Wood Block Collection

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (c. 1830-1833). This woodblock print is by the Japanese artist Hokusai

The Blind Men and the Elephant. Japanese woodblock print from the Manga of Katsushika Hokusai, 1817
HOKUSAI: ELEPHANT. The Blind Men and the Elephant. Japanese woodblock print from the Manga of Katsushika Hokusai, 1817

Japanese Woodblock Print flowers and Dragon
Keisai Eisen (1790 - 1848) is an important ukiyo-e artist who studied under the similarly named Kikugawa Eizan. As with this marvellous classic print, 1840

KATSUSHIKA: GREAT WAVE. Men in boats among large waves, off shore of Kanagawa, with Mount Fuji in the background. Color woodcut by Hokusai Katsushika, c1830

Ichijo Jiro Tadanori and Notonokami Noritsune, two Japanese samurai warriors battling each other
JAPANESE SAMURAI. Ichijo Jiro Tadanori and Notonokami Noritsune, two Japanese samurai warriors battling each other. Woodblock print by Shuntei Katsukawa, c1820

Shore of Tago Bay, Ejiri at Tokaido, c. 1830 (woodblock print)
3428157 Shore of Tago Bay, Ejiri at Tokaido, c.1830 (woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji is an ukiyo-e series of large)

Olive Orchard mid-June, 1889 (oil on canvas)
XOS3058138 Olive Orchard mid-June, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 72x92 cm; Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo

Scene from the Chushingura, the Japanese tale of the 47 Ronin (or 47 Samurai)
JAPAN: CHUSHINGURA. Scene from the Chushingura, the Japanese tale of the 47 Ronin (or 47 Samurai). Print shows a person in a sedan chair leaving a residential compound

Japanese samurai warrior, Genkuro Yoshitsune and warrior monk, Saito Musashibo Benkei
SAMURAI, 12th CENTURY. Japanese samurai warrior, Genkuro Yoshitsune and warrior monk, Saito Musashibo Benkei. Woodblock print by Toyokuni Utagawa, early 19th century

The Lovers Umegawa and Chubei : Japanese Oban print, c1797, by Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806)
UTAMARO: LOVERS, 1797. The Lovers Umegawa and Chubei : Japanese Oban print, c1797, by Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806)

HIROSHIGE: KITES, 1857. Carp kites flown from masts. Color woodblock print from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

KATSUSHIKA: FISHING, c1834. A man fishing from a rock shaped like a wave, with Mount Fuji in the background. Color woodcut by Hokusai Katsushika, c1834

Six samurai; the upper three at court, practicing their archery; the lower three in traditional hunting attire
HOKUSAI: SIX SAMURAI, 1817. Six samurai; the upper three at court, practicing their archery; the lower three in traditional hunting attire. Woodblock print, 1817, from the Manga of Katsushika Hokusai

JAPAN: KABUKI THEATER. Drama about a vendetta. Wood block print, early 18th century, by Okumura Masanobu

Title page and opening page from the Kelmscott Press edition of
985837 Title page and opening page from the Kelmscott Press edition of The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, 1896 (woodcut on vellum) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98) & Morris

JAPAN: TRAVELERS, c1840. Travelers in the Snow at Oi: Japanese Oban print by Hiroshige

JAPANESE CIRCUS POSTER. Japanese woodcut poster, 1886, for the Occidental Chariko Great Circus

Enoshima in the Sagami province, c. 1830 (woodblock print)
3428169 Enoshima in the Sagami province, c.1830 (woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji is an ukiyo-e series of large)

Scene from the Chushingura, the Japanese tale of the 47 Ronin (or 47 Samurai)
JAPAN: CHUSHINGURA. Scene from the Chushingura, the Japanese tale of the 47 Ronin (or 47 Samurai). Attack on the house of Lord Kira Yoshinaka by the samurai

