Floating World Gallery

Our next auction on Friday, September 18. The Hiroshige market is HOT. Christie’s Asia Week auction centers around Hiroshige and the Tokyo National Museum has a special Hiroshige exhibition opening on September 29. Our auction begins with a special session of over 80 Hiroshige prints, fresh to the market from a few distinct collections, followed by 100 additional fine ukiyo-e, Meiji and Shin Hanga prints. Please click the link in our bio to explore the catalog and pre-bid.

Fresh from Japan - a selection of woodblock prints by Yowsaku Sekino, the son of Jun’ichiro Sekino, and a renowned artist himself. All prints were supplied by the artist and are in excellent condition. Most are embellished with gold leaf.

View exhibition: https://floatingworld.com/yowsaku-sekino-woodblock-prints/

Our no reserve auction is on August 7. We hope you are as excited as we are. Two of our favorites include:

Lot 68 - Toko Shinoda Hand Colored Lithograph - Anthology

Lot 69 - Toko Shinoda Hand Colored Lithograph - Blessing

Azechi Umetaro (1902-1999) was a Japanese printmaker and mountain climber. Most of his work depicts mountain men, and mountainous landscapes. His gorgeous Sosaku hanga prints are in many museum collections including the Art Institute of Chicago. We have three of his prints in our August 7 auction. Click the link in our bio to explore the full auction catalog.

Our No Reserve Auction of Japanese Prints is on August 7 at 9am central time. Bidding is now open. Click the link in our bio to preview the catalog.

Have a look at the prints in our Memorial Day Sale!

Memorial Day Flash Sale To celebrate Memorial Day we are offering a selection of prints from all genres with discounts ranging from 10% to 33%. Shop early for the best selection. The thumbnails show the sale price; click...

Keiko Minami (1911–2004) was a prominent Japanese printmaker, specializing in etchings. She is known for her delicate, fairytale-like imagery, which often features girls, birds, trees, and castles. These works are characterized by intricate line work and a soft, whimsical aesthetic.

She initially studied oil painting and developed a passion for children's stories and poetry. After meeting the mezzotint artist Yozo Hamaguchi who she later married, she moved to Paris with him in 1953. There, she studied aquatint etching at the Johnny Friedlaender Print Institute.

Here are two original works to our website.

Our best auction ever is tomorrow, March 13 at 9am central time! This is our first ever live-streame auction. We hope you join us tomorrow. The link can be found in our bio.

Lot 66 - Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Horse Resting Beneath Flowering Tree, c. 1830s

In honor of the year of the horse, we present a truly remarkable Kunisada horse design. While reproductions of the print are easy to find, this may be the only surviving original impression. Kunisada blends an elegant calligraphic style with traditional ukiyo-e elements, producing a simple but powerfully evocative image. Click the link in our bio to explore the catalog for our March 13 Grand Auction of Japanese Woodblock Print Masterpieces.

We are offering a rare Paul Jacoulet process set in our March 13 Grand Auction of his iconic image Les Jades.

View lot: https://tinyurl.com/mr2ajb98

View video: https://youtu.be/ibI7zmFwKN4?feature=shared

View Auction: https://auctions.floatingworld.com

This auction will also be on Invaluable, Drouot and LiveAuctioneers.