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Complete Works of Chikamatsu
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Heroine Osan
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The print series Supplements of the Complete Works of Chikamatsu was published around 1923 and consisted of 18 prints. Each print was designed by a different and well-established artist of the time. And each design represents a character from one of the play's written by Chikamatsu.

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Who was Chikamatsu?

Chikamatsu Manzaemon, 1623-1724, was a famous playwright - first for the Kabuki theater and later for Bunraku, the Japanese puppet theater. Chikamatsu is sometimes referred as the Japanese Shakespeare.

Supplements of the Complete Works of Chikamatsu

Here is the complete series illustrated.

by Tsunetomi Kitano
Tsunetomi Kitano - Biography
Tsunetomi Kitano - Biography
Heroine Umekawa
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by Kiyokata Kaburagi 1878-1973
Kiyokata Kaburagi - Biography
Kiyokata Kaburagi - Biography
Heroine Osai
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by Keigetsu Kikuchi
Bunraku Puppet Theater
Bunraku Puppet Theater
Heroine Koharu
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by Chigusa Kotani, 1890-1945
Kabuki Theater
Kabuki Theater
Heroine Ochiyo
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by Goun Nishimura, 1877-1938
Japanese Woodblock Prints
Japanese Woodblock Prints
Bunraku
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by Suisho Nishiyama, 1879-1958
Ehon
Ehon
Lady in Chinese Costume
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by Usen Ogawa, 1868-1938
Ehon Exhibition
Ehon Exhibition
Lady on a Cloud
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by Saburosuke Okada ,1869-1939
Ehon by Toshihide Migata
Ehon by Toshihide Migata
Heroine Osan
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by Seien Shima, 1892-1970
Ehon by Ogata Gekko
Ehon by Ogata Gekko
Heroine Yugiri
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by Hokuto Tamamura, 1893-1951
Ohno Bakufu - Biography
Ohno Bakufu - Biography
Demon
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by Shoen Uemura, 1875-1949
Shoen Uemura - Biography
Shoen Uemura - Biography
Ghost
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by Sohei Yamaguchi, 1882-1961
Kabuki
Kabuki
Kabuki
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by Toyonari Yamamura, 1885-1942
Ota Masamitsu - Biography
Ota Masamitsu - Biography
Heroine Koman
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by Hiromitsu Nakazawa, 1874-1964
Koichi Okada - Woodblocks
Koichi Okada - Woodblocks
Heroine Matsukaze
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by Tatehiko Suga, 1878-1963
Woodblock Printmaking
Woodblock Printmaking
Lady on Veranda
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by Keisen Tomita, 1879-1936
Woodblock Prints
Woodblock Prints
Fudo
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by Kyuho Noda, 1879-1971
Japanese Nude Prints
Japanese Nude Prints
Foreign Sailor
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by Toraji Ishikawa, 1875-1964
Toraji Ishikawa - Biography
Toraji Ishikawa - Biography
Heroine Toragozen
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Tips for Collectors

These Japanese woodblock prints popped into the market a few years ago and were offered for pretty high prizes in the beginning. Prices came down after the market showed signs of saturation. Demand for the different designs and thus prices vary considerably.

The female images are still in high demand like Heroine Umekawa by Tsunetomi Kitano. Others are offered for low prices like Lady on Veranda by Tatehiko Suga. And others are completely undervalued like Lady in Chinese Costume by Suisho Nishiyama.

Most of the prints available are in good condition (The Heroine Koharu by Keigetsu Kikuchi often comes with discolorations on face and hands.).

Dieter Wanczura
(April 2003, updated November 2009)

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