Japanese Art prints

Text on the tag: The artist Hakuho Hirano portrayed Japanese women as they dress or arrange their hair, often depicted from the side or back. This unusual perspective often creates a voyeuristic intimacy, both distancing and drawing in the viewer..   Conservation acid-free board included Deliver...

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Text on the tag: The world’s first full-length novel is said to be the Tale of Genji written by the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu around 1000 A.D, who served in the imperial court, and is thought to have based the novel on her true-life. .   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered...

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Text on the tag: Chikanobu (1838-1912) is recognised as one of the greatest prolific masters of beauty prints. His works capture the transition from the age of traditional Japan to the westernisation of the Meiji era..   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered packed ready for retail Lux...

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Text on the tag: The artist, Shuho (1898-1944), is well recognised within the genre of beauty portraits. Demurely passive, their eyes often turned away from the viewer, his depiction of beauties generally carry a pensive quality with a dreamy appeal. .   Conservation acid-free board included Del...

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Text on the tag: The world’s first full-length novel is said to be the Tale of Genji written by the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu around 1000 A.D, who served in the imperial court, and is thought to have based the novel on her true-life. .   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered...

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Text on the tag: Japanese artist, Hiroaki Takahashi (1871-1945), artist name Shotei, was a big fan of cats and captured them in several of his works, often playfully depicted and associated with female beauty..   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered packed ready for retail Luxury pear...

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Text on the tag: A female beauty portrait by one of the most highly revered woodblock print master of female portraits, Utamaro (c.1753 - 1806).  He was one of the Japanese artists that influenced the impressionist movement in Europe..   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered packed rea...

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Text on the tag: Apart from the hands, feet and face, when a woman wears a kimono, the one part of the body that is exposed is the nape of the neck. As such, in Japan it has been revered traditionally as a highly sensual area of the body. .   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered packe...

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Text on the tag: By the Japanese woodblock print master Utamaro (c.1753 - 1806), this is a portrait of three ladies renowned for their beauty. Published in c.1793, it is regarded as one of his masterpieces..   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered packed ready for retail Luxury pearles...

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Text on the tag: Portrait of samurai Saito Toshimitsu, who was the general in the army of Akechi Mitsuhide, depicted here in full armour on horseback..   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered packed ready for retail Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio T...

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Text on the tag: Portrait of samurai Kobayashi Heihachiro fending off the attacks of the Ronin samurai..   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered packed ready for retail Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia fact on each tag GS1 barcode for POS

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Text on the tag: Based on a true story, Koheiji was killed by his wife and her lover, and later returned to haunt the couple as they lay in bed inside mosquito netting. Turned into a novel in 1803, the story then became a theatre hit in 1808..   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered pa...

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Text on the tag: Actor Kikugoro in the role of Oniazami Seikichi, hanging from a bamboo upside down depicted with plumed thistle tattoos..   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered packed ready for retail Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia fact on...

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Text on the tag: The  first time that dragons appeared in Japanese text dates back to 680 AD. Dragons in Asia are regarded as generous, benevolent forces that use their strength to do good for mankind, whilst it is also regarded as a symbol of wisdom..   Conservation acid-free board included Del...

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Text on the tag: Depicted is the ghost of Okiku, whose master threw her into a well because she had broken his favourite dish. At night the sound of smashing porcelain and a voice counting "one plate, two plates, three plates…" is said to echo from the well..   Conservation acid-free board inclu...

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Text on the tag: Part of a triptych image, a skeleton spectre, summoned by Princess Takiyasha, looms over to menace warrior Oya no Mitsukuni and his companion..   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered packed ready for retail Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London...

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Text on the tag: Dating c.1788, the image elegantly depicts two lovers. The attention is brought to the nape of the beauty's neck, which was, traditionally in Japan, said to be the most sensual part of the female body..   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered packed ready for retail Lu...

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Text on the tag: Oiwa, one of the most famous Japanese ghosts from the ghostly tale of Yotsuya Kaidan, is depicted in countless works of arts and films. This depiction by Hokusai, is the most iconic depiction of this character..   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered packed ready for ...

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Text on the tag: From the iconic series, Pictures of Beautiful Women , depicted here is a young girl blowing on a toy glass pipe which was a novelty and highly fashionable amongst the nouveau rich of the merchant class at the time..   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered packed ready ...

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Text on the tag: Pictures of Beautiful Women was a series of prints which sought to represent the individuality of women. Titled as the “fickle type”, the beauty is depicted after bathing, looking over her shoulder in the hope of finding an interested suitor..   Conservation acid-free board incl...

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Text on the tag: In the Far East and India, the umbrella is a symbol of importance and status. It is also associated with the ability to shield oneself from the elements, whilst also serving to protect from spiritual suffering and any potential harm..   Conservation acid-free board included Deli...

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Text on the tag: Oil paper umbrellas originated in China and spread across the Far East. Since the umbrella opens into a full round shape, they represent happiness and a complete life..   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered packed ready for retail Luxury pearlescent eco-certified pap...

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Text on the tag: One kind word,*can warm three winter months.**Japanese proverb..   Conservation acid-free board included Delivered packed ready for retail Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia fact on each tag GS1 barcode for POS

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