Ukiyo-e Prints

浮世絵版画

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PUBLISHER

KANJI

KANA

LOCATION

EXAMPLE

SEAL

Kaga-ya Kichiemon

(aka Kaga-ya Kichibei)

加賀屋
吉右衛門
 

かがや
きちえもん

Edo

Eizan,

Fusatane,

Kunichika, as Kunisada &

as Toyokuni III,

Kunisada II,

Kuniyasu,

 Kuniyoshi, Toyokuni I,  Yoshifuji,

Yoshiiku & Yoshitora

As early as the first decade of the 19th c. to as late as 1872 or later

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earliest date of ca. 1804 for this publisher.

Kaga-ya Yasubei

加賀屋
安兵衛

かがや
やすべえ

Edo

Kagi-ya Shōjirō?

This attribution is tentative because we have not found any other exact examples of this seal. However, E., our frequent and invaluable contributor and one who knows much more about these things than I do notes that the top character is kagi (鍵) and the second is shō (庄). We know from another seal that there was already an established publisher with this name and that this may simply be a variant seal which they also used.

鍵屋

庄

かぎや

しょう

Edo

Toyokuni III

Kakumoto-ya Kinjirō

角本屋

金次郎

かくもとや

きんじろう

Edo

Chikuyo,

 &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 by M, a great friend. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.

As early as 1854 or earlier to as late as the 11th month, 1863 or later

Kawaguchi-ya

Chōzō

川口屋

長蔵

かわぐちや

ちょうぞう

Edo

Hiroshige,

Kunisada,  Kuniyoshi,  Sadafusa &

Sadakage

As early as 1830 or earlier to as late as 1844 or later

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the dates of ca. 1845-1868 for this publisher

 Kawaguchi-ya

Shōzō

(aka Shoeidō)

川口屋

正蔵

かわぐちや

しょうぞう

Edo

Eisen,

Hiroshige, Kunisada & Kuniyoshi

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the dates of ca.

 1816-1854 for this publisher

Kawaguchi-ya Uhei
(aka Fukusendō)

川口屋

卯兵衛

かわぐちや
うへえ

Edo

Toyokuni II

Kawaoto

Hirosada, Kiyosada, Kunitsune, Masunobu,  Sadamasu I & II

& Sadakatsu

As early as 1848 or earlier to as late as 1856 or later

(aka Iwazo)

上総屋

岩吉

かずさや

いわきち

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the dates of ca. 1845-1868 for this publisher

Kichi
(cf. Iseya Kanekichi listed on the previous page)

吉

きち

Osaka

Kinkadō

吉

きんかどう

Osaka

& possibly

Tokyo

Hironobu, Hirosada, Hokuei, Hokuju,  possibly Kyosai, Sadamasu, Sadanobu & Sadahiro

As early as 1832 or earlier to as late as 1861 or later. Possibly as late as 1880.

Ki-ya Sojirō
(aka Kōmokūdō & Kobokudō)

木屋
宗次郎

きや
そうじろう

Edo

Fusutane, Kuniaki, Kunichika, as both Kunisada Toyokuni III, Kunisada II &

Yoshiiku

Kiyomizu-ya

(aka Shimizu-ya)

There is an earlier publishing house working under the Shimizu name. I have yet to figure out what the connection might be, if any.

清水屋

きよみずや

(しみずや)

Edo

Kuniyoshi

Possibly as early as 1844 or earlier to as late 1854 or later

Kobayashi-ya Taijirō

(aka Bunseido)

小林屋
松五郎

こばやしや
たいじるう

Edo

 Kuniyoshi,

Toyokuni III,

Yoshifuji &Yoshiiku

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earliest date of ca. 1845 for this publisher.

Koga-ya Katsugorō

古賀屋

勝五郎

こがや
かつごるう

Edo

Toyokuni III,

Kuniteru

& Kuniyoshi

Koshimura-ya

Heisuke

(aka Koshihei)

越平

こしむらや

へいすけ(?)

Edo

Hiroshige &

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. The image  has been sent to us by our great contributor Eikei. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.

As early as 1853 or earlier to as late 1856 or later

Maru-ya Heijiro

丸屋
平次郎

まるや
へいじろう

Edo/Tokyo

Maru-ya Jimpachi
(aka Enjudō)

丸屋
甚八

まるや
じんぱち

Edo

There is no longer a link to this print.

Bunchō, Eisen, Eishin, Eizan, Hiroshige, Kiyomitsu, Koryūsai, Kunichika, Kuniyoshi, Sadahide,

 Shunshō,

Toyokuni I,

Toyokuni II, Toyokuni III, Utamaro, Yoshikazu, Yoshitora & Yoshitoshi

As early as 1759 to as late as 1872 or later

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earliest date of ca. 1751 for this publisher.

Maru-ya Kiyūshirō

丸屋

久四郎

まるや

きゆうしろう

Edo

Hiroshige,

Kunisada II,

 Toyokuni III & Yoshikazu

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.

Active in 1854-55. A broader range of dates will be added later.

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earliest date of ca. 1844 to 1868 for this publisher

Maru-ya

Seijirō

丸屋

清次郎

まるや

せいじろう

Kuniyoshi & Toyokuni III

As early as 1843 or earlier to as late as 1855 or later

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earliest date of ca. 1801 to 1860 for this publisher

?

ますぎんどう

We know that this publiser was active as early as 1847 to as late as 1850 or later

Matsumura Tatsuemon

松村
辰衛門

まつむら
たつえもん

Edo

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna also identifies this publisher as Matsumura Yahei with the date as early as ca. 1751

Kunimasu, Kunisada, Kuniyasu, Sadafusa, Sadahide,

Toyokuni I & Utamaro

Mikawa-ya Denbei

三河屋

伝兵衛

みかわや

でんべえ

Edo

Minato-ya Kohei

(aka Kinsendō)

湊屋
小兵衛

みなとや
こへえ

Edo

Kunisada II, Kuniyoshi, Toyokuni III &

Yoshifuji

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earliest date of ca. 1830 to as late as 1860 for this publisher

Mita-ya Kihachi

(A contributor wrote to point out certain mistakes in this entry. We originally referred to this as Mita-ya Kihei, but now believe that was a mistake. Thanks ED.)

三田屋

喜八

(Corrected)

みたや

きはち

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 our great contributor Eikei. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.

Active ca. 1852

Morita-ya Hanjirō

(aka Honzō)

森田屋

?

もりたや
はんじろう

Edo

There is no longer a link to this print.

Eisen,

Kunisada &

 Kuniyoshi

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earliest date of ca. 1818 to 1844 for this publisher

The image and seal to the right are those of Morita-ya Honzō

Mori-ya Jihei

(aka Kinshindō)

森屋

治兵衛

もりや

じへえ

Edo

Eizan,

Hiroshige II,

Hokusai, Kunimaru, as Kunisada & as Toyokuni III,

Kunisada II,

Kuniyasu,

Kuniyoshi,  Toyokuni I & 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 a private collector. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.

As early as 1797 or earlier to as late as 1857 or later

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives a date as early as ca. 1789 for this publisher

Murata-ya

Jirobei

村田屋

治郎兵衛

むらたや

じろうべえ

Edo

Chikanobu, Fusanobu,  Kikumaro, Kiyonobu II,

Kuniyoshi,  Kyosen, Shigenobu, Shunchō, Shunshō, Toyokuni I & Utamaro

As early as 1716 or earlier to as late as 1815-20 or later

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the end date of ca. 1830 for this publisher

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