PRINTS

These wonderful prints give us a glimpse into the visual art world of yesterday. Evocative and sometimes enigmatic, these posters have withstood time and are as captivating as ever.

All posters ukiyo-e

Shanghai Poster

Beautiful vintage Shanghai Poster of a girl dressed in the traditional one-piece “chi-pao” leaning on a plum tree and with a park in the background. Advertisement for apparel.

China 1920’s ~ 1930’s

Size: 53 × 75 cm
Shanghai Poster

Vintage product poster of the Nang Mang Chao Alcohol and Sugar Company, advertising their Sugar granules and cubes.

China 1920’s ~ 1930’s

Size: 49 × 76 cm
Shanghai Poster

Advertisement for the J. Merian Chemical and Pharmaceutical company of Basel, Switzerland. This is the Shanghai Branch calendar for the years 1920-1921.

China, 1921

Size: 52 × 76 cm
Shanghai Poster

Shanghai poster depicting a well-read and neatly dressed woman in a reclining pose, surrounded by books.

China 1920’s ~ 1930’s

Size: 78 × 54 cm
Geisha

Ukiyo-e means "floating world picture” and is an art form related to woodblock print and painting. It was at its zenith late 17th to late 19th century in Japan. Part of a triptych of a samurai and two geisha. Wood block print on rice paper.

Japan, mid to late 1800's

Size: 25 × 37 cm
Samurai

Ukiyo-e means "floating world picture” and is an art form related to woodblock print and painting. It was at its zenith late 17th to late 19th century in Japan. Part of a triptych of a samurai and two geisha. Wood block print on rice paper.

Japan, mid to late 1800's

Size: 25 × 37 cm
Samurai

Authentic woodblock by Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825). A samurai in his brightly colored robe, two bats and moon above.

Japan, ca. 1851

Size: 22 × 17 cm
Taiso Yoshitoshi

Pounding Grain. Wood block print or ukiyo-e by the artist Taiso Yoshitoshi.

Japan, late 1800's

Size: 22 × 17 cm
Buffoons

Pair of Buffoons beside a huge cauldron. Artist unknown.

Japan, late 1800's

Size: 14 x 9.5 cm
Dancers under the moon

Men and women dancers under the moon（Tsukioka Yoshitoshi，1839-1892).

Japan, ca. 1894

Size: 20 x 16 cm
The Stage Play

Noh play scene by artist Kyogen

Japan, late 1800's

Size: 14 × 9.6 cm
Samurai in inset looking

Samurai in inset looking down on another samurai. Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni, 1769-1825. 。

Japan, early 1800's

Size: 14 × 10 cm
Kuniyoshi Samurai with Sword

Samurai with raised sword with rooster in background.

Japan, mid to late 1800's

Size: 24 × 36 cm