Canadian goose or Cravat goose, 19 century science illustration
Canadian goose or Cravat goose. A digitally restored photographic image of the original antique litho from the Coloured Illustrations of British Birds

A wall calendar with volvelle, 16th century (xylographic and typographic broadside
1195408 A wall calendar with volvelle, 16th century (xylographic and typographic broadside, woodcut roundel, hand col) by German School, (16th century); 45, 8x34

Flemish anatomist and physician, Andreas Vesalius, giving a lesson at the school of medicine in Brussels
985801 Flemish anatomist and physician, Andreas Vesalius, giving a lesson at the school of medicine in Brussels, 1543 (colour woodcut) by Venetian School

Hercules Killing Cacus, (woodcut)
659519 Hercules Killing Cacus, (woodcut) by Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617); 41x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules Killing Cacus. Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617). Woodcut

The Charge, c. 1893-1931 (woodcut)
1196621 The Charge, c. 1893-1931 (woodcut) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 20x26 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

A Giant with Midgets (colour woodblock prrint)
1766569 A Giant with Midgets (colour woodblock prrint) by Yoshitora, Utagawa (fl.c.1836-87); 37.1x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Giant with Midgets. Utagawa Yoshitora (fl.1840-1880)

An illustrated page from a Latin edition of Plutarchus Parallel Lives, depicting Theseus fighting a Centaur
985853 An illustrated page from a Latin edition of Plutarchus Parallel Lives, depicting Theseus fighting a Centaur, 1496 (woodcut) by Italian School

Illustrated titlepage from De Agricultura, 1495 (woodcut)
985851 Illustrated titlepage from De Agricultura, 1495 (woodcut) by Italian School, (15th century); 22x15 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The King and his Courtiers Playing Chess, 1493 / 4 (woodcut)
986344 The King and his Courtiers Playing Chess, 1493/4 (woodcut) by Italian School, (15th century); 19.7x12.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The King and his Courtiers Playing Chess)

St. Augustine at his desk and the cities of Babylon and Zion, 1489 (woodcut)
985852 St. Augustine at his desk and the cities of Babylon and Zion, 1489 (woodcut) by Italian School, (15th century); 31.5x21.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: St)

The New Testament (chapter headings), 1535-1536 (woodcut print)
986387 The New Testament (chapter headings), 1535-1536 (woodcut print) by English School, (16th century); 31.5x19.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Testament (chapter headings)

Agrippina of Coellen (Cologne), 1499 (hand-coloured woodcut)
986285 Agrippina of Coellen (Cologne), 1499 (hand-coloured woodcut) by German School, (15th century); 30.4x20.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Agrippina of Coellen (Cologne)

Title page illustrating a garden scene with figures, 1529
985884 Title page illustrating a garden scene with figures, 1529 (woodcut printed with red and black inks) by English School

Vues de Bresil, c. 1829-1835 (woodblock print in colours)
990891 Vues de Bresil, c.1829-1835 (woodblock print in colours) by Rugendas, Johann Moritz (1802-58) (after); 185x652 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vues de Bresil)

Saint Veronica, (woodcut printed in pale brown ink)
828057 Saint Veronica, (woodcut printed in pale brown ink) by Netherlandish School (16th century); 30.4x20.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Veronica. Netherlandish School, circa 1500)

Human Miseries, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints, 1898-99
3502570 Human Miseries, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints, 1898-99 by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 22.7x30.4 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Gift of Frank B

View of Mount Fuji from Satta Point in the Suruga Bay, 1859 (coloured woodblock print)
5848207 View of Mount Fuji from Satta Point in the Suruga Bay, 1859 (coloured woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ou Lou Kin Ts ai (woodblock)
468817 Ou Lou Kin Ts ai (woodblock) by Chinese School; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Chinese, out of copyright

Samurai Warriors on the March (colour woodblock print)
STC437650 Samurai Warriors on the March (colour woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Introduction of the art of printing, from Illustrations of English
STC255273 Introduction of the art of printing, from Illustrations of English and Scottish History Volume I (engraving) by Wehnert

