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PUBLISHER

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LOCATION

EXAMPLE

SEAL
ARTISTS
DATES

Hagiwara

Marks #U059

萩原

はぎはら

Edo

 

The Kunisada print

to the right comes

from the Lyon Collection.

 

Click on the image
to the right to see
the full triptych.

 

This seal is

not in Marks

but is closest

to #25-463

Eizan, Kunimaru,

Kuninao, Kunisada,

Toyokuni I

Andreas Marks gives

the dates as ca. 1810
to 1818.

 

 

 

Hamadaya Tokubei

Marks #088

濱田屋徳兵衛

はまだやとくべい

Edo

 

The Toyokuni III print

to the right comes

from the Lyon Collection.

 

Click on the image
to the right to see
the full triptych.

 

 

 

Marks seal #21-196

 

Marks notes that this particular seal was used from 1851 to 1854.

Kuniteru,

Kuniyoshi,

Sadahide,

Toyokuni III,

Yoshifuji,

Yoshikazu

Andreas Marks gives

the dates as 1851 to 9/1855.
 

 

Harimaya Shinshichi

Marks #097

播磨屋新七

はりまや.しんしち

Edo

 

The Toyokuni I print

to the right comes

from the Lyon Collection.

 

Click on it to see

more information.

 

 

 

Marks seal #01-002

 

Marks notes that this particular seal was used in 1769-70, but the seal to

the left is from ca. 1810.

Haruji, Harunobu,

Kunimaru,

Kiyomitsu I, Kiyonaga,

Kunimasa,

Shun'ei, Shunkaku,

Shunshō, Shuntoku,

Toyokuni I,

Utamaro, Utamaro II

Andreas Marks gives

the dates as ca. 1762 to the 1790s,

but we know or believe that

 this publisher was

still operating in 1811.

 

There is a Kunimaru print at the
Hankyu Culture Foundation

which is dated

to 1811.

 

In ca. 1792 this publisher produced one of the most remarkable prints ever. It is by Utamaro and shows Takashima Ohisa (高嶋おひさ) on the front holding a fan while the back of the sheet shows the same character from the back.

 

 

 

 

 

The Kiyomitsu I print from

1767 is from the collection of

the Museum of Fine Arts,

Boston.

 

Marks seal #21-213

 

 Marks gives no

specific dates for this seal.

 

 

Hasegawa Sonokichi

(Seal name - Ōmiya

近江屋;

firm name -

Hasegawa Enkichi?

- see note below)

Marks #101

長谷川園吉

はせがわ.そのきち

Tokyo

Andreas Marks notes that this particular seal was used between 1889-90, however we know that it was still being used in 1895.

 

Marks seal #30-048

 

Marks gives the text within this seal as Nihonbashi-ku Kotenmachō Sanchōme 17-banchi, Hasegawa Sonokichi

Chikanobu, Chikashige,

Ikuhide, Kiyochika,

Kōgyo, Kokunimasa,

Kōtō, Kunichika,

 Kuninao II, Kunisada III,

Kunitoshi, Kyōko,

Nobukazu, Torashige

Andreas Marks gives

the dates as ca. 1877

to 1905

"Sonokichi is written 其吉 until c. 1883, thereafter written 園吉. Sometimes the publisher name is misread as Hasegawa Enkichi. Identical with Ōmiya Sonokichi 近江其吉." Quoted from: Publishers of Japanese Woodblock Prints: A Compendium by Dr. Andreas Marks, p. 138.

 

 

 

 

 

The Kyōko triptych from

1904 is from the collection of

the Museum of Fine Arts,

Boston.

 

 

 

 

This seal is not in Marks

 

 
     

 

      

Hayashiya Shōgorō

(Seal name - Rinshō 林庄)

Marks #106

林屋庄五郎

はやしや.しょうごろう

Edo

Partial view. In the

box below is a full

example from a

different source.

Marks seal #22-049

 

Marks notes that this particular seal was used between 1847-58.

 

Gengyo, Hiroshige,

Kunichika,

Kunisada II,

Kuniyoshi, Sadahide,

Toyokuni III,

 Yoshiiku, Yoshitsuya

Andreas Marks gives

the dates as ca. 1845-63

Hori Take carved

for this house from

ca. 1847-1859.

Horikō Fusajirō worked as

a carver for this house on

Hiroshige prints in the

mid to late 1840s;

Hori Masa worked for

this house in 1860.
 

 

The Kuniyoshi print

to the right comes

from the Lyon Collection.

 

Click on it to see

more information.

 

Marks seal #22-049 -

full view

 

Andreas Marks notes that this particular seal was used between 1847-58.
 

 

The Kuniyoshi print

to the right comes

from the Lyon Collection.

 

Click on it to see

more information.

 

This seal is not in

Marks, but is closest

to #11-002.

 

 

Hiranoya Chōemon

Marks #112

平野屋長右衛門

ひろのや.ちょうえもん

Edo

 

The Kunisada print

to the right comes

from the Lyon Collection.

 

Click on it to see

more information.

 

Marks seal #02-055

Eizan, Hiroshige,

Kunikane, Kunimaru,

Kuninao,

Kunisada, Kunitsugu

Kuniyasu, Shuntei,

Toyokuni I

Andreas Marks gives

the dates as ca. 1805-20,

but we found a Kuninao

print in the Museum of

Fine Arts, Boston

dated 1822.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hiranoya Shinzō

(Seal name - Hirashin 平新,

 firm name - Aikindō 愛錦堂)

Marks #114

平野屋新蔵

ひろのや.しんぞう

Edo

There is no link to the

 triptych shown above.

Andreas Marks notes that this particular seal was used between 1861-66.

 

Marks seal #24-090

Hiroshige II, Hiroshige III,

Kuniaki II,

 Kunichika, Kunihisa,

Kunihisa II, Toyokuni III,

Yoshiiku,

Yoshikazu, Yoshitora

Andreas Marks gives

the dates as 1861

to ca. 1869.

Hori Take carved

for this house in 1861.

Hori Ōta Tashichi carved

Kunichika prints in 1863,

Hori Masa on Toyokuni III

the same year

and Hori Uta did the same

 in 1864; Hori Chō in 1867;

Hori Masa in 1862-63.
     

The print by Toyokuni III and Hiroshige II to the right is from the Lyon Collection. Click on it to see more information.

 

 

Marks seal #25-535

Marks notes that this particular seal was used in 1863-64.

"Hiranoya Shinzō started in the publishing business in the second month of 1861 by taking over the business of the small publisher Nishinomiya Shinkichi. No publications by Nishinomiya Shinkichi are known..." Quote from: Japanese Woodblock Prints: Artists, Publishers and Masterworks 1680-1900, by Andreas Marks, p. 308.

 

 Hisako Kobayashi noted that as of December 25, 2014 that the Ritsumeikan Art Research Center Database recorded 217 prints by Kunisada/Toyokuni III published by Hiranoya Shinzō, none by Kuniyoshi.
 

 

          

Hirookaya Kōsuke

(Seal name -

Hirokō 広幸;

firm names -

Kikujudō 菊寿堂;

Eisendō 栄泉堂)

Marks #117

広岡屋幸助

ひろおかや.こうすけ

Edo/Tokyo

 

Marks

seal #12-059

 

Andreas Marks notes that this particular seal was used between 1860-68.

Hiroshige II,

Kunihisa II,

Kunisada II,

Toyokuni III,

Yoshifusa, Yoshiiku,

Yoshitora, Yoshitoshi

Andreas Marks gives the

dates ca. 1858 to 1874
     

The Yoshiiku print to

the right is from the

Museum of Fine Arts,

Boston

 

 

Marks seal #25-571

Marks says this

seal was used in

1867.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hōeidō

(aka Takenuchi Magohachi - this name was corrected on 11/17/12.)

Marks #525

保永堂

 

Edo

 

Marks seal

#12-051 is the

closest example

given to this

one, but it is not exactly the same.

Eisen, Hiroshige,

 Kunisada

As early as ca. 1832 or earlier to as late as 1838 or later

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honmo

Marks #U074

本茂

 

 

Edo

Kuniyoshi,

Toyokuni III

The diptych to the right
is from the Lyon Collection.
Click on it to see more details.

Andreas Marks gives the

dates ca. 1855 to 1856

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honsei

 Andreas Marks gives this publisher's name as Honya Seishichi and Honsei as the seal name.

(Seal name - Shōhonya Seishichi

正本屋清七, family name -

Tamaoki Seishichi)

Marks #123

本清

ほんせい

Osaka

There is no longer a link

to the print shown above.

Andreas Marks notes that this particular seal was used between 1817-38.

Marks seal #25-527

 Ashihiro, Ashiharu, Ashiyuki,

Fujikuni, Ganjōsai,

Hikokuni, Hironobu,

 Hokkai, Hokuchō, Hokuei, Hokuju,

 Hokushū, Kuniharu, Kunihiro,

 Kunimasu, Kunishige,

Masakuni, Nagahide,

Sadahiro, Sadamasu,

 Sadanobu, Sadayoshi, Shibakuni, Shigeharu, Shunchō,

Shunshi, Shunyo,

Shunzan, Shunzei,Tanko,

 Toyohide, Umekuni, Yoshikuni,

 Yoshiume, Yoshitaki, Yoshitoyo

Andreas Marks gives the

dates ca. 1803 to 1896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This seal is not

in Marks.
 

 

Horikoshi

 

 

Marks #U077

 

 

Edo

 

The print by Kuniyoshi to the right

is from the Lyon Collection.

Click on it to see more information.

Andreas Marks notes that this particular seal was used between 1858-60. However, there is this print in the Lyon Collection which is dated 6/1857.

 

Marks seal #21-073

Kuniyoshi, Toyokuni III,

Yoshi-jo, Yoshitori-jo

[Are these last two versions

of signatures of the same

female artist?]

Marks gives the dates of

ca. 1857-60.

Hori Masa worked for

this house in 1860.

 

 

Horimasa

 

 

Marks #U078

彫正

 

Edo

 

The print by Kuniyoshi to the right is from the Lyon Collection. Click on it to see more information.

 

Marks seal #25-403

Kuniyoshi,

Sadafusa,

Toyokuni III,

Yoshifuji,
Yoshitoyo

Marks gives the dates of

ca. 1847-49.

 

 

Hori Takichi

(aka Ōtaya Takichi)

 

Marks #423

 

 

Edo

There is no longer a link

to the print shown above.

Andreas Marks notes that this particular seal was used between 1848-60s.

 

Marks seal #01-119

Kuniyoshi, Toyokuni III,

Yoshiiku

Marks gives the dates of

ca. 1848-67.

Andreas Marks identifies this publisher under the heading of Ōtaya Takichi and we agree. A fuller entry on this publisher can be found on our N thru Z publisher page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ibaya

Kyūbei

(Seal name -

 Ibakyū 伊場久,

  firm name -

Kinseidō 錦政堂)

Marks #126

伊場屋

久兵衛

いばや

きゆうべえ

Edo/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 a private collection. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.

 

Marks seal

#19-040

 

Andreas Marks notes that this particular seal was used in 1829.

Eizan, Hiroshige,

Hyaku'u,

as both Kunisada

and Toyokuni III,  

Kuniyoshi, Sadashige,

Sadatora, Utamaro,

Yoshitomi

Marks gives the dates of

ca. 1804-69.

Horikō Fusajirō worked as

a carver for this house on

Kuniyoshi prints in the

mid-1840s as did Hori

Renkichi.

 

 

The Kuniyoshi print

to the right is

from the Lyon Collecton.

 

Click on the image

to see more information.

 

Marks seal

#11-005

 

Andreas Marks notes that this particular seal was used in both 1845 and again in 1851.

 

 

The Kuniyoshi print

to the right is

from the Lyon Collection.

 

Click on the image

to see more information.

 

Marks seal

#21-068

 

Andreas Marks notes that this particular seal was used in 1845.

 

 

The Utamaro print

to the right is from the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

 

Click on the image

to see more information.

 

 

Marks seal

#08-055

 

Andreas Marks notes that this particular seal was used from 1804

to the 1840s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ibaya

Senzaburō

(Seal name - Ibasen,

firm name - Dansendō)

Marks #127

伊場屋仙三郎

 

いばや

せんざぶろう

Edo/Tokyo

There is no link to the

Kuniyoshi print shown above.

 

Andreas Marks notes that this particular seal was used between 1840s-52.

 

Marks seal

#11-001

Hiroshige, Hiroshige II,

Hokusai,

Kunichika,

as Kunisada & Toyokuni III,

Kunisada II,

Kuniyoshi ( b),

Sadahide, Toyokuni I,

Yoshifuji, Yoshiiku

 

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

Andreas Marks gives the

dates ca. 1815 to 1869.

 

There is a Kunichika triptych

in the British Museum dating

from 1875. It has a seal not

shown in Marks, but which

looks authentic.

 

Hori Take carved

for this house from ca. 1847-

1852. Horikō Fusajirō

worked as a carver for

this house on Kuniyoshi

prints in the mid to

late 1840s.

"Ibaya Senzaburō specialized in fan prints showing a broad range of subjects." Quoted from: Japanese Woodblock Prints: Artists, Publishers and Masterworks 1680-1900 by Andreas Marks, p. 266.

 

In a curatorial note from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is this passage: "...Ibaya Jinzaemon (who may be related to the ukiyo-e publisher Ibaya Senzaburô)."

 

 

The 1859 Hiroshige II fan

print to the right is from

the collection of the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

 

 

 

The print to the right is

from the Lyon Collection.

Click on it to go to its

full page.

 

Marks seal

#21-095

 

Andreas Marks notes that this particular seal was used between 1845-54.

 

 

 

 

The print to the right is

from the British Museum.

Click on it to go to its

full page.

 

Marks seal

#22-036

 

Marks notes that this particular seal was used in

1847,

 

 

Igaya Kan'emon

(Firm names -

Bunkidō 文亀堂;

seal name - Igakan

伊賀勘)

Marks #129

伊賀屋勘右衛門

 いがやかんえもん

Edo

 

The Toyokuni I print

to the right is

from the Museum of
Fine Arts in Boston.

 

 

Marks seal

#07-020

 

Andreas Marks gives the date

1787 into the

1790s.

Bansui, Chinchō,

Dohan, Eisen,

Kiyomaru, Kiyomasu,

Kiyomasu II, Kiyomitsu,

Kiyonobu, Kiyonobu II,

Kiyotada, Kuniharu,

Kunisada (  b),

Kunisada II,

 Kuniyoshi, Masanobu,
Shigenaga, Shun'ei,

Shunkō, Shunsen,

Shunshō, Terunobu,

Toyohiro, Toyokuni I,

Toshinobu, Toyonobu

 

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

Marks gives the dates

as ca. 1697 to XII/1860.

 

 

The Eisen print to the

right is from the

Achenbach Foundation.

 

This seal is

not in Marks

 

 

 

Imariya Ushizō

(Firm names -

Bunhōdō 文芳堂;

Bunhōdō 文宝堂)

Marks #138

今利屋

丑蔵

いまりや

うしぞう

Edo

Andreas Marks gives no specific dates for this seal.

Kunimasu,

as Kunisada ( b)

& Toyokuni III,

Kuniyasu,

Toyokuni I, Toyokuni II

 

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

Marks gives the dates

as ca. 1816-27.

 

 

       
   

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