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We specialize in kamigata-e, original eighteenth to twentieth century Japanese woodblock prints from Osaka and the surrounding region. We also offer nineteenth-century Edo prints and twentieth-century art works from Osaka, Tokyo, and other regions of the world. Our inventory is comprehensive and always changing, with a broad range of artists and prices.
Gallery: Our Sales Gallery is arranged by genre and artist. Each print is accompanied by a full description.
Articles and More: We offer Articles on topics related to Osaka prints, many covering aspects of Japanese printmaking that have been overlooked in the standard literature. Essays on other topics can be found at Varia. We also maintain an Archive of the information pages for all sold prints. An extensive Glossary, artists' Biographies, and detailed Bibliography serve as additional resources.
Contacts: You may write to us or E-mail us with your questions or requests to purchase Osaka prints, drawings, and paintings — see Contact Us and Conditions of Sale.
Links: Here we recommend Other Websites with information and images related to Osaka prints.
Search: Provides text/keyword and image searches. See the Search Page.
Video: Offers an introduction to the art of kamigata-e (Osaka video).
Dear friends,
Introducing Hokuei, Master of Osaka Kabuki Prints, by John Fiorillo.
I am extremely proud to announce the publication, following twenty years of focused collecting and a decade of scholarly research, of John’s authoritative 280-page catalog raisonné on Shunbaisai Hokuei.
 Readers of this website are certainly familiar with the name Hokuei (act. 1828–36), and many know his more celebrated designs. However, it is safe to say that until now very few people (anywhere in the ukiyo-e world) had a secure grasp of the scale of Hokuei’s oeuvre or his correct place in Kamigata ukiyo-e history.
For this book, John exhaustively sourced impressions of the 270 known Hokuei designs. This was a demanding labor in itself, but one that proved worthwhile thanks to the fastidious color-proofing and almost unprecedentedly elegant design on the part of the art book publisher Ludion. This is one catalog raisonné where even the thumbnails stand out, to say nothing of the more than fifty full-page highlighted designs.
Thanks to an introductory essay and extensive appendices, plus an in-depth glossary, readers can absorb not only the scale of Hokuei’s artistic achievements as a culminating figure in Kamigata printmaking, but also become acquainted with the larger culture of Kamigata kabuki that included playwriting, actor idolatry, publishing and printmaking artisanry. Hokuei: Master of Osaka Kabuki Prints serves as a near-encyclopedia of Kamigata ukiyo-e during its golden age.
To commemorate the publication of this book, the current website update features some of the best designs by Hokuei, plus several important works by his teacher, Shunkôsai Hokushû. In addition, we are offering excellent pieces by Ashiyuki, Hirosada, Kunihiro, Shibakuni, Sadamasu, Tamakuni, and Yoshikuni.
As we have done for some years now, there is a small sampling of prints from Edo, this time designs by Kikugawa Eizan, Utagawa Kunisada, and Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
Finally, please note the standout modern and contemporary prints by Asahi Masahide, Hashimoto Okiie, Henmi Takashi, Kawanishi Hide, Oda Kazuma, and Junichirô Sekino.
Japan residents can order the book directly from this website (¥10,000 with free shipping). All others should use their local Amazon website, or inquire at their bookseller of choice. At this time, Amazon rollouts for the book vary around the world.
Cheers,
Peter Ujlaki
 Fall-Winter Sale 2024
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