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PUBLISHER	KANJI	KANA	LOCATION	EXAMPLE	SEAL
ARTISTS
DATES
Hasegawa Sonokichi	長谷川園吉	はせがわそのきち	Tokyo
Chikanobu, Ikuhide, Kiyochika, Kokunimasa, Kyōko & Nobukazu
As early as 1889 or earlier to as late as 1904 or later

Hirano-ya Shinzō (aka Aikindō)	平野屋新蔵	ひろのやしんぞう	Edo
Hiroshige II, Hiroshige III, Kunichika, Kunihisa & Toyokuni III
As early as 1861 or earlier to as late as 1865 or later
The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earlier date of ca. 1845 for the start of this publisher.

Hiro-ya Kosuke (aka Hiroka-ya Kosuke, Hiroko & Eisendo)	広岡屋幸助	ひろおかやこうすけ	Edo/Tokyo
Toyokuni III, Yoshiiku & Yoshitoshi
As early as ca. 1859 or earlier to as late as 1874 or later

Hōeidō (aka Takeuchi Magohachi)	保永堂		Edo
Hiroshige
Publishing in the early 1830s

Honsei (aka Hon-ya Seishichi) 2 variants shown	本清	ほんせい	Osaka
Ashihiro, Ashiharu, Ashiyuki, Fujikuni, Hikokuni, Hironobu, Hokkai, Hokucho, Hokuei, Hokuju, Hokushu, Kuniharu, Kunihiro, Kunishige, Sadahiro, Sadamasu, Sadanobu, Sadayoshi, Shibakuni, Shigeharu, Shunshi, Shunyo, Shunzan, Shunzei,Tanko, Toyohide, Umekuni, Yoshikuni, Yoshiume, Yoshitaki & Yoshitoyo
As early as 1816 to as late as 1854 or later
The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earlier date of ca. 1804 for the start of this publisher.


Hori Takichi			Edo
Kuniyoshi & Toyokuni III
As early as 1848 or earlier to as late as 1853 or later

Iba-ya Kyūbei (aka Kinseidō)	伊場屋久兵衛	いばやきゆうべえ	Edo
Eizan, Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi & Toyokuni III
			The print shown to the right is not one we have offered. However, it has a publisher's seal which we want to display for your information. The image has been sent to us from a private collection. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.
The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the dates of ca. 1804-1868 for this publisher.

Iba-ya Senzaburō (aka Dansendō) 2 variants shown	伊場屋仙三郎	いばやせんざぶろう	Edo
Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi & Toyokuni III
As early as 1841 or earlier to as late as 1857 or later
The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earliest date of ca. 1818 for this publisher
				To the right is an alternative seal for Iba-ya Senzaburō.

Idzutsu-ya Denbee	井筒屋伝兵衞	いづつやでんべえ	Osaka	There is no link to the Hokushu print shown above.
Ashiyuki, Chikakuni, Hokuei, Hokuho, Hokumei, Hokushu, Kiyokuni, Kunihiro. Sadakazu, Shuncho, Shunju, Toshikuni, Umeharu, Umekuni, Yoshikuni & Yoshiyuki
As early as 1820 or earlier to as late as 1834 or later

Imari-ya Ushizō	今利屋丑蔵	いまりやうしぞう	Edo
Toyokuni I
As early as 1818 or earlier to as late as 1825 or later

Ise Mago	伊勢孫	いせまご	Edo
Kunimasa, Kunisada & Toyokuni I
			The print shown to the right is not one we have offered. However, it has a publisher's seal which we want to display for your information. The image has been sent to us from ED. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.
Possibly as early as ca. 1797 and as late as ca. 1813-15

Ise-ya Ichibei	伊勢屋市兵衛	いせやいちべえ	Edo
Kuniyoshi
			The print shown to the right is not one we have offered. However, it has a publisher's seal which we want to display for your information.
As early as 1843 or earlier to as late as 1848 or later

Ise-ya Kanekichi 2 variants shown (cf. Kichi listed below)	伊勢屋兼吉	いせやかねきち	Edo
Hiroshige, Hiroshige II, Kunichika, Kunisada II, Kuniyoshi, Shigeharu, Toyokuni III, Yoshitora & Yoshitoshi
As early as 1852 or earlier to as late as 1872 or later
The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earliest date of ca. 1845 for this publisher
			Osaka

Ise-ya Kanekichisaburo	伊勢屋兼吉三郎	いせやかねきちぶろう	Tokyo The print shown to the right is not one we have offered. However, it has a publisher's seal which we want to display for your information. The image has been sent to us from the Eikei Collection. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.
Yoshitoshi1865
We know they were publishing in 1865, but beyond that we know nothing else so far.

Ise-ya Rihei (aka Kinjudō) 3 variants shown	伊勢屋利兵衛	いせやりへえ	Tokyo
Eisen, Eizan, Hiroshige, Hokusai, Kunichika, Kunisada, Kuniyoshi, Toyokuni I & Toyokuni II
As early as 1803 or earlier to as late as 1874 or later
The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earliest date of ca. 1789 for this publisher
			Edo
			Edo

Ise-ya Sanjirō	伊勢屋三次郎	いせやさんじろう	Edo The print shown to the right is not one we have offered. However, it has a publisher's seal which we want to display for your information. The image has been sent to us from the Eikei Collection. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.
Hokusai & Kuniyoshi
Active as early as ca. 1835 or earlier

Ise-ya Tokichi	伊勢屋藤吉	いせやとうきち	Edo The print shown to the right is not one we have offered. However, it has a publisher's seal which we want to display for your information. The image has been sent to us by M.B. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.
Kunitomi and Sadahide



Ise Yoshi	伊勢芳	いせ.よし	Edo	There is no longer a link to this print.
Kuniyoshi &Toyokuni III
As early as 1855 or earlier to as late as 1859 or later
The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the dates of ca. 1845-1868 for this publisher


Itō-ya Yohei	伊藤屋与兵衛	いとうやょへえ	Edo
Kunisada & Shuntei
Ca. 1804-30

Iwato-ya Kisaburō (aka Eirindō)	岩戸屋喜三郎	いわとやきさぶろう	Edo
Eiri, Eishi, Eizan, Hiroshige, Kunisada, Shigemasa, Shun'ei, Shuntei & Utamaro
			The print shown to the right is not one we have offered. However, it has a publisher's seal which we want to display for your information. The image has been sent to us from ED. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.
As early as ca. 1790 and as late as 1844?
The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the dates of ca. 1744-1844 for this publisher


Izumi-ya Ichibei (aka Kansendō and/or Senichi) 3 variants shown	和泉屋市兵衛	いずみやいちべえ	Edo
Eiri, Eisen, Eishi, Eizan, Hiroshige, Hiroshige II, Kiyonaga, Kuninaga, Kunisada, Kunisato, Kuniyoshi, Kyosai, Shunchō, Shunsen, Shuntei, Toyohiro, Toyokuni I, Toyokuni II, Toyokuni III, Utamaro, Utamaro II, Yoshikazu & Yoshitora
As early as ca. 1781 to as late as 1862
The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the end date of 1880 for this publisher.



Izutsu-ya Sanemon	井筒屋三右衛門	いづつやさんえもん	Edo
Kunichika & Toyokuni III
Active as early as 1853 or earlier to as late as 1864 or later
The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the dates of ca. 1845-1870 for this publisher which they refer to as only Izutsuya although the seal is the same
The carver Hori Chō worked on blocks forToyokuni III for this publisher in 1863.

Izutsu-ya Shōkichi (aka Enomoto-ya Kichibei & Yamashiro-ya Tōkei)	井筒屋庄吉	いづつやしょうきち	Edo The print shown to the right is not one we have offered. However, it has a publisher's seal which we want to display for your information. An anonymous correspondent has been kind enough to let us display it
Eisho, Kunisada, Kuniyasu, Kuniyoshi, Shuntei & Toyokuni I
Active as early as 1796 or earlier to as late as the early 1852 or later
The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the dates of ca. 1772-1844 for this publisher
				To the right is an alternative seal for Izutsu-ya Shōkichi.

Jōshū-ya Kinzō (aka Shofukudō)	上州屋金蔵	じょうしゅうやきんぞう	Edo
Eisen, Hiroshige, as both Kunisada & Toyokuni III, Kuniyoshi, Toyokuni II & Yoshiiku
As early as the later 1820s or earlier to as late as 1863 or later
The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earliest date of ca. 1818 for this publisher
				To the right is an alternative seal for Jōshū-ya Kinzō.

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