Japanese Prints
Processed by Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Layna
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Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts
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Japanese Prints
Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Contact Information
- Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts
- UCLA Hammer Museum
- University of California, Los Angeles
- 10899 Wilshire Blvd.
- Los Angeles, California 90024-4201
- Phone: (310) 443-7078
- Fax: (310) 443-7099
- Email: lwhite@arts.ucla.edu
- URL: http://www.hammer.ucla.edu
- Processed by:
- Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum staff
- Date Completed:
- 3/4/2003
- Encoded by:
- Layna White
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Japanese Prints
Creator-Materials: various
Repository:
Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Publication Rights
For publication information, please contact Susan Shin, Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, schin@hammer.ucla.edu
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Collection of the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA. [Item credit line, if given]
Scope and Content
The Grunwald Center's collection of 40,000 works on paper includes 950 prints by Japanese Edo and Meiji period artists. The
Center acquired many of these prints in 1965 from the Estate of Frank Lloyd Wright (American architect, 1867-1959). Artists
represented in this impressive group include Kitagawa Utamaro, Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Hiroshige and Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
The following collection guide comprises a selection from the Center's archive of Japanese prints and is arranged chronologically
by Japanese periods: Middle Edo (approximately 1704 to 1789), Late Edo (approximately 1789 to 1868) and Meiji (1868 to 1912).
Descriptions of prints included in this guide are based on cataloguing completed for the Center by Roger S. Keyes in the 1980s.
Indexing Term(s)
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Edo (Japanese period)
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Meiji
The courtesans Mandayu (reading) and Komurasaki (writing a verse)
1701 1965.30.130
Creator/Collector:
Okumura Masanobu, Japanese, 1686-1764
Physical Description:
Oban
Woodcut
10 5/8 x 14 3/4 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
After an album of portraits of courtesans by Torii Kiyonobu I, "Keisei Ehon," 1700.
Subject
courtesans; leisure; writing (processes); reading; grooming
The actors Yamashita Kinsaku and Ichikawa Danjuro II as a courtesan of the Hirano House and a street vendor
1725-1730 1967.25.1
Creator/Collector:
Torii Kiyomasu II, Japanese, 1706-1763; published by Igaya Kanemon
Physical Description:
Hoso-e, undivided diptych
Woodcut printed in black varnish-like ink (urushi-e), with hand-coloring and brass powder
13 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Torii Kiyomasu hitsu at l.l. and l.r.
Provenance: Raymond E. Lewis, San Francisco
Subject
drama; actors; costumes and clothes; props (object genres); female impersonators
The actors Onoe Kikugoro I and Nakamura Kiyosaburo as a young seated couple playing a samisen
1750-1758 1965.30.5
Creator/Collector:
Ishikawa Toyonobu, Japanese, 1711-1785; published by Urokogataya Magobei
Physical Description:
Print
Two-color woodcut (benizuri-e)
17 3/8 x 12 3/16 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Tanjodo Ishikawa Shuha Toyonobu zu and artist's seals, Ishikawa Uji and Toyonobu, near u.r.
Subject
drama; actors; costumes and clothes; sitting; female impersonators; musical instruments
Courtesan dreaming of an affair on a pleasure boat on the Sumida River
1770-1773 1965.30.17
Creator/Collector:
Isoda Koryusai, Japanese, active 1765-1780s
Physical Description:
Hashira-e
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
27 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Koryusai ga at l.l.
Subject
courtesans; dreams
The actor Nakamura Matsue as a woman holding a pipe, from A Picture Book of Theatrical Fans
1770 1969.4.2
Creator/Collector:
Katsukawa Shunsho, Japanese, 1726-1792; published by Kariganeya Ihei
Physical Description:
Oban, book page
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
11 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Gift of Orrel P. Reed, Jr. in Memory of Mr. Edwin Grabhorn.
Notes
Page from an important book of 106 half-length portraits of kabuki actors, with fan-shaped borders, designed by Shunsho and
Ippitsusai Buncho (1760-ca. 1794).
References: Binyon and Sexton 1
Inscription: Recto, Hayashi seal at center left
Subject
drama; actors; female impersonators
The actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kakogawa Honzo in act 9 of The Storehouse of Loyalty
1776-1780 1965.30.126
Creator/Collector:
Katsukawa Shunsho, Japanese, 1726-1792
Physical Description:
Hoso-e
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
12 13/16 x 5 7/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Shunsho ga near l.l.
