Collotype Printing Ukiyo-e

Framed pictures of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print masterpieces, reproduced in fine detail by collotype printing.

Feel the charm of these art works and their high quality. This product is recommended for those who want to incorporate art into their daily lives without pretension.

【What is collotype printing?】
While offset printing, a common printing method, expresses colors and shading through the use of densely packed small dots, collotype printing expresses them in through continuous gradation, enabling the depiction of fine details that are closer to the real thing, just like photographs. This is a rare printing technology with excellent preservation potential and durability.

【Commentary on masterpieces】
A:Kitagawa Utamaro(Woman with a Glass Noisemaker)
One of the "Fujo Ninsō Juppin ("Ten Classes of Women's Physiognomy")," a series of paintings of beautiful women by ukiyoe artists active in the late Edo period (late 18th century). Beadlocks are glass toys that were popular at the time.

B:Toshusai Sharaku(The actor Ōtani Oniji III as Yakko Edobei)
Sharaku, who left many pictures of actors during a short period of time between 1794 and 1795 (Kansei 6-7), painted this portrait of Ōtani Oniji III, a Kabuki actor.

C:Katsushika Hokusai (Fine Wind, Clear Morning)
One of Hokusai's masterpieces, "Fugaku Sanjurokkei (Thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji)" series. Fuji in late summer with a southerly breeze.

D:Katsushika Hokusai (Under the Wave off Kanagawa)
This work depicts an ocean-going barge on a stormy sea and Mt. Fuji. Known as the "Great Wave," this world-famous painting was highly acclaimed by foreign masters such as Monet and Van Gogh.

E:Utagawa Hiroshige(Plum Garden in Kameido)
From "Meisho Edo hyakkei (One hundred Famous Views of Edo)," a masterpiece from the last years of the active landscape painter in the first half of the 19th century. This painting depicts a plum garden behind Kameido Tenjinja Shrine, a popular springtime destination.

F:Utagawa Hiroshige(Sudden Evening Shower over Ohashi Bridge, Atake.)
A masterpiece depicting a summer evening scene of the Ohashi Bridge over the Sumida River and the Ataka neighborhood on the other side of the river.