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    • Iwai Hanshirō playing Genjiro, published by Kawaguchiya Shōzō

      Hi ! Waseda shows a print of Iwai Hanshirō ZERO !? playing Genjiro at https://archive.waseda.jp/archive/detail.html?arg=%7B%22subDB_id%22:%2252%22,%22id%22:%22163750;1%22%7D&lang=jp It is attributed to Kuniyoshi. Strangely, I can confidently stating the publisher to be Kawaguchiya Shōzō because the seal is plainly Marks...

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    • Searching for better quality reference images of this print by Eishōsai Chōki.

      Hi everyone, I'd really like to find a better quality image of this print, attribuited to Eishosai Choki. Eishōsai Chōki (wiki) (Japanese, active ca. 1786–1808) Also known as: Momokawa Choki, Eishosai Shiko, Hyakusen Eishosai, Momokawa Shiko, Shotei Google search...

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    • snow scene on a river

      Dear specialists, could you help me to identify artist and title of this triptych? I can't find any other copy. I think it's from Kunisada? Best regards, Stefan

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    • Research help needed

      Hello. Who is the artist? Please help me to identify his signature.  

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    • Older painting of bamboo and bird

      Hello, being new , I was wondering if anyone can help me identify the artist of the painting below. Unfortunately take out of its original casing.  

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    • Unknown Kabuki Actor

        Hello, I am curious about this print. I identified that it is a portrait of an actor from Onoe line, but i don't know which one, as i can't read his name. It...

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    • What do I have?

      Hi, I recently found these and bought them because I really liked the art. I was doing a little research to see if I could find the artist and it appears they are chirimen-gami-e...

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    • Unknown seal on 2 prints

      I am having problem researching this seal. I am aware that in some cases false, or "made up" , seals appeared on prints.  Could this be one of those seals? Any help is much...

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    • Takao from a Kuniyoshi nishiki-e

      Hi! Perdue University  shows a probable fragment (14cm  x 18cm) of a Kuniyoshi nishiki-e of the courtesan Takao at : https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/rueffschool/galleries/collections/entry/?search=kuniyoshi&page_number=1&entry_id=40d4b3d0-881e-11eb-96b0-5d1c788857b7 Does someone know what it is part of ? Thank you !

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    • Katsukawa ?

      Has anybody any idea who is the printmaker? And when this print was made? Thanks a lot in advance! Sabine  

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    • Eizen Keisei?

      Has anybody any idea who is the printmaker?  And when this print was made? Thanks a lot in advance! Sabine

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    • Kunisada triptych

      Hello, I have this diptyque from kunisada. I know nothing about it : is it a part of triptych? Title? Year ? His someone know? Best regards. pascal.https://data.ukiyo-e.org/uploads/images/a0fa4425-2396-457f-80b1-be7f93d25c57.jpg

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    • Is this a Yasushi Ōmoto print

      I believe the subject is the Ishikawa Takuvoku Monument and the poem by Takuboku from his collection Ichimoku no Suna..but I can seem to find info on the maker of the print.  Any help...

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