portraits designed as open book pages -

    KUNISADA


    From: 'One thousand shrines visited'
    - actor portraits designed as open book pages -

    KUNISADA


    'Modern Mirror of Actors ...'
    - a superb deluxe impression -

    KUNISADA


    'Modern Mirror of Actors ...'
    - a superb deluxe impression -

    KUNISADA


    'Modern Mirror of Actors ...'
    - a superb deluxe impression -

    KUNISADA

    from: 'A game of juroku-musashi'

    KUNISADA


    'Cherry Blossoms' - half length actor portrait
    (unusual half-oban tate-e size)

    KUNISADA

    from: The Tale of Genji

    KUNISADA school



    Seven Lucky Gods
    - sample from a larger group of shunga drawings -
    (you will be connected to the SHUNGA section)

      
      
    KUNIYOSHI



    Eight prints from the series:
    Seichu gishiden ('Forty-seven Ronin')


    KUNIYOSHI

    - Ushiwakamaru fighting Benkei on Gojo bridge -

    KUNIYOSHI

    - Yoritomo's attack on the Yamaki palace -

    KUNIYOSHI
    - Sold -

    - Japanese troops attacking a Korean city -


    KUNIYOSHI


    Warrior drawing his sword
    - shita-e (preparatory drawing) -

    KUNIYOSHI


    'Japanese heroes and the twelve Signs of the Zodiac': Dragon
    - Benkei hurling the great bell of Miidera into the ravine -


    KUNIYOSHI


    'Ogura Imitation of the One Hundred Poets':
    The villain Takumi and O-Kiku


    KUNIYOSHI school


    from: 'Taiheiki eiyuden'
    - watercolor drawing -

       
        KYOSAI, Kawanabe 'Gyosai gadan'
    - Kyosai's important discussion on art and painting,
       and an account of Kyosai's own practice and
       techniques, complete in four volumes, with over
       200 b/w and color illustartions. -
    attr. to KYOSAI, Kawanabe



    Two Ghosts
    - Brush drawing; watercolor and black ink on paper -


        KYOSAI, Kawanabe


    from: 'Kyosai hyakuzu'
    - sample of two out of four available designs -

    KYOSAI, Kawanabe


    from: 'Kyosai rakuga'
    - sample of two out of seven available designs -

    style of KYOSAI


    'Tengu fighting in the clouds'
    - a writing-paper (?) design -



    Chose the first letter(s)
    of the artist's name:
    A - C E - HAS HIR - HOK I - KO KU - KYU L - U Y - Z MISC.

    For works not listed
    in this section, see:
    drawings and
    printing blocks
    shunga prints under
    € 500
    facsimile editions
    of prints & books
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