Exhibitions & Installations

Japanese Woodblock Prints: The Art of Collaboration

September 30, 2018–January 06, 2019

Japanese Woodblock Prints showcases more than 40 lively prints dating from the 18th through 19th centuries from the Walters’ collection.

Japanese woodblock prints are often credited to individual artists like Hokusai and Hiroshige. However, these celebrated and beautiful works of art are the products of masterfully orchestrated collaborations among publishers, artists, carvers, and printers; their distinct roles are explored in this exhibition.

Japanese Woodblock Prints: The Art of Collaboration is made possible by the generous support of our members and contributors to the annual fund. Major support has been provided by the Women’s Committee of the Walters Art Museum. 

CURATORS
Amy Landau, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Islamic and South & Southeast Asian Art, and Elisabetta Polidori, Associate Conservator for Paper & Book Materials, The Walters Art Museum

ABOVE: Shigeharu, A Courtier on Horseback (detail), ca. 1821–1841. Gift of Robert S. Shaull, 1990.

 

Artist: Ando Hiroshige; Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo, Fuji sanjurokkei (Series);Thirty-six Views of Fuji (Series Title Translation);Mt. Fuji Seen Through Cherry Trees, 1858. Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986
Artist: Ando Hiroshige; Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo, Fuji sanjurokkei (Series);Thirty-six Views of Fuji (Series Title Translation);Mt. Fuji Seen Through Cherry Trees, 1858. Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi; Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni III, "Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi no Uchi (Series);Selection from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Series Title Translation)", 1852. Bequest of Robert S. Shaull, 1990.
Konishi Hirosada, Triptych: Ryuo nishiki-e awase (Series);Comparison of Emotions and Brocade Pictures (Series Title Translation);Chigogafuchi koi no shiranamai (Subtitle);The Chigo Deeps and the White Waves of Love (Subtitle Translation);Foiled Suicide Attempt (Alternate), 1850. Bequest of Robert S. Shaull, 1990.
Sadanobu I, "The Actor Ichikawa Udanji I Playing a Shamisen", ca. 1872. Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986.
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Artist: Ando Hiroshige; Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo, Fuji sanjurokkei (Series);Thirty-six Views of Fuji (Series Title Translation);Mt. Fuji Seen Through Cherry Trees, 1858. Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi; Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni III, "Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi no Uchi (Series);Selection from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Series Title Translation)", 1852. Bequest of Robert S. Shaull, 1990.
Konishi Hirosada, Triptych: Ryuo nishiki-e awase (Series);Comparison of Emotions and Brocade Pictures (Series Title Translation);Chigogafuchi koi no shiranamai (Subtitle);The Chigo Deeps and the White Waves of Love (Subtitle Translation);Foiled Suicide Attempt (Alternate), 1850. Bequest of Robert S. Shaull, 1990.
Sadanobu I, "The Actor Ichikawa Udanji I Playing a Shamisen", ca. 1872. Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986.
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