Subject
drama; actors; costumes and clothes; props (object genres)
Ichikawa Danjuro V as a feudal lord
1778-1782 1965.30.125
Creator/Collector:
Katsukawa Shunsho, Japanese, 1726-1792
Physical Description:
Hoso-e
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
12 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Shunsho ga near u.r.
Subject
drama; actors; costumes and clothes
Interior of Shoin style architecture with dancers performing horse dance or Festivities in a mansion on the first Rat Day
of the year, from Perspective Views of Japan
ca. 1770 1965.30.25
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Toyoharu, Japanese, 1735-1814; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
10 3/8 x 15 1/4 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Utagawa Toyoharu ga at l.r.
Subject
interiors; rooms; perspective; decorative arts; ceremonies; dance; costumes and clothes; musicians; audiences
Couple pausing as they pass Mt. Fuji
1782 1965.30.18
Creator/Collector:
Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese, 1752-1815; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Physical Description:
Hashira-e
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
27 3/8 x 4 5/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
First state with poem
References: Hirano 405
Inscription: Recto, signed Kiyonaga ga at l.r.
Subject
genre; men; women; tying; shoes (footwear)
The actor Nakamura Sukegoro II as Sasaki ---tane, a feudal lord
1775-1780 1965.30.12
Creator/Collector:
Katsukawa Shunko, Japanese, 1743-1812
Physical Description:
Print
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
12 3/8 x 5 15/16 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Shunko ga near l.l.
Provenance: Frank Lloyd Wright; Charles Vignier
Subject
drama; actors; swords; costumes and clothes
The actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as the lion dancer in The Stone Bridge
1776-1785 1965.30.13
Creator/Collector:
Katsukawa Shunko, Japanese, 1743-1812
Physical Description:
Hoso-e
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
12 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Shunko ga near center left
Subject
drama; actors; costumes and clothes; dance; flowers (plants); butterflies
Okita of the Naniwaya tea stall and Shiratama, a courtesan of the Tama House
1794-1795 1965.30.21
Creator/Collector:
Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, 1753-1806
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut with yellow background
13 3/8 x 6 1/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
An apparently unique impression of the second state of the print with yellow background and the name Okita and the publisher's
mark removed.
References: Shogakukan 658; Shibui 216.3.2
Inscription: Recto, signed Utamaro hitsu at center left
Subject
portraits; women; fans (costume accessories)
Two women with goldfish
1796 1965.30.118
Creator/Collector:
Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, 1753-1806; published by Uemura
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut with yellow background
14 15/16 x 9 13/16 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Shogakukan 348.5; Shibui 193.2.1
Inscription: Recto, signed Utamaro hitsu at center right
Subject
genre; women; goldfish; fishes
Woman holding a dog, from Five Types of Beautiful Women
1800-1805 1965.30.115A
Creator/Collector:
Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, 1753-1806; published by Tsuruya Kinzo
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
14 9/16 x 10 1/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Shogakukan 154.1; Shibui 53.1.1
Inscription: Recto, signed Utamaro hitsu at center right
Subject
genre; women; dogs; pets
The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Enya Hangan in act 1 of The Storehouse of Loyalty, Miyako Theater
1795 1965.30.16
Creator/Collector:
Katsukawa Shun'ei, Japanese, 1762-1819; published by Iwatoya Kisaburo
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
14 7/8 x 9 11/16 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
From a series of approximately twenty full-length portraits of actors in roles from the play, "The Storehouse of Loyalty,"
performed at Edo kabuki theaters in 1795.
Inscription: Recto, signed Shun'ei ga near l.l.
Subject
drama; actors; costumes and clothes
The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VI as the renegade samurai Sadakuro in act 5 of The Storehouse of Loyalty, Kiri Theater
1795 1965.30.15
Creator/Collector:
Katsukawa Shun'ei, Japanese, 1762-1819; published by Iwatoya Kisaburo
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
15 9/16 x 10 1/2 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
From a series of approximately twenty full-length portraits of actors in roles from the play, "The Storehouse of Loyalty,"
performed at Edo kabuki theaters in 1795.
Inscription: Recto, signed Shun'ei ga at l.r.
Subject
drama; actors; samurai; swords
The courtesan Mitsuhama of the Hyogo House or The Courtesan Mitsuhama of the Brothel called Hyogo, from A Mirror of Beautiful
Women in the Licensed Quarter
1794-1796 1965.30.23
Creator/Collector:
Chokosai Eisho, Japanese, active 1790s; published by Yamaguchiya Chusuke
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut with white mica background
15 7/16 x 10 1/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Chokosai Eisho ga near l.r.
Subject
portraits; courtesans; hair ornaments
Procession before a temple complex, fifth panel from a pentaptych
1794-1798 1965.30.132E
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Toyokuni I, Japanese, 1769-1825; published by Izumiya Ichibei
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
14 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
Panel depicts attendants carrying the possessions and emblems of a young noble woman.
Inscription: Recto, signed Toyokuni ga at l.r.
Subject
processions; men; women; lifting and carrying; artifacts
The actor Onoe Matsusuke II as the carpenter Rokusaburo
1810-1815 1955.2.6
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Toyokuni I, Japanese, 1769-1825; published by Hagiwara
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
14 7/8 x 10 3/16 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Toyokuni ga at u.l.
Subject
drama; sets (architectural elements); actors; carpenters; tools
Fuji behind the waves off Kanagawa (The Great Wave), from Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
1831-1833 1965.30.26
Creator/Collector:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
10 3/16 x 14 3/4 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Ukiyo-e Taikei vol. 13, 1
Inscription: Recto, signed Hokusai aratame litsu hitsu at u.l.
Subject
Japan; Fuji-san; oceans; water waves; boats
Fuji and sunset over Ryogoku Bridge from the Onmaya Bank of the Sumida River, from Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
1831-1833 1965.30.28
Creator/Collector:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
9 7/8 x 14 7/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Ukiyo-e Taikei vol. 13, 22; Lane 389
Inscription: Recto, signed zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu at u.l.; early impression with publisher and censors' marks at l.r. (faint)
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; bridges (built works); ferries; boats; passengers
Fuji from the sea off Kazusa Province, from Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
1831-1833 1965.30.150
Creator/Collector:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
10 1/8 x 15 1/4 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Ukiyo-e Taikei vol. 13, 30; Lane 397
Inscription: Recto, signed zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu at u.l.
Subject
oceans; sailing ships
Fuji from the licensed quarter at Senju, from Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
1831-1833 1966.24.32
Creator/Collector:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
10 x 15 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Ukiyo-e Taikei vol. 13, 38; Lane 405
Inscription: Recto, signed zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu at u.r.
Provenance: Frank Lloyd Wright; Hayashi Tadamasa
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); Fuji-san; towns; buildings; men; processions; roadside rest areas
Kirifuri Waterfall on Kurogami Mountain, Shimotsuke Province, from A Tour of Waterfalls in the Provinces
1833-1834 1965.30.33
Creator/Collector:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
14 11/16 x 10 1/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Morse and Keyes 123, 1
Inscription: Recto, signed zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu at l.r.
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); waterfalls; travelers; sightseers
Net fishing at night, number 3 from One Hundred Poems as Explained by the Old Nurse
1835-1836 1965.30.136
Creator/Collector:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
10 1/16 x 14 3/4 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed zen Hokusai (partially effaced) and artist's seal, Manji, at u.r.
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); streams; laborers; pulling; nets (objects); smoke
Woman seated beneath a cherry tree
19th c. 1955.2.39
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786-1864; published by Joshuya Kinzo
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
14 1/8 x 9 3/4 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Kunisada aratame nidaime Toyokuni ga at left
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); leisure; sitting; women; cherry trees; smoking; pipes (smoking equipment)
The Osaka actor Kataoka Gado as An no Heibei in Iris as a Mirror for Men, Nakamura Theater
1855 1955.2.42
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786-1864; published by Tsutaya Kichizo
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
13 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Toyokuni ga at l.l.; censor's seal r. of signature
Subject
drama; actors; water lilies; kimonos; fans (costume accessories)
The wintry blast; Clear weather after a storm; The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Ashikaga Mitsuuji, from Eight Views for
Chapters of The Tale of Genji
1858 1955.2.33
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786-1864; landscape by Utagawa Kunihisa II, Japanese, 1832-1891; published by Kadokin
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
14 3/16 x 9 11/16 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Toyokuni ga near l.r. and Kunihisa ga near u.l.
