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Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
Zhang Shun, the White Streak in the Waves
Zhang Shun, the White Streak in the Waves , 1827
Acquired 2015
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Beauty Dropping Bodhisattva Jizō Prayer Slips into the Sumida River to Calm the Spirits of the Drowned
Beauty Dropping Bodhisattva Jizō Prayer Slips into the Sumida River to Calm the Spirits of the Drowned, 1840
Acquired 2015
Uchiwa-e (fan print); color woodblock print
LACMA
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Gotō Mototsugu Holding a Mortar
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Gotō Mototsugu Holding a Mortar, 1844
Acquired 2015
Surimono; color woodblock print with brass and tin
LACMA
"Evening Faces"
"Evening Faces", 1843
Acquired 2015
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Main Gate at the Temple Tsukiji Honganji
Main Gate at the Temple Tsukiji Honganji, 1853
Acquired 2015
Color woodblock print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Scene from a Ghost Story: The Okazaki Cat Demon
Scene from a Ghost Story: The Okazaki Cat Demon, 1847
Acquired 2012
Woodblock printed triptych; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Firefly
Firefly
Acquired 2008
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Sumino Juheiji Tsugufusa
Sumino Juheiji Tsugufusa, 1847
Acquired 2008
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Actor Sawamura Tosshu as Shida Hayato
Actor Sawamura Tosshu as Shida Hayato, 1832
Acquired 2008
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Actor Arashi Kamenojo II as Shiratsuyu
Actor Arashi Kamenojo II as Shiratsuyu, 1840
Acquired 2008
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Even Though She Looks Old, She Is Really Young
Even Though She Looks Old, She Is Really Young, 1847
Acquired 2007
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
LACMA
Chicken; Tsunagorō
Chicken; Tsunagorō, 1852
Acquired 2007
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Mikawa Province: Jōruri-hime
Mikawa Province: Jōruri-hime, 1845
Acquired 2007
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Goyu: The Thatched Hut of Yamamoto Kansuke
Goyu: The Thatched Hut of Yamamoto Kansuke, 1845
Acquired 2007
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Iwai Hanshirō V in the Role of Shirai Gonpachi
Iwai Hanshirō V in the Role of Shirai Gonpachi, 1847
Acquired 2007
Color woodblock print, right panel of a diptych
LACMA
Act Eight: Journey
Act Eight: Journey, 1854
Acquired 2007
Color woodblock print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Ueshima Monya
Ueshima Monya, 1847
Acquired 2006
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Fight on the Roof of the Horyukaku from The Tale of Eight Dogs
The Fight on the Roof of the Horyukaku from The Tale of Eight Dogs, 1836
Acquired 2006
Woodblock printed triptych; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Atsuta no en Uneme
Atsuta no en Uneme, 1842
Acquired 2006
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
No. 12 Sasai Kyuzo Masayasu
No. 12 Sasai Kyuzo Masayasu, 1848
Acquired 2006
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
No. 48 Saito Toshimoto Nyudo Ryuhon
No. 48 Saito Toshimoto Nyudo Ryuhon, 1848
Acquired 2006
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Goshaku Somegoro
Goshaku Somegoro, 1845
Acquired 2006
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the Ghost of Asakura Togo
Actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the Ghost of Asakura Togo, 1851
Acquired 2006
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
LACMA
The Poet Yamabe no Akahito
The Poet Yamabe no Akahito, 1840
Acquired 2006
Color woodblock print
LACMA
Celebrating Spring (Kabuki Actors Disguised as a Street Crowd)
Celebrating Spring (Kabuki Actors Disguised as a Street Crowd), 1850
Acquired 2006
Color woodblock print

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Stockholms Auktionsverk Helsingborg
Träsnitt, "Tsuzoku Suikoden Goketsu Hyakuhachi-nin no Hitori.
Träsnitt, "Tsuzoku Suikoden Goketsu Hyakuhachi-nin no Hitori.
SEK 2,350 ($221 USD)
May 2026
Stockholms Auktionsverk Sickla
Triptyk, "Awazu-ga-hara o-kassen: Yoshinaka Shitenno Imai Shiro Kanehira", träsnitt, Japan.
Triptyk, "Awazu-ga-hara o-kassen: Yoshinaka Shitenno Imai Shiro Kanehira", träsnitt, Japan.
SEK 1,300 ($122 USD)
Apr 2026
Christie's
Goldfish, Killifish, Stingray and Puffer Fish
Goldfish, Killifish, Stingray and Puffer Fish
$87,500
Sep 2021
Lempertz
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861)
€744 ($818 USD)
Jun 2017
Christie's
Nichiren in the Snow at Tsukahara on Sado Island
Nichiren in the Snow at Tsukahara on Sado Island
£25,000 ($33k USD)
Dec 2016
Christie's
SCENE FROM "SHANK'S MARE"
SCENE FROM "SHANK'S MARE"
$4,600
Oct 1998
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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大奥女中芝居見物図|Lady-in-Waiting at Edo Castle
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.75.3 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Gift of Sue Cassidy Clark, in honor of Barbara Brennan Ford, 2020
歌川國芳画　「源氏雲浮世画合　玉鬘 / 玉取蜑」|“‘A Lovely Garland’ (Tamakazura): Tamatori-ama,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji-gumo ukiyo e-awase)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 2019.4 · Woodblock ōban print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Purchase, Alan and Barbara Medaugh Gift, 2019
歌川國芳画　「源氏雲浮世画合　須磨 / 玉織姫」|“‘Exile to Suma’ (Suma): Tamaori-hime,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji-gumo ukiyo e-awase)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.893.5 · Woodblock ōban print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Gift of Ronin Gallery, 2018
歌川國芳画　「源氏雲浮世画合　浮舟 / おまつ　赤堀水右衛門」|“‘A Boat Cast Adrift’ (Ukifune): Omatsu and Akabori Mizuemon,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji-gumo ukiyo e-awase)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.893.4 · Woodblock ōban print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Gift of Ronin Gallery, 2018
歌川國芳画　「源氏雲浮世画合　夕顔 / 矢間氏の室織江」|''‘Lady of the Evening Faces’ (Yūgao): Yazama’s Wife Orie (Yazama-shi no shitsu Orie),” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji-gumo ukiyo e-awase)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.893.3 · Woodblock ōban print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Gift of Ronin Gallery, 2018
歌川國芳画　「源氏雲浮世画合　空蝉 / 曾我五郎時致」|“‘A Molted Cicada Shell’ (Utsusemi): Soga Gorō Tokimune,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji-gumo ukiyo e-awase)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.893.2 · Woodblock ōban print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Gift of Ronin Gallery, 2018
歌川國芳画　「源氏雲浮世画合　若紫 / 少将」|“‘Little Purple Gromwell’ (Wakamurasaki): Shōshō,” from the series Scenes amid Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures (Genji-gumo ukiyo e-awase)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.893.1 · Woodblock ōban print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Gift of Ronin Gallery, 2018
Zhang Shun, the White Streak in the Waves
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession M.2015.298.54 · Color woodblock print
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
Beauty Dropping Bodhisattva Jizō Prayer Slips into the Sumida River to Calm the Spirits of the Drowned
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession M.2015.298.82 · Uchiwa-e (fan print); color woodblock print
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Gotō Mototsugu Holding a Mortar
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession M.2015.298.86 · Surimono; color woodblock print with brass and tin
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
"Evening Faces"
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession M.2015.298.56 · Color woodblock print
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
Main Gate at the Temple Tsukiji Honganji
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession M.2015.298.30 · Color woodblock print
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
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Monograph 1

Kuniyoshi
Prestel · 2020
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