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What are Japanese woodblock prints?
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Japanese woodblock prints, which date back to the 8th century and are also known as ukiyo-e, are a traditional art form originally produced only in Buddhist monasteries to produce religious texts and images. In the 17th century, private studios began opening as woodblock prints became popular. To make a woodblock print, the artist creates a design on paper, and a wood carver places it on the block and carves the design. Each color requires its own woodblock, which are then covered with watercolors and printed on rice paper. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Japanese woodblock prints from top sellers around the world.
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Ichimura Uzaemon XIII - actor as Okaji of Gion, 1862 "The Six Poetry Immortals"
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII - actor as Okaji of Gion, 1862 "The Six Poetry Immortals"
A Japanese Ukiyo-e woodcut print created circa 1862 by artist Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1864). ...
Category
1850s Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Printer's Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
Oriental Woman - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1830 ca.
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
Oriental Woman is an original print realized around 1830 by Utagawa Kunisada.
Beautiful colored woodblock print.
Good conditions except for some folds...
Category
1830s Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Kumasaka Chōhan to Ushiwakamaru - One of a Diptych Original Woodcut Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
Kumasaka Chōhan to Ushiwakamaru is a Japanese Ukiyo-e print created between 1848 and 1854 by artist Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1864). The print is a Diptych, and is part of the...
Category
1850s Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Printer's Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
Kataoka Nizayemon(?)
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Exceptional, brilliant impression and colors from the extremely rare 1st edition
Kataoka Nizayemon(?)
Color woodcut, 1860
From the series: "Contemporary Brocade Mirror Portraits"
Pub...
Category
1860s Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Courtesan Kumekichi
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Courtesan Kumekichi
Color woodblock, 1858
Kabuki Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III in the role of courtesan Kumekichi, who is standing in snow hold a red sake cup
Publisher: Ohkuniya Kinjiro...
Category
1850s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Beauty Otami - Kabuki
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Beauty Otami - Kabuki
Note: Kabuki actor Nakamura Matsue is in the role of courtesan otami. She is standing in front of a small tea shop in a garden.
Color woodblock, c. 1800-1810
Si...
Category
Early 1800s Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut