Ukiyo-e Prints

浮世絵版画

formerly Port Townsend, Washington

now Kansas City, Missouri

PUBLISHERS

ECHIZENYA THRU G

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A thru Ebiya

H thru Imariya Ushizō

Ise Mago thru J

K thru Kyōji

Maruya thru Murataya

N thru S

T thru Uoya

Wakasaya to Z

PUBLISHER

KANJI

KANA

LOCATION

EXAMPLE

SEAL

ARTISTS

DATES

Echizenya Hachiemon

(Firm name -

Honkindō 本錦堂)

Marks #043

越前屋

八右衛門

えちぜんや

はちえもん

Edo

The print shown to the right is not one we have offered. The image  has been sent to us from a private collection. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.

Marks seal

#21-031

Marks notes that this seal was used in 1851.

Kuniyoshi & Toyokuni III

Andreas Marks gives the

dates as ca. 1849 to 1853

Note that the dates

shown above do not

 jive with the

two seals ascribed by Marks

to this house.

 The Kuniyoshi diptych to the

right is from the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

It dates from 1851.

Marks seal

#08-036

Marks notes that this seal was used between 1849 and 1851.

Echizenya Kihei

(Seal name -

Etsukichi 越吉)

Marks #047

越前屋喜兵隊

えちぜんや

きへい

Edo

The print shown to the right is from

the Lyon Collection. Click on it

to see more information.

Marks seal

#01-052

Eisen, Kunikane,

Kuninao, Kunisada,

Kuniyasu, Toyokuni II

Andreas Marks gives the

dates as ca. 1828-29.

Edoya Matsugorō

(Seal names -

Ematsu 江松

and Edomatsu 江戸松)

Marks #048

江戸屋

松五郎

えどや

まつごろう

Edo

The print shown to the right  is not one we have offered. The image  has been sent to us from a private collection. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.

Marks seal

#25-191

Marks gives no

specific dates for this seal.

Hiroshige, Kunisada,

Kuniyoshi, Toyokuni I

Andreas Marks gives the

dates as the mid-1820s to 1841

The Kuniyoshi print to the

right is from the

Museum of Fine Arts,

Boston.

Closest to

Marks seal

#20-013

Marks gives no

specific dates for this seal.

Eijūdō

(aka Nishimura Yohaichi)

Go to the publisher's page for N thru S to see more info.

永寿堂

えいじゅどう

Edo

The print shown to the right  is not one we have offered. The image  has been sent to us from a private collection. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.

Hiroshige

Eikyūdō

(aka Yamamotoya Heikichi)

Edo

Eizan, Hiroshige,

Kunisada, Kunisada II,

Toyokuni I, Toykuni II

As early as 1816 or earlier to as late as the 1830s

The carver Hori Chō worked on blocks for Kunisada II for this publisher in 1865.

Enomotoya Kichibei

(Firm name - Hōeidō

豊栄堂)

Marks #054

榎本屋

吉兵衛

えのもとや

きちへい

Edo

The print to the right is

from the Lyon Collection.

Click on it to go to its

full page.

Marks seal

#01-053

Marks notes that this seal was used between 1786-1830.

Eiri, Eishi, Eishō,

Hokusai, Ikku,

 Kunihiro (b),

Kunimasa,

Kuninao, Kunisada,

Kuniyasu, Kuniyoshi,

  Masanobu (b),

Masayoshi ( b),

Shun'ei ( b),

Shuntei ( b),

Toyokuni ( b),

Toyokuni II, Toyomaru,

Utamaro

A (b) means as a
 book illustrator sometimes
along with woodblock prints.

Andreas Marks gives

the dates of ca. 1786 to 1844.

Enshūya

Hikobei

(Seal name - Enhiko

遠彦)

Marks #055

遠州屋

彦兵衛

えんしゅうや

ひこべい

Edo

The triptych shown to the

right from the

Lyon Collection.

Click on it to see more

information about it.

Marks seal

#21-016

Marks notes that this seal was used between 1851-1860s.

