Collection of Japanese prints of various media and design.
12 Japanese woodblock prints, in the sumizuri-e, benizuri-e, and other techniques. Paper varies from very thin to more substantial. Various scenes of life and people in Japan.
One laid down print (lithograph?) of a Japanese landscape. Two lithographs of fashionable women or geishas. 5 prints laid down on cardboard. Two modern prints of late 19th century prints, both seemingly by Yoshitoshi. 6 pages from books about Japan, with Western engravings of Japanese people, book pages, and a reproduced photograph.
Provenance: from a Connecticut collector of ukiyo-e prints.
Keywords: fancy, art, artwork, wall, decor, Japan, Asia, Asian, design, nature, natural, wood block, ukiyoe, ukiyo e