/r/ukiyoe
A place for posting, appreciating, and discussing Japanese Woodblock Prints.
What is Ukiyo-e?
Ukiyo-e is a genre of Japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica. The term "ukiyo-e" (浮世絵) translates as "picture[s] of the floating world".
Rules:
Posts must be related to Ukiyoe. Subgenres such as Shin-hanga are also allowed. Contemporary/modern works are allowed as long as they are inspired by or done in the style of Ukiyoe.
Title guidelines: Posts must include the artist and year of release if possible. If your work is OC it must be marked as such.
NSFW must be tagged. Pretty self explanatory.
No self promotion or spam. It's okay to share self-created works, and link to social media, but linking to stores and personally selling work is a big no-no.
Posts about identifying prints, looking for specific ones, and discussing them are allowed.
Resources:
ukiyo-e.org: A database for Ukiyo-e prints. It contains over 223,000 prints from 24 institutions.
artelino.com: An online auction house for Japanese prints. It has a lot of information about prints.
/r/printmaking: a subreddit about making woodblock prints and discussing personal works
/r/Hiroshigeprints: a subreddit for Utagawa Hiroshige and his works.
/r/ukiyoe
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1891 original I got recently “Enkei no hanabi” (Fireworks in the distance)
From the series “Collection of the daily lives of women” by Gekko
11:51 UTC
In search of an Ukiyo-e print.
I'm searching a very strange Ukiyo-e I've seen some years ago. It depicted a bandit tricked by a kitsune to have intercourse with a statue of Buddha. Can somebody give me a hand to find it?
01:54 UTC
Is this print legit?
The two seals on the print seem to be contradicting each other. It is selling at $4500 on a website now. Very interesting 🤨
23:28 UTC
Cheap Igo print (tale of Genji) I got from Hara Shobo in Tokyo
15:40 UTC
Last print where I could please get some help with identification and translation
15:12 UTC
It would be a print from the Hokusai school, representing Okane, the strong woman. Can someone tell me more?
06:26 UTC
Please help with another unknown print from my mother's collection
21:48 UTC
Print Identification
18:49 UTC
Got this one in Tokyo for cheap
03:05 UTC
Wiping out garbage from my flat and found this, help me to evaluate
I suddenly found a Replica Ukiyo-e from Katsukawa Shunshō when I was cleaning my flat. May be I bought it at 2018-19 at Japan, I have no idea why I bought this maybe too much sake.
I know it isn't original Ukiyo-e, and print year unknown, print studio unknown, the edge with a bit rubbing
Would you help me to identify
Is it a real woodblock print ? I am doubting on this
Estimated print year ?
Print studio ?
Is it worth few bucks for a lunch ?
02:59 UTC
Need help with identification
Recently bought this framed print at a local thrift store. Does anyone know who the artist is and if it's authentic?
According to the seller, the print was originally bought in Japan.
11:01 UTC
Can anyone translate some of the kanji for the plants in this image? I'm working on an edo-period project and need some help identifiying a few of these plants. New to reddit, any advice would be appreciated!
15:28 UTC
$4 print I got from Mokuhankan, featuring beautiful Chinese and Japanese poems.
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09:05 UTC
Biographical sketches of Chinese and Japanese Warriors - Utagawa Kunisada III/Toyokuni IV
13:26 UTC
Looking To Learn More About Publishers
I've been a great admirer of Ukiyo-e for years and I'm now looking to buy some more serious prints however, I'm painfully aware that I don't understand the publishing paradigm too well.
Are there specific publishers best known for printing later works of specific artists? For example, would you only buy later Hasui if it's printed by Doi?
Or are specific publishing houses highly respected across the board, whether by style or era?
I'd appreciate any insight or links to materials that can shed some light on how to buy 'investment' prints more sensibly with regards to publisher.
17:14 UTC
Okada Yoshio. Probably Onna Sannomiya, third Princess, from Genji
03:39 UTC
Can someone explain the meaning of this Ukiyo-e
Hi everyone, a few weeks ago I was in Japan and I decided to buy a Ukiyo-e work. Specifically, I bought a copy of this work https://collections.mfa.org/objects/461527, the problem is that the seller did not know English and he was unable to explain to me the meaning of the Ukiyo-e and what is represented. Could someone explain to me? thanks so much in advance
07:21 UTC
Does anyone have info on this print? Another estate sale find, but I can’t find anything about it.
06:26 UTC