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Ukiyo-e Prints |
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Ukiyo-e Prints is evolving. Please return frequently to see what's been added! |
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OUR WEBSITE HAS BEEN
HAVING PROBLEMS LATELY. TO SAY THAT IT HAS BEEN DISTRESSED MIGHT BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT. PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH US. WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO CORRECT THINGS. |
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OUR NEWEST ADDITION is a TORAJI |
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CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO GO TO THE PAGE DEVOTED TO THIS KEY BLOCK PRINT
If you looked at this page right after we posted it look again. We added considerably to it later that day. SOLD! |
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Ukiyo-e Prints is primarily a commercial site. A friend once asked how he could find out which prints are for sale. He said: "Am I stupid?" I think he meant it rhetorically, but I answered him anyway.
Below you will find links to all of the prints offered for sale! |
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PRINTS ON SALE AT REDUCED PRICES!
TO SEE ALL OF THE PRINTS NOW OFFERED AT LOWERED PRICES CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW |
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TOYOKUNI II ORIGINALLY PRICED AT $680.00 NOW ON SALE FOR $470.00
Don't forget there will be a postal fee too. |
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3 PAGES OF CLICKABLE THUMBNAILS OF PRINTS FOR SALE
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THERE ARE MANY PAGES MEANT JUST FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT AND EDIFICATION.
THERE IS A LARGE SET OF INDEX/GLOSSARY PAGES IN AN EVER GROWING LIST PLUS COMMENTARIES ON "LIGHTNING IN JAPANESE PRINTS", "LIONS AND PEONIES", TATTOOS AND SEVERAL PAGES DEVOTED TO PUBLISHERS AND THEIR MARKS.
CLICK ON THE IMAGE OF THE HIROSHIGE GATEWAY ABOVE TO GO TO A PAGE LINKING TO ALL OF THOSE PAGES AND MORE... |
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| GALLERY THUMBNAIL PAGES OF PRINTS FOR SALE | |
| T1 | KUNISADA II, KUNITSUNA, SADAHIDE, SADAKAGE, TOYOKUNI II |
| T2 | EISEN (2), GENGYO (2), SHUNTEI (2) |
| T3 ALL OSAKA PRINTS | ASHIYUKI, HIRONOBU, HIROSADA, YOSHIKUNI, YOSHITAKI |
| T4 | ANONYMOUS MEIJI, KUNICHIKA (2), NOBUKAZU, YOSHIKAZU |
| T5 NOW ALL TOYOKUNI I | ALL TOYOKUNI I |
| T6 (vertical diptychs) | TOYOKUNI III ONE ON HOLD! |
| T7 (triptychs) | KUNICHIKA (2) ONE SOLD! |
| T8 | ONLY ONE YOSHIIKU |
| T9 | ALL YOSHITOSHI |
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ALL KUNIYOSHI |
| T11 | ALL KUNISADA These prints include only those printed before ca. 1842-44 and signed Kunisada. See our Toyokuni III page for other examples by this artist. |
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T12 ALL 20TH CENTURY |
KOKEI, KOSON (2), YOSHIDA |
| T13 | ALL TOYOKUNI III TWO SOLD! |
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EACH MONTH WE ADD MARKERS TO INDICATE RECENT ADDITIONS OF BOTH TEXT AND/OR IMAGERY
CLICK ON THOSE MARKERS BELOW TO GO TO OUR NEW "LINKS TO REVISED AND UPDATED PAGES". THAT PAGE WILL HAVE LINKS TO SPECIFIC PAGES.
THE STALKS OF THE EQUISETUM HYMALE OR COMMON HORSETAIL PLANT IS THE MARKER FOR ADDITIONS MADE IN AUGUST 2008. THE BIRD ON THE WALNUT SHELL WAS USED IN JULY. THE GOLD COIN JUNE AND THE RED CHRYSANTHEMUM IN MAY.
On 8/5/08 we added comments about hondawara, a type of seaweed both eaten and used as a New Year's decoration. This can be found on our Hil thru Hor index/glossary page.
On 8/4/08 we added a comment about the use of persimmon to dye cloth and who traditionally would have worn such a color. This can be found under out kaki shibu entry on our J thru Kakuregasa index/glossary page.
On 8/4/08 we added a new publisher's seal for Izu-San. This can be found on three of our pages devoted to such things. Kuniyoshi and his publishers - page 2
On 8/4/08 we added two images to our entry on nurude or the sumac tree, the galls of which were used for tooth blackening. This entry can be found on our Mom thru N index/glossary page.
On 8/3/08 I found the oldest reference to an armrest in Japanese literature. It was surprising - to me at least. It can be found under our entry for kyōsoku on our Kutsuwa thru Mok index/glossary page.
On 8/3/08 we updated our entry on kai awase on our J thru Kakuregasa index/glossary page.
On 8/3/08 we added another hoshi-ami or fishnet motif graphic to our Hos thru I index/glossary page.
On 8/3/08 we added a new information and two new graphics on hōkaburi or the cloth worn over the head and tied under the neck. You can find this at our Hil thru Hor index/glossary page.
On 8/2/08 we added a new graphic for dried bonito wreaths on our Kakuremin thru Ken'yakurei index/glossary page. You can find it under the term katsuobushi.
On 8/2/08 we added a comment on the risks involved for Japanese women if they were to have sex with men from the West. We put this under our entry for Amerindians on our first index/glossary page.
On 8/2/08 we added comments on the chō or butterfly motif on our Bo thru Da index/glossary page.
On 8/2/08 we added graphics and information about the Ageha no chō or Citrus swallowtail butterfly on our first index/glossary page.
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Our Internet site was 5 years old on January 24, 2008. |
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IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT US AT
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. |
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Vegder 23 Grant St. #A4 Port Townsend, Washington 98368-3072 Phone: 360-379-1641 |