Subject
drama; actors; landscapes (representations); wind; fans (costume accessories)
Snowy twilight at Itabana, number 15 from Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road
1835 T.88.11
Creator/Collector:
Keisai Eisen, Japanese, 1790-1848; published by Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
10 x 14 5/16 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
One of two designs by Eisen with calligraphy by Utagawa Hiroshige. Second state and unsigned by either artist.
References: Suzuki p. 165
Subject
Japan; winter; landscapes (representations); trees; snow; people; walking
Outdoor tea stall at Fukuroi, number 28 from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (The Hoeido, or Great Tokaido)
1832-1833 1965.30.309
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
9 3/4 x 14 13/16 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
From a complete set of Hiroshige's first series of views of the Tokaido Road between Edo and Kyoto. The set of fifty-five
subjects began as a joint publication in 1832 or 1833 by Hoeido and Senkakudo, but was completed by Hoeido and issued as a
bound set in early 1834.
An early impression with embossing on smoke.
References: Uchida 1; Suzuki 1; Keyes 1; Narazaki 36
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at center left
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); agricultural land; trees; cooking and dining; kettles; fires
Procession at a boundary marker near Fujikawa, number 38 from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (The Hoeido, or Great Tokaido)
1832-1833 1965.30.188
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
9 3/4 x 14 5/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Uchida 1; Suzuki 1; Keyes 1; Narazaki 48
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga near l.l.
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); markers (monuments); men; horses
Beach at Hamamatsu, number 30 from Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (The Marusei, or Reisho Tokaido)
1848-1850 1966.24.20
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Maruya Seijiro (Marusei)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
9 3/4 x 14 5/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
From a series of fifty-five subjects with the series title written in formal script (reisho).
References: Uchida 3; Suzuki 2; Keyes 14
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga and artist's seal, Hiro, near u.l.
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); oceans; water waves; beaches; people; pine; trees
Women on balcony of a teahouse in Kanagawa, number 4 from the Fifty-three Stations (Jimbutsu Tokaido)
1851-1852 1965.30.299d
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Muraichi
Physical Description:
1/2 oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
8 9/16 x 6 5/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
From a complete set of fifty-six views of the Tokaido Road in half-block format printed on undivided oban sheets. The set
is often called the Jimbutsu (or figure) Tokaido because human figures are prominent in each design. The lanterns hanging
from the teahouse eaves are decorated with Hiroshige's diamond-shaped emblem.
References: Uchida 14; Suzuki 12; Keyes 20
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at l.r.
Subject
balconies; women; kimonos; lanterns (lighting devices)
Snow at Fujisawa, number 7 from the Fifty-three Stations (Jimbutsu Tokaido)
1851-1852 1965.30.299g
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Muraichi
Physical Description:
1/2 oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
8 11/16 x 6 5/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Uchida 14; Suzuki 12; Keyes 20
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at l.l.
Subject
Japan; winter; snow; trees; women, walking; umbrellas
Fording the Oi River at Shimada, number 24 from the Fifty-three Stations (Jimbutsu Tokaido)
1852 1965.30.299x
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Muraichi
Physical Description:
1/2 oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
8 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Uchida 14; Suzuki 12; Keyes 20
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at u.l.
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; watercraft; ferries; men; women; lifting and carrying
Women washing cloth in Toya River near Okazaki, number 39 from the Fifty-three Stations (Jimbutsu Tokaido)
1852 1965.30.299mm
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Muraichi
Physical Description:
1/2 oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
8 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Uchida 14; Suzuki 12; Keyes 20
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at l.l.
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; bridges; women, washing
Abalone, sayori and blossoming peach branch, from an untitled set of ten prints of fish
1832-1834 1965.30.105
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
10 1/4 x 14 3/4 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
The woodcut appeared originally in a privately published album. This is an example of the print's first commercial publication,
with the publisher's seal and without a centerfold.
References: Suzuki p. 191-192
Inscription: Recto, signed Ichiryusai Hiroshige ga at l.l.; publisher's seal at l.l.
Subject
still lifes; abalone shell; fishes; flowers (plants)
Night rain at Karasaki, from Eight Views of Omi Province
1833-1834 1965.30.63
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Yamamoto Heikichi (Eikyudo)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
8 7/8 x 13 3/4 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Suzuki p. 171
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at u.r.
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); lakes; coastlines; pine; trees; dwellings; rain; boats
Yase Village, number 7 from Famous Places in Kyoto
1834 1965.30.73
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Kawaguchi Shozo (Eisendo)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
9 5/8 x 14 9/16 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Suzuki p. 164
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga near u.r.
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); paths; laborers; lifting and carrying
Karuizawa, number 19 from Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road
1835-1836 1965.30.225
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
10 x 14 1/4 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
From a set of seventy subjects begun by Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) and the publisher Hoeido in 1835 and completed by Hiroshige
and the publisher Kinjudo between 1836 and 1839. The collector Frank Lloyd Wright added color to this late impression of Karuizawa
by Hiroshige.
References: Suzuki p. 165
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at l.r.; Tokaido seal at l.r.
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); fires; trees; agricultural land; paths; men; horseback riding
Rain at Suhara, number 40 from Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road
1835-1836 1965.30.76
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
9 15/16 x 14 1/4 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Suzuki p. 165
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga and artist's seal, Ichiryusai, at l.l.; publisher's seal at u.l.
Subject
Japan; rain; temples; people; running; equestrians
Ferry boats at Ota, number 52 from Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road
1838-1839 1965.30.235
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
9 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
Early impression of the first state.
References: Suzuki p. 165
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga and artist's seal, Ichiryusai, at u.r.
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; pulling boats; ferries; travelers
Isami Rokichiro meets Rokuyaon Gundayu, the man who murdered his parents, number 57 from Pictures to Match the Ogura Anthology
of One Hundred Poems
1843-1846 1966.24.39
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Ibaya Senzaburo
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
14 3/16 x 9 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
From a series of 100 pictures of legendary and historical subjects suggested by verses in an anthology of poems. The artists
Hiroshige, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) and Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) contributed to the series.
References: Suzuki p. 188
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga and emblem at center right
Subject
legends (folk tales); combat; anger; weapons
Takano Moronao wooing Lady Kaoya, number 90 from Pictures to Match the Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Poems
1847-1848 1966.24.40
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Ibaya Senzaburo
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
14 1/4 x 9 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Suzuki p. 188
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga and emblem seal at center left
Subject
sitting; men; women; courtship; kimonos; butterflies
Hawk in pine with rising sun
1852 1966.24.47
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Sanoya Kihei
Physical Description:
Oban, vertical diptych
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
29 3/4 x 9 13/16 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige hitsu and artist's seal, Ichiryusai, near l.l.
Subject
birds of prey; hawks; pine; trees
Plum orchard at Kamata, number 27 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
1857 1965.30.332a
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Uoya Eikichi
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
14 1/16 x 9 1/2 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Suzuki p. 143-147; Smith 27
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga near l.l.
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); orchards; parks (grounds); huts; trees
Night views of Matsuchi Hill and the entrance of the Sanya Canal from the Sumida River, number 34 from One Hundred Famous
Views of Edo
1857 1965.30.96
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Uoya Eikichi
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
13 11/16 x 9 1/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Suzuki p. 143-147; Smith 34
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at l.r.
Subject
Japan; night; rivers; trees; women, walking; kimonos
Distant view of Azuma Bridge and Kinryuzan Temple from a pleasure boat, number 39 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
1857 1965.30.329
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Uoya Eikichi
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
13 15/16 x 9 9/16 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Suzuki p. 143-147; Smith 39
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at l.r.
Subject
Japan; boats; passengers; coastlines; buildings
Komagata Hall and Azuma Bridge, number 62 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
1857 1965.30.313
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Uoya Eikichi
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
13 3/4 x 8 15/16 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Suzuki p. 143-147; Smith 64; Lane p. 247
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at center left
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); birds; pulling boats; rivers; buildings
Mountains and rivers on the Kiso Road
1857 1965.30.112
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Tsutaya Kichizo
Physical Description:
Oban, triptych
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
15 x 30 1/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
From an untitled series of triptychs on the theme of snow, moon and flowers.
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige hitsu and artist's seal at l.r.
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); mountains; rivers; snow; winter
Waterfall in the mountains of Izu, number 22 from Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
1858 1965.30.114
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Tsutaya Kichizo
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
14 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
From a set of thirty-six woodblock prints approved by Japanese censors in early 1858 but published after Hiroshige's death
later that year.
References: Suzuki p. 167
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at l.l.
Subject
Japan; Fuji-san; landscapes (representations); waterfalls; mountains
The pine forest of Mio in Suruga Province, number 24 from Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
1858 1965.30.113
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Tsutaya Kichizo
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
14 5/16 x 9 1/4 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
References: Suzuki p. 167
Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga near l.l.
Subject
Japan; Fuji-san; landscapes (representations); mountains; bodies of water; boats
Night street in the Yoshiwara brothel district
after 1844 1965.30.135
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese, 1797-1861; published by Iseya Soemon
Physical Description:
Print
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
9 1/4 x 11 5/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
An untrimmed fan-shaped print.
Inscription: Recto, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga and artist's seal, paulownia crest, at l.r.
Subject
Japan; city and town life; intoxication; dancing; walking; men; women; street vendors; lanterns (lighting devices)
Battle of Uji River or Hatakeyama Shigetada fording the Uji River 1955.2.17
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese, 1797-1861; published by Enshuya Hikobei
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
14 3/4 x 10 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Ichiryusai Kuniyoshi ga and artist's seal, paulounia, at l.r.
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; water waves; warriors; horses; swimming
Flower viewing in the third month or Girls painting a moustache on a sleeping lute player, from Five Seasonal Festivals
1835 1965.30.131
Creator/Collector:
Hashimoto Sadahide, Japanese, 1807-1873; published by Tsujiyasu
Physical Description:
Print
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
8 11/16 x 11 1/2 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Sadahide ga at l.l.
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); girls; musicians; sleeping; lutes; tents; practical jokes
Geisha watching a rainbow arch across the Sumida River, from Famous Places in the Eastern Capital
1830-1840 1965.30.133
Creator/Collector:
Hashimoto Sadahide, Japanese, 1807-1873; published by Ibaya Kyuhei
Physical Description:
Print
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
8 11/16 x 11 3/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Gountei Sadahide ga at l.r.
Subject
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; coastlines; rainbows; geishas
A view of Akabane or Women and children at a tea stall before a daimyo's mansion, from Famous Places in the East
1855 1955.2.26
Creator/Collector:
Utagawa Kunisato, Japanese, died 1858; published by Sanoya Kihei
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
15 x 10 1/8 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Kunisato ga at l.r.
Subject
women; children; kimonos; buildings
The actors Nakamura Shikan IV and Sawamura Tossho as Tsukamoto the fox of Kawachi and Chieda the fox of Izumi, from A New
Selection of Actors Reflected in Scattered Square Paintings
1868 1955.2.8
Creator/Collector:
Toyohara Kunichika, Japanese, 1835-1900; published by Gusokuya Kahei
Physical Description:
Oban
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
13 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.
Notes
Inscription: Recto, signed Oju Kunichika hitsu and artist's seal, Toshidama, at l.r.
Subject
drama; actors
Yodo no Kimi seated in smoke, from A Yoshitoshi Miscellany of Figures from History
1873 1991.38.14
Creator/Collector:
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Japanese, 1839-1892; published by Masadaya Heikichi
Physical Description:
Oban
Color woodcut
13 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
The Eugene L. and Davida R. Trope Collection.
Notes
References: Keyes 280.10
Inscription: Recto, signed Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu at l.r.
Subject
legends (folk tales); mistresses; kimonos; smoke; destruction
Ushiwaka and Benkei duelling on Gojo Bridge or Gojo Bridge, an episode from the Life of Yoshitsune, Chronicles of Yoshitsune
1881 1991.38.22a-c
Creator/Collector:
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Japanese, 1839-1892; published by Morimoto Junzaburo
Physical Description:
Oban, triptych
Color woodcut
14 x 27 15/16 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts
Custodial History
The Eugene L. and Davida R. Trope Collection.
Notes
References: Keyes 440
Inscription: Recto, signed Taiso Yoshitoshi ga and artist's seal at l.r.
Subject
Japan; bridges (built works); battles; warriors; weapons
The ferocity of Tametomo driving away the small-pox demons, from New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts
1890 1991.38.5
Creator/Collector:
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Japanese, 1839-1892; published by Sasaki Toyokichi
Physical Description:
Oban
Color woodcut
14 3/8 x 10 inches
Contributing Institution: Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Custodial History
The Eugene L. and Davida R. Trope Collection.
Notes
References: Keyes 509.19
Inscription: Recto, signed Yoshitoshi and Taiso seal at l.r.
Subject
rulers (people); samurai; weapons; demons; disease
