Ukiyo-e Collectors

Scott Cripps: The Basement Japanese Gallery

Scott Cripps: The Basement Japanese Gallery

Scott has been collecting, buying and selling Ukiyo-e for 10 years at his gallery called "The Basement Japanese Gallery" located in Salt Lake City. His main focus is prints that...

Scott Cripps: The Basement Japanese Gallery

Scott has been collecting, buying and selling Ukiyo-e for 10 years at his gallery called "The Basement Japanese Gallery" located in Salt Lake City. His main focus is prints that...

Chris Raper: Extremely hand-made art for ordinary people to consume

Chris Raper: Extremely hand-made art for ordina...

Chris has only been collecting woodblock prints for 3 years but was initially attracted to ukiyo-e after visiting the British Museum's Shunga exhibition in 2013. The challenges of identification and...

Chris Raper: Extremely hand-made art for ordina...

Chris has only been collecting woodblock prints for 3 years but was initially attracted to ukiyo-e after visiting the British Museum's Shunga exhibition in 2013. The challenges of identification and...

Ronald Rutkowsky: 40-Years of Print Collecting

Ronald Rutkowsky: 40-Years of Print Collecting

Ron started collecting ukiyo-e in the early 1970's when he lived in Yokosuka Japan. His first love was Japanese prints and swords. He was initially attracted to woodblock prints by the process...

Ronald Rutkowsky: 40-Years of Print Collecting

Ron started collecting ukiyo-e in the early 1970's when he lived in Yokosuka Japan. His first love was Japanese prints and swords. He was initially attracted to woodblock prints by the process...

Ariel Valencia Navarro: Ukiyo-e Collecting is a Fascinating Journey

Ariel Valencia Navarro: Ukiyo-e Collecting is a...

Ariel has been collecting woodblock prints since 2017. Ariel is also an artist and holds a B.A. and Masters degree. In addition to woodblock prints, Ariel also collects oriental rugs,...

Ariel Valencia Navarro: Ukiyo-e Collecting is a...

Ariel has been collecting woodblock prints since 2017. Ariel is also an artist and holds a B.A. and Masters degree. In addition to woodblock prints, Ariel also collects oriental rugs,...

Stephen Worth: Animation Expert Collects Ukiyo-e

Stephen Worth: Animation Expert Collects Ukiyo-e

Stephen Worth has been collecting woodblock prints for 4 years. He works in animation, and founded a non-profit digital archive that serves animators, cartoonists and illustrators: AnimationResources.org. His favorite artists are...

Stephen Worth: Animation Expert Collects Ukiyo-e

Stephen Worth has been collecting woodblock prints for 4 years. He works in animation, and founded a non-profit digital archive that serves animators, cartoonists and illustrators: AnimationResources.org. His favorite artists are...

Gary: A Passionate Shin-hanga Ukiyo-e Collector

Gary: A Passionate Shin-hanga Ukiyo-e Collector

Gary has been collecting woodblock prints for 35+ years. He prefers Shin-hanga to ukiyo-e prints from the Edo and Meji eras. His favorite Shin-hanga artists are: Kawasei Hasui, Shiro Kasamatsu,...

Gary: A Passionate Shin-hanga Ukiyo-e Collector

Gary has been collecting woodblock prints for 35+ years. He prefers Shin-hanga to ukiyo-e prints from the Edo and Meji eras. His favorite Shin-hanga artists are: Kawasei Hasui, Shiro Kasamatsu,...

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