Gengyo, Hiroshige,

Hiroshige II, Kunichika,

Kunihisa II,

Kunisada II, Kunitaka,

Kuniyoshi,

Kyōsai, Sadahide,

Toyokuni III, Yoshiiku,

Yoshimori,

Yoshitora, Yoshitoshi,

Yoshitsuru, Yoshitsuya

Andreas Marks gives

the dates as ca. 1847 to

the 1867

Hori Take is known to have carved for this house in 1861. Hori Dai worked for them in 1863 carving a Yoshiiku block.
Hori Chō carved a
Yoshitoshi in 1865. Hori

Toyo carved Kunisada II

in 1864;

Hori Masa in 1861-62

and 1865.

Enshūya

Matabei

 (Seal name - Enmata

遠又)

Marks #057

遠州屋

又兵衛

えんしゅうや

またべい

Edo/Tokyo

The print shown to the right  is not one we have offered. The image  has been sent to us from a private collection. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.

Marks seal

#01-031

Click on the seal above to go to a page with a diptych by Kuniyoshi which we added Aug. 9, 2005 and which displays the same seal.

Bunchō, Fusatane,

Hiroshige, Hiroshige II,

Kunihisa II,

Kunimasa

Kunisada, Kunisada II,

Kuniteru II, Kuniyoshi,

Sadahide,

Utamaro, Yoshiiku,

Yoshitsuna

Andreas Marks gives

the dates as ca. 1768 to

1881

The Kuniyoshi triptych

 to the right is

from the Lyon Collection.

Click on it to go to its

full page.

Marks seal

#22-009

Marks notes that this seal was used between 1845-60s.

The 1869 Kunichika fan print

to the right is from the

Japan Arts Council.

There is no link to

this print.

This seal is not

in Marks.

Etsuka

Andreas Marks says that Etsu-ka is the seal name of this publisher. (The publisher's name is Echizenya Kaju

越前屋嘉十 or

えちぜんやかじゅう)

Marks #045

越嘉

えつか

Edo/Tokyo

Marks seal

#23-017

Marks gives no

specific dates

for this seal.

Chikuyōdō, Kuniaki,

Kuniaki II, Kunichika,

Kunihisa II, Kunisada II, 

Kunitsuna,

Kuniyoshi, Sadahide,

Toyokuni III, Yoshitsuya

Andreas Marks gives

the dates as ca. 1860-1868

In the 12th month of

1860 this publisher

took over the firm of

Maruya Kinzō

 (丸屋金蔵).

 The carver Hori Chō worked on blocks for Kunisada II and Toyokuni III for this publisher between 1861-3; and on Kunichika prints in 1863.

Ezakiya Kichibei

(Seal name - Eichi 江吉 - firm name - Tenjudō - 天寿堂)

Marks #058

江崎屋

吉兵衛

えざきや

きちべい

Edo

The print to the right is

the right-hand panel of a

Kunisada diptych

from the Lyon Collection.

Click on it to see

the whole diptych

and to learn more.

Marks seal

#21-091

Marks notes that this seal was used between 1807-45.

Bunrō, Eisen,

Eizan, Hiroshige,

Hokusai, Kiyomitsu II,

Kunimaru (b),

Kuninaga, Kunisada,

Kuniyasu, Kuniyoshi, 

Sadafusa, Sadahide,

Sadamasu, Sadatora,

Shinsai, Shūchō,

Shun'ei, Shuntei,

Toyokuni I, Utamaro,

Yoshitama

Andreas Marks gives

the dates as ca. 1773-VI/1852

The Shūchō print

 to the right is

from the collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts,

Boston.

Marks seal

#21-209

Marks notes that

this seal was

used in the 1790s.

The Bunrō print

 to the right is

from the collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts,

Boston.

Marks seal

#21-091

Marks notes that

this seal was

used between

1807-45.

The Hokusai print

 to the right is

from the collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts,

Boston.

Marks seal

#08-001

Marks notes that

this seal was

used between the

1780s-1820s.

Ezakiya Tatsuzō   

(Seal name: Etatsu 江辰 - firm name: Sengyokudō 専玉堂)

Marks #059

江崎屋

辰蔵

えざきや

たつぞう

Edo

The print shown to the right  is not one we have offered. The image  has been sent to us by our great friend Mike Lyon..  To see it as his web site click on the publisher's seal.

Marks seal

#21-092

Eisen, Eizan,

Hiroshige,

as Kunisada and Toyokuni III,

Kunitomi, Kuniyasu,

Kuniyoshi, Sadahide,

Sadanobu, Sadatora,

Shunchō (fl. 1815-23),

Shuntei,

Taito II, Toyokuni I,

Toyokuni II, Yoshitora

Marks gives

the dates as ca. 1822-1852

The Kuniyosh print to the right appeared in 1832.