Introduction of the Art of Printing (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF147916 Introduction of the Art of Printing (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: introduced in England in 1471; ); English, out of copyright

The First Creation of Eve, 1483 (hand-coloured woodcut, gold leaf)
985938 The First Creation of Eve, 1483 (hand-coloured woodcut, gold leaf) by German School, (15th century); 40.3x27.7. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Creation of Eve)

Thirteen scholars in a garden setting, 1485 (hand-coloured woodcut)
985881 Thirteen scholars in a garden setting, 1485 (hand-coloured woodcut) by German School, (15th century); 30.2x21.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Thirteen scholars in a garden setting)

Allegorical figure of Mainz, 1486 (hand-coloured woodcut)
985809 Allegorical figure of Mainz, 1486 (hand-coloured woodcut) by German School, (15th century); 30.1x21.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Allegorical figure of Mainz)

An Anatomical Illustration of the Human Muscular System
985792 An Anatomical Illustration of the Human Muscular System, Against an Italian Landscape Background, 1543 (woodcut) by Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (c.1488-1576) (circle of); 42.1x29 (folio)

View of Utopia, 1516 (woodcut)
985790 View of Utopia, 1516 (woodcut) by English School, (16th century); 19.9x13.7 (approx) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: View of Utopia. A page from Utopia by Sir Thomas More. Woodcut)

Noa Noa (Embaume Embaume), circa 1894-5 (woodcut printed in colours)
659476 Noa Noa (Embaume Embaume), circa 1894-5 (woodcut printed in colours) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 35.7x20.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Noa Noa (Embaume Embaume)

A panoramic view of Candia (Heraklion), Crete, 1486 (woodcut print)
986388 A panoramic view of Candia (Heraklion), Crete, 1486 (woodcut print) by Reuwich, Erhard (fl.1488); Private Collection; (add.info.: A panoramic view of Candia (Heraklion), Crete

A draughtsman drawing a portrait, using a drawing frame, 1525 (woodcut)
986187 A draughtsman drawing a portrait, using a drawing frame, 1525 (woodcut) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; (add.info.: A draughtsman drawing a portrait)

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"Exploring the Beauty of Woodblock Prints: A Journey through Japanese Art" Immerse yourself in the captivating world of woodblock prints, where artistry and storytelling intertwine. From the iconic "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" to the intricate details of "The Blind Men and the Elephant, " these masterpieces by Katsushika Hokusai transport us to a realm of timeless beauty. Plate 18 unveils a mesmerizing fusion of flowers and dragons, showcasing the delicate balance between nature's elegance and mythical creatures. Meanwhile, Hokusai's "KATSUSHIKA: GREAT WAVE" captures men fearlessly navigating colossal waves near Mount Fuji, evoking both awe-inspiring power and serenity. Traveling along Tokaido's shore in "Shore of Tago Bay, Ejiri at Tokaido, " we witness how woodblock prints can immortalize landscapes with their meticulous craftsmanship. The vibrant colors breathe life into scenes that transcend time itself. Intriguing narratives unfold within these prints as well. Witness two samurai warriors locked in an intense battle in Shuntei Katsukawa's masterpiece from c1820. Sadahide Utagawa's woodblock print transports us to a pivotal moment from Chushingura, where honor clashes with duty. No exploration would be complete without encountering legendary figures like Genkuro Yoshitsune and Saito Musashibo Benkei depicted in Toyokuni Utagawa's early 19th-century artwork. Their stories come alive through every brushstroke on paper. Utagawa Hiroshige takes us on an aerial journey with his vivid depiction of kites soaring high above Edo cityscape in "HIROSHIGE: KITES. " This piece showcases not only artistic brilliance but also cultural traditions passed down generations. As we delve into this rich tapestry of Japanese artistry, let us marvel at the skill and creativity that breathes life into each woodblock print.