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Beauty entering a temple
Woodblock print
68.6 x 12.4 cm
Mar 18, 2025 • Christie's
Beauty entering a temple
Woodblock print
68.6 x 12.4 cm
Mar 18, 2025
Christie's
Live Auction 23492
Japanese and Korean Art
Lot 205
Past Auctions
21 results
KATSUKAWA SHUNCHO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1780-1801), circa 1788
an oban yoko-e shunga print from the series koshoku zue juniko (erotic illustrations for the 12 months), depicting a couple making love on the ledge of an open window, a cuckoo flying past on the left, unsigned; mounted on card. 25.5cm x 37.8cm (10 1/16in x 14 7/8in).
25.5 x 37.8 cm
May 23, 2023 • Bonhams
KATSUKAWA SHUNCHO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1780-1801), circa 1788
an oban yoko-e shunga print from the series koshoku zue juniko (erotic illustrations for the 12 months), depicting a couple making love on the ledge of an open window, a cuckoo flying past on the left, unsigned; mounted on card. 25.5cm x 37.8cm (10 1/16in x 14 7/8in).
25.5 x 37.8 cm
May 23, 2023
Bonhams • London, New Bond Street
From Harunobu to Hasui - Japanese Prints across the centuries
Lot 434
KATSUKAWA SHUNCHŌ (ACTIVE CIRCA 1780-1801), circa 1780
8 3/4 x 12 11/16in (22.2 x 32.3cm)
Sep 21, 2022 • Bonhams
KATSUKAWA SHUNCHŌ (ACTIVE CIRCA 1780-1801), circa 1780
8 3/4 x 12 11/16in (22.2 x 32.3cm)
Sep 21, 2022
Bonhams • New York
Japanese and Korean Art
Lot 606
A teahouse waitress and two actors, 1790
woodblock print
39.2 x 26.4 cm
Jul 14, 2022 • Sotheby's
A teahouse waitress and two actors, 1790
woodblock print
39.2 x 26.4 cm
Jul 14, 2022
Sotheby's
Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints
Lot 13
The courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya house (Ogiya, Hanaogi)
woodblock print
37.8 x 24.8 cm
Jul 14, 2022 • Sotheby's
The courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya house (Ogiya, Hanaogi)
woodblock print
37.8 x 24.8 cm
Jul 14, 2022
Sotheby's
Masters of the Woodblock: Important Japanese Prints
Lot 20
The first depicting a young man's striped kimono draped on a rack; Woman under Kotatsu and Masked Man;
Two chuban yoko-e prints and eight oban yoko-e shunga prints
25.2 x 39.2 cm
Mar 23, 2022 • Bonhams
The first depicting a young man's striped kimono draped on a rack; Woman under Kotatsu and Masked Man;
Two chuban yoko-e prints and eight oban yoko-e shunga prints
25.2 x 39.2 cm
Mar 23, 2022
Bonhams
Japanese and Korean Art
Lot 506
oshoku zue juniko (Erotic Illustrations for the 12 Months); Imayo irokumi no ito (Threads of Modern Encounters)
Ten oban yoko-e shunga prints
26.4 x 38.6 cm
Mar 23, 2022 • Bonhams
oshoku zue juniko (Erotic Illustrations for the 12 Months); Imayo irokumi no ito (Threads of Modern Encounters)
Ten oban yoko-e shunga prints
26.4 x 38.6 cm
Mar 23, 2022
Bonhams
Japanese and Korean Art
Lot 507
Furyu Yatsushi Chushingura Shodan (Fashionable Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, Act 1), 1780
An oban tate-e print
37.7 x 25.7 cm
Mar 23, 2022 • Bonhams
Furyu Yatsushi Chushingura Shodan (Fashionable Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, Act 1), 1780
An oban tate-e print
37.7 x 25.7 cm
Mar 23, 2022
Bonhams
Japanese and Korean Art
Lot 510
1. Couple making love in summer robes; 2. Couple making love by a standing screen
Woodblock prints
22.5 x 32.4 cm
Sep 29, 2021 • Christie's
1. Couple making love in summer robes; 2. Couple making love by a standing screen
Woodblock prints
22.5 x 32.4 cm
Sep 29, 2021
Christie's
From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints Online
Lot 26
Koshoku zue juniko (Erotic Illustrations for the Twelve Months); Imayo irokumi no ito (Threads of Modern Encounters)
ten oban yoko-e shunga prints, the other four prints
26.4 x 38.6 cm
Sep 22, 2021 • Bonhams
Koshoku zue juniko (Erotic Illustrations for the Twelve Months); Imayo irokumi no ito (Threads of Modern Encounters)
ten oban yoko-e shunga prints, the other four prints
26.4 x 38.6 cm
Sep 22, 2021
Bonhams
Fine Japanese and Korean Art, including the Crawford Collection of Surimono
Lot 919
zue juniko (Erotic Illustrations for the Twelve Months); Imayo irokumi no ito (Threads of Modern Encounters), 1788
eight oban yoko-e shunga prints
25.2 x 39.2 cm
Sep 22, 2021 • Bonhams
zue juniko (Erotic Illustrations for the Twelve Months); Imayo irokumi no ito (Threads of Modern Encounters), 1788
eight oban yoko-e shunga prints
25.2 x 39.2 cm
Sep 22, 2021
Bonhams
Fine Japanese and Korean Art, including the Crawford Collection of Surimono
Lot 920
A group of nine shunga, 1780
Woodblock prints
19.4 x 26 cm
Sep 21, 2021 • Christie's
A group of nine shunga, 1780
Woodblock prints
19.4 x 26 cm
Sep 21, 2021
Christie's
Important Japanese Art
Lot 97
Fourth month: a couple on balcony
Woodblock print
25.4 x 38.1 cm
Sep 21, 2021 • Christie's
Fourth month: a couple on balcony
Woodblock print
25.4 x 38.1 cm
Sep 21, 2021
Christie's
Important Japanese Art
Lot 98
PICNIC IN AUTUMN AT THE HAGIDERA (BUSH-CLOVER TEMPLE), 1787
Woodblock print
36.3 x 25.3 cm
Dec 11, 2020 • Sotheby's
PICNIC IN AUTUMN AT THE HAGIDERA (BUSH-CLOVER TEMPLE), 1787
Woodblock print
36.3 x 25.3 cm
Dec 11, 2020
Sotheby's
Japanese Woodblock Prints
Lot 2
Two woodblock prints of parading courtesans
two woodblock prints comprising:
38.5 x 26 cm
Dec 5, 2019 • Christie's
Two woodblock prints of parading courtesans
two woodblock prints comprising:
38.5 x 26 cm
Dec 5, 2019
Christie's
Art of Japan
Lot 52
An amorous couple beside a brazier, 1788
Woodblock print
38.3 x 25.3 cm
Jul 11, 2019 • Christie's
An amorous couple beside a brazier, 1788
Woodblock print
38.3 x 25.3 cm
Jul 11, 2019
Christie's • Online
From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints
Lot 71
The actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Sanbaso, 1775
Woodblock print, right sheet of a diptych
31.2 x 14.4 cm
Jul 11, 2019 • Christie's
The actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Sanbaso, 1775
Woodblock print, right sheet of a diptych
31.2 x 14.4 cm
Jul 11, 2019
Christie's • Online
From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints
Lot 5
Two shunga prints from an untitled series, 1786
Each a woodblock print
37.8 x 24.9 cm
Jul 11, 2019 • Christie's
Two shunga prints from an untitled series, 1786
Each a woodblock print
37.8 x 24.9 cm
Jul 11, 2019
Christie's • Online
From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints
Lot 30
An Amorous Couple, 1790
Woodblock print
37.7 x 24.9 cm
Jul 11, 2019 • Christie's
An Amorous Couple, 1790
Woodblock print
37.7 x 24.9 cm
Jul 11, 2019
Christie's • Online
From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints
Lot 28
Five shunga prints, 1788
Each a woodblock print
32.2 x 22.4 cm
Jul 11, 2019 • Christie's
Five shunga prints, 1788
Each a woodblock print
32.2 x 22.4 cm
Jul 11, 2019
Christie's • Online
From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints
Lot 70
Pleasure Boats at the Mukojima Landing (Mukojima Sanbashi), circa 1790
woodblock print, centre sheet of a triptych
38.3 x 25.6 cm
Jul 11, 2019 • Christie's
Pleasure Boats at the Mukojima Landing (Mukojima Sanbashi), circa 1790
woodblock print, centre sheet of a triptych
38.3 x 25.6 cm
Jul 11, 2019
Christie's
From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints
Lot 4
Two shunga prints, 1799
two woodblock prints comprising:
25.6 x 38.6 cm
Jul 11, 2019 • Christie's
Two shunga prints, 1799
two woodblock prints comprising:
25.6 x 38.6 cm
Jul 11, 2019
Christie's
From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints
Lot 24