This sealappeared on

a Hiroshige print in ca. 1840-42.

It appeared as early as 1831 on a

Kunitomi print. It may have been on another print

 as early as 1815-23.

There is no link to the image to the right.

Marks seal

#02-006 and/or at

#04-001

Marks states that

this seal was used between 1832-44.

The seal to the right appears

on a Hiroshige print in the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

It dates from ca. 1841-44.

The MFA identify this seal

as being that of

Ezakiya Kichibei.

Marks seal

#25-196

Marks states that

this seal was used between 1841-42.

The seal to the right appears

on a Sadatora triptych in the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Click on the image to

see more information.

 Marks seal

#22-073

Marks states that

this seal was used in 1841-45. However,

the MFA says that

the triptych to the

left may date from the 1830s.

Fujiokaya Hikotarō

(Seal name - Fujihiko 藤彦;

firm name - Shōgendō

松原堂)

Marks #062

藤岡屋

彦太郎

ふじおかや

ひこたろう

Edo

Marks seal

#01-036

Marks notes that

this seal was used

between 1807-45.

Hiroshige, Kunimaro I,

Kunisada, Kuniyoshi,

Shunshō II

Marks gives

the dates as ca. 1832-1851.

Horikō Fusajirō worked as

a carver for this house on

Kuniyoshi prints in the

mid to late 1840s.

The print to the right is

from the Lyon Collection.

Click on it to go to its

full page.

Marks seal

#22-014

Marks notes that

this seal was used

between 1838-40?.

The Shunshō II triptych

 to the right is

from the Lyon Collection.

Click on it to go to its

full page.

Marks seal

#26-122

Marks notes that this seal was used in 1839.

The Hiroshige print

to the right is from the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

This seal is not

in Marks.

The seal to the right appeared on

a Hiroshige print in ca. 1840.

Marks seal

#12-045

Marks notes that

this seal was used

between 1839-42.

Fujiokaya

Keijirō

(Seal name - Fujikei 藤慶,

firm name - Shōrindō 松野堂,

Mizuno Shoten 水野書店

 from the 1880s,

family name - Mizuno Keijirō

水野慶次郎)

Marks #063

藤岡屋

慶次郎

ふじおかや
けいじろう

Edo/Tokyo

Marks seal

#21-026

Marks notes that this seal was used between 1847-61.

Fusatane, Gengyo,

Hiroshige I, Hiroshige II,

Hiroshige III, Hokui,

Ikumaru, Kuniaki, Kuniaki II,

Kunichika, Kunihisa II,  

Kunimaro, Kunisada II,

Kunisato, Kuniteru,

Kuniyoshi, Kyōsai,

Sadahide, Toyokuni III,

Yoshifuji, Yoshiharu,

Yoshiiku, Yoshikazu,

 Yoshimune, Yoshinao,

 Yoshinobu, Yoshisato,

 Yoshitora, Yoshitoshi,

Yoshitoyo

Andreas Marks gives

the dates as ca. 1843-1923

Hori Take worked for this house in 1859 and 1861.

Hori Mino worked for

them in 1852 and 1856.

Hori Kane carved
Yoshitoshi prints for
this house in 1867.

"Fujiokaya Keijirō is one of the few publishers about whom detailed information is available. The reason for this lies in the family records published by his successors. [¶] Fujiokaya Keijirō I (1823-1883) was the younger brother of the publisher Fujiokaya Hikotarō. [See the publisher's entry above this one.] Fujiokaya Keijirō started in the publishing business around 1843 with warrior prints by Kuniyoshi.... He managed to get all three leading Utagawa artists working for him from the start and they designed prints as well as book illustrations." The business under the leadership was Keijirō IV was destroyed in the Great Kantō quake of September 1, 1923. Source and quotes from: Japanese Woodblock Prints: Artists, Publishers and Masterworks 1680-1900 by Andreas Marks, p. 284.

The print to the right is

from the Lyon Collection.

Click on it to go to its

full page.

Marks seal

#26-104

Marks notes that this seal was used between 1852-54.

The 1862 Yoshiharu print

to the right is

from the Museum of Fine Arts,

Boston

Marks seal

#25-455

Marks notes that this seal was used between 1861-65.

This 1864 Fusatane triptych

is from the collection of

Waseda University.

Marks seal

#25-454

Marks says this

seal was used

between 1861

and 1864.

Fujita

Marks U050

ふじ太

Osaka

The print to the right is

from the Lyon Collection.

Click on it to go to its

full page.

Marks seal

#21-180

Marks notes that this

seal was used

in 1832.

Andreas Marks gives the

dates as ca. 1832 to 1840

Fujiya Masashichi

Marks 065

富士屋

政七

ふじや

まさしち

Osaka

The print to the right is

from the Lyon Collection.

Click on it to go to its

full page.

Marks seal

#25-496

Marks gives no

dates for this

seal.

Sadanobu II, Toshinobu,

 Yorimitsu,

Yoshitaki, Yoshiyuki

Andreas Marks gives the

dates as ca. 1863 to Oct. 1884

Fukuda Kumajirō

(Firm name - Gusokuya 具足屋)

Marks #071

福田

熊次郎

ふくだ

くまじろう

Tokyo

There is no link to the

Kokunimasa triptych shown above.

Chikanobu, Chikashige,

Fusatane, Ginkō, Ikuhide,

Kiyochika, Kokunimasa,

Kunichika, Kunisada III,

Kuniyasu, Kyōsai,

Seisai, Toshimitsu,

Toshinobu, 

Yoshiiku, Yoshimori II,

Yoshimune,

 Yūsai Toshiaki

Andreas Marks gives the

dates as 1874 to x/1898

Carvers known to

have worked for this house:

Hori Yata on Kunichika

in 1875-76 and 1897;

Tsumie to on Kiyochika

in 1895.

Fukuda Kumajirō

co-published with Asano

Bunsaburō (朝野文三郎) a Kokunimasa

triptych in 1894.

This seal was used on

a Kunichika print

in 1896

We know that this seal was used on

a Kunisada III print and that of one by Fusatane in 1877.

Funazu Chūjirō

(Seal name - Kinju Kaisha

錦寿会社, firm name - Kinjudō  錦寿堂)

Marks #077

船津

忠次郎

ふなつ

ちゆうじろう

Tokyo

Chikanobu & Yoshitoshi

Andreas Marks gives the

dates as ca. 1877 to 1882

Fushimiya Zenroku

(Seal name -Fushizen; firm name - Daikondō 大觀堂; family name - Namikawa Zenroku 並川善六)

Marks #080

伏見屋

善六

ふしみや

ぜんろく

Edo/Tokyo

The print to the right is

from the Lyon Collection.

Click on it to go to its

full page.

Marks seal

#13-005

Marks notes that this seal was used between 1825-40.

Chikanobu, Eisen,

Kiyonaga, Kunichika,

Kunisada, Kunitomi,

Kuniyasu,

Kuniyoshi, Nobukazu,

Sadafusa,

Shunchō, Shungyō,

Shunman, Shunshō,

Utamaro

Andreas Marks gives the

dates as ca. 1740s to ca. 1914

Hori Yasu carved Kunichika

prints for this house in

1864.

The print to the right is

from the Lyon Collection.

Click on it to go to its

full page.

Marks seal

#01-106

Marks notes that this seal was used between 1820-21.

Gusokuya Kahei

Marks #085

具足屋

嘉兵衛

ぐそくや
かへえ

Edo/Tokyo

The triptych to the right is

now in the Lyon Collection.

Click on it to see more

information.

Marks seal

#24-031

Marks notes that this seal was used between 1866-74.

Ginkō, Hiroshige II, 

Hiroshige III, 

 (as Kunisada II

and Toyokuni IV),

Kunisada III
(aka Kunimasa IV and
Toyokuni V),

Kunichika, Kuniyoshi,

 Toyokuni III, Yoshitora,

  Yoshiiku, Yoshimori

Marks dates this house from ca. 1843-74.

Marks says that this publisher became Fukuda Hatsujirō.

The seal to the right  was used on a

Toyokuni III print in 1865.

The seal to the right  was

used on a Kunichika print

in 1867. It is from the

collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts,

Boston.

The seal to the right  was used on this

Kuniyoshi print in 1844. There is no

separate link to this picture.

The seal to the right  was used on this

Kuniyoshi print in 1843